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Todays 20s styles take the best of 1920s fashion, give them updated twists and make 20s glam a new hot fashion statement. In the 1920s fashion was free and expressive. Societys fashionistas were nonconformists who shunned the previous generations feminists ways. Focus was less on the physical female shape opting for a tubular form - from the shoulders straight to the hem. Dresses were knee length, shorter than the previous era. Why did fashion move this direction? The fashions of this decade reflect the rapid social change that had hit America hard. While the 1920s were years of American optimism and prosperity with Calvin Coolidge, the nations 30th president, proclaiming that Americas business was business, the decade was also one of increasing isolation and rising intolerance. Humbled by World War I, historians say that Americans retreated to provincialism. Overall, the decade was one of great contradiction: of rising optimism yet also growing cynicism, of increasing and decreasing faith, of great hope and great despair. Do any of these characteristics ring a note today? Whether or not you see a parallel in American culture, the similarities in fashion are here now. What are they? Today we see dropped waistlines and shorter skirts combined with a wide variety of details added to the garments just as were present in 20s fashions.

The newer, simpler silhouette of the drop-waist gives women a great deal of freedom. In the 20s corsets were discarded and restrictive designs were abandoned.

As the decade of the 1920s progressed, women enjoyed the speed at which they could now get dressed or sew their own clothing at home. The 'one hour dress' was designed in 1926 by the Women's Fashion Institute to be made in one hour. Jill Stuarts Fall 2005 Collection has a stunning evening dress long, full and romantic. This gown, as most of these 20s glam dresses, is ideal for concealing your waistline. A big, beautiful silk bow creates the empire style top; luxurious, sequined netting covers a silk slip gown.

The flapper look emerges once again in 20s glam Fall 2005 fashion. Its a hot look for holiday 2005 for both dressy and casual parties. www.eDressMe.com has a fringed cami and a fringed flapper dress that reflect the trend.

Daytime looks for 20s glam are dresses that are loose and straight. www.eDressMe.com has long sleeved and short sleeved styles that are versatile and may be accessorized with a belt or a fringed handbag to add some 20s glamour.