Articles for tag: Coco Chanel, Flappers

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Era of the Flapper

Era of the Flapper Women went through a drastic cultural change from before World War I to the 1920’s. After the First World War, women no longer considered themselves economically or politically below men’s standards. Beyond the change of clothing, sex appeal, smoking cigarettes, and late night jazz clubs, the overall morale of women changed. ...

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Everything’s Copacetic: A Guide to Jazz Age Slang

Jazz age slang is among the most fun of any iconic period language in America’s history. In fact, it is the most fun. The words that they used to describe things during the Roaring 20s makes today hip-hop slang seem almost as uncreative as rap music. (Tough slam, but I’ll stick with it for the ...

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Toilet Repair Help for Do-it-Yourselfers

HELP! I NEED A PLUMBER! TOILET RUNS CONSTANTLY. THE LADY OF THE HOUSE THREATENS DIVORCE (OR MURDER)! Don’t despair, help is on the way. This is a very easy repair to make in most cases. If you have a standard residential toilet, as opposed to, say, a wall hung model or a low boy or ...

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The Most Authentic 1920s Costume

The 1920s were a great time for fashion: women in short dresses and fringe with strands and strands of beads wearing their short hair in elegant fingerwaves could be seen enjoying jazz at popular speakeasys. It was a time when the liberation of fashion paralleled the newfound liberation of women, who’d just won the right ...

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5 Painless Ways to Conserve Water at Home

Everyone knows that water is one of our precious natural resources. Without water, life on planet earth would die. That’s why conserving water is so important for the environment. Not only that, but using less water in our daily lives means less cost for us. Here are 5 painless ways how to conserve water at ...

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Create Feather Jewelry in a Breeze

Wearing feathers in your hair, on earrings, rings, bracelets, a necklace or even a pin is fashionable. Throughout the ages feathers have always found their place in style. One example comes to mind, flappers or dresses and feathers in hair often held in place by headbands. Feathers have appeared in hats or in the not ...