Women did not always have to wear dresses in the 1920s against popular belief and representation. Shirts were a comfortable alternative that was actually quite popular. There were different types of shirts. ¨Blouses were pullovers that buttoned down the front and had a another set of buttons on either side of the waistband.¨(). Another type of shirt was the shirtwaist, ¨Shirtwaists or just ‘waists’ were loose pullover tops with a single button at the back of the neck. Ties on the side or a bow on the back waist pulled in at the hips just a little”(1). Sleeves were typically long sleeved and cuffed at the ends. Sleeves were shorter in the summer months.
A staple in many women's wardrobes of the 1920s were some sort of white or tan ¨Broadcloth¨. They were ¨lightweight, long-sleeved tops featured either rounded large Peter Pan collars or the over-sized pointed collar, perhaps with cute thin bows that either tied at the neck or hung down over the neckline.¨(1). In the 1920s shirts started to become more colorful instead of the normal black and white.
~ Daisy Buchanan
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