Fashion

created by: Kayla MacPhail and Alexis Luft
 * Fashion In The 1930's**

===A.In the 1930’s, it was the unfortunate time of the great depression and money was very scarce. Movies, parlor games, and board games were a hot thing. Mystery novels also began to get very popular. This was also the time of the Dust bowl. Many farmers were forced pack and leave their homes to live somewhere else. The presidents of then were Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Fashion in the 30’s had a very lady like look for women.===

===B.Farm life in the 1930’s was difficult. There was very little rain during the Dust Bowl and it made it hard to grow crops and the animals that were being fed by crops suffered. It also hurt the economy, plants need water to grow and without rain, the plants will not survive. It forced farmers to face fundamental questions. Since farmers could no longer work on the farms, they started hearing of jobs hundreds of miles away. The only way they could get there was by hopping freight trains, this was illegal. This caused over two million men and about eight thousand women to become hobos.===

1930’s clothing was known for its elegance and sophistication. The women’s style clothing was known as the “Gibson Girl” look. It consisted of floor length gowns, corsets, and elaborate hats. Men were rarely seen without a hat or cap when going out. Men’s wardrobe included a suit and tie, or a jacket and trousers. Even poor people tried to save a suit for their “Sunday Best”. Women’s clothes were well- fit and very close cut. Many shirts and dresses were emphasized with puffs or padding, also very high cut. People with little money usually bought them second hand and patched them themselves. At Many Dinner Parties women were expected to wear very long evening dresses and men wore long tail coats.
 * Clothing**

Hair in the 1930’s was carried over from the 1920’s. Women wore her bangs cut straight across her forehead. The rest of her hair would be short, about to the chin or shoulders, and cut straight across also. Women did not often wear hats so hairstyles were a very big thing, They wore bowknots, clips, or snoods.
 * Hair**

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