Fashion in the 1930s

Fashion helped influence women and men all around the world to express themselves. Clothing changes and develops over the years, thus style is was very different in the 1930s then it is now. Primarily, women wore dresses on a daily basis and men wore pants. Contrasting the structured lines as a fashion choice in the 1920s, the 1930s were a time of showing off curves for women. Hats were also very popular for both women and men. Brimmed hats wore at an angle were in style as well as pill box hats and turbans gaining popularity.

Facts:

1. "...hats were still popular for women, they were gradually becoming less popular" (1930s Fashion: What Did People Wear? 1).

2. "Women's fashion in the late 1930s saw the introduction of nylon, and growing change due to the growing influence of Hollywood movies" (Yelland 1).

3. "The switch to cheaper, mass-produced materials meant thousands of skilled workers in fashion-crafts areas lost their jobs" (Galli 1).