Several factors were in play in the 1920s for the emergence of what came to known as flappers, teenagers and young women who flouted convention and spent their time pursuing fun instead of settling ...

Flapper culture is all the rage now, with seemingly thousands of weddings, birthday parties, and bachelorette parties each year planned around a vague “flapper” or “let’s wear feather headbands” theme ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The flapper was always easy to spot during her heyday in the ’20s. She cut her hair, shortened her skirts and ...

The phrase "The Roaring '20s" seems quaint today. But it was indeed a vital and thunderous period, when powerful new cultural forces, economic factors and intellectual attitudes crashed together. One ...

This summer promised to be the “summer of Gatsby” and when that fizzled out, we still had the opportunity to revisit the punk era at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” show.

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. For most, the “flapper” evokes images of fingercurled bobs, drop-waisted dresses, and endless ...