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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dissecting the 1920s "Flapper" (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this bonus minisode from Halloween 2020, we "dissected" the iconic flapper look from head to toe. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.2

Just will be back with brand new content next week. Over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day, we all get

1:30.0

dressed. Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion, a podcast where we explore the who-what-win

1:35.7

of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan, and Cassidy Zachary.

1:42.2

Well, Halloween was just yesterday, and on the heels of our fashion

1:46.1

that kills episode, everyone I wanted to cover another decidedly morbid topic. In fact, we thought

1:52.8

it would be fun to dissect the flapper. Well, I mean, not literally, of course, but it is going to be fun to take apart this iconic 1920s lady apart piece by piece from the top of her bobbed head of hair all the way down to her dancing feet.

2:12.4

But first, what exactly is a flapper and where did she come from?

2:17.2

You might think you know the answer to

2:19.1

this, but what we have to share with you today may just surprise you. Right, because the so-called

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