Editing Flapper (section)

=== Apparel ===
[[File:Normatalmadge crop.jpg|thumb|200px|Actress [[Norma Talmadge]]]]{{Main|1920s in fashion}}

Flapper dresses were straight and loose, leaving the arms bare (sometimes no straps at all) and dropping the waistline to the hips. Silk or rayon stockings were held up by garters. Skirts rose to just below the knee by 1927, allowing flashes of leg to be seen when a girl danced or walked through a breeze, although the way they danced made any long loose skirt flap up to show their legs. To enhance the view, some flappers applied [[Rouge (cosmetics)|rouge]] to their knees.<ref>Lowry, Helen Bullitt. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/02/12/98781527.pdf "On the Knees of Our College Girls"] ''The New York Times'' (February 2, 1922)</ref><ref>Bergstein, Rachelle. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ev9FSyj7DgQC&dq=flapper+rouge+knees+-baton+-maison&pg=PT13 ''Women From the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us''] New York: HarperCollins, 2012. {{ISBN|0-06-209707-5}}.</ref> Popular dress styles included the [[robe de style]]. [[High-heeled footwear|High heels]] also came into vogue at the time, reaching 2–3 inches (5–8&nbsp;cm) high.<ref name="Rae" /> Favored shoe styles were [[Mary Jane (shoe)|Mary Janes]] and T-straps in classic black, gold, silver, or nude shades.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Gatsby Party - Your Definitive Fashion Guide|url = http://picvpic.com/fashion101/2015/gatsby-party-fashion/|website = picVpic-Fashion101|access-date = January 13, 2016|language = en-US|date = August 6, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== Lingerie ====
Flappers started wearing "step-in" panties and simple bust bodices to restrain their chest when dancing. They also chose softer and suppler corsets that reached to their hips, smoothing the whole frame, giving women a straight up and down appearance as opposed to the old corsets that slenderized the waist and accented the hips and bust.<ref name="Rae" />

This lack of curves promoted a boyish look. Additionally, flat chests were fashionable and some women wore a type of bra made to pull in the back to flatten the chest, like the Symington Side Lacer.<ref name="Rae" />