45 Fabulous Vintage Photos That Show Women’s Street Style From the 1920s

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel

Fashion is shaped and influenced by the society and events which surround it.

1920s fashion is still famous because it was a huge shift from the previous era; women shocked their men as the hemlines gradually rose, reaching the predominantly mid twenties flapper style.

The American dream dominated an age rich in entertainment, full of crime and prohibition. Makeup became popular and the hairstyles became shorter. The notorious flapper girl is known by all and the short sleek hair, above the knee straight shift dress and the boyish figure will never fail to be remembered.

April 21, 1927. “Do ducks swim? Misses Eugenia Dunbar and Mary Moose.” The main focus here is of course the horse trough, once a common item of street furniture in many big cities.

Ladies at the pet shop.

1920s Greenwich Village woman hanging poster.

Chicago women eating hot dogs, 1920s.

Berlin, 1928.

Girl on Fulton Street, New York, 1929.

Budapest, Hungary circa 1928.

Girl playing Yo-Yo. Berlin, 1920s.

Scotland, 1926.

Ladies noticed the camera and said hi!

Harlem, 1927.

Street scene, Washington D.C., 1924.

The Oscar-winning actress Norma Shearer (Mrs. Irving Thalberg) at the White House, July 24, 1929.

Spring fashions at Easter, Washington, D.C., 1922.

Easter Sunday, Washington, D.C., 1925.

Two gorgeous smiling girls.

Two stylish ladies in Milan, Italy, 1929.

American tourist – Hôtle Ritz Place Vendôme, Paris 1920s.

Young woman with dog, Washington, D.C., 1920s.

Royan, France, 1926.

Mother and daughter, London, 1926.

Fashion by Puttnam, 1920s.

Washington, D.C., 1920s.

Day dresses by Seeberger Freres.

Elegance by Seeberger Freres.

A black dress tapering in slightly at the hem, including a front panel decorated with tiny pleats. Designed by Jenny.

Jacquet dresses, 1924.

A model wears a wrap over coat with a low-waisted embroidered and tasseled belt, with a fur stole and a cloche hat decorated with a velvet bow, October 1923.