The 1920s marked the beginning of the Jazz Age, also known as the Roaring Twenties, as World War I came to an end. It was a period of significant economic boom, cultural change and social change. Significant technological advances led to rapid modernization and urbanization after the war. This in turn led to many changes in people's lifestyles. A larger portion of the population was able to enjoy a higher standard of living thanks to more affordable prices. Culturally, the war affected the way men and women viewed each other, leading to a major shift in attitudes and what was socially considered acceptable. During the war, men were sent to the battlefield while women stayed behind and gradually entered the workforce. Women had to abandon their tradition of domestic work to replace men's jobs left vacant. During the war, the men and women of this generation tore themselves from the structures of society. Due to the long war, they found it difficult to return to pre-war life and were also reluctant to adopt these rules again. Modernization liberated their thoughts and people wanted a less rigid and more liberated life. This led to the rise of flapper girls. The term "flapper" first appeared in Britain after the First World War. It was used to describe young girls in the delicate phase just before becoming a woman. Before the war, young women did not go out together. Instead, they waited for an honest man to officially pay him the interest with proper intentions. However, almost an entire generation of young men died during the war, leaving almost an entire generation of women without possible suitors. So, the young women decided that they were not ready to waste their young lives doing nothing to become single. It was a breakthrough...... middle of paper...... built for comfort and beauty. Dresses still followed the styles of earlier, unflattering eras of the first half of the 1920s. But over time, clothing styles changed as well. Skirt hemlines began to rise in the 1920s, and by 1927 the flapper skirt ended just below the knee. Uneven hemlines were very popular. The most important feature of 1920s dresses was the low waist, which reached down to the hips. Coco Chanel, a big influence on flapper fashion, called this style “letting go of the waistline.” Layer 5 – Shoes When hemlines increased in the 1920s, it meant shoes were more visible. Women therefore began to choose their shoes with more consideration. T-bar shoes, decorated with bows and buckles, and button-down ankle-strap Mary Janes were the most common shoes of the 1920s. Heels also became higher, some measuring over two inches..