The Roaring 20’s
Written by Suzanne on July 27, 2009Remember to click on hyperlinks and scroll down for the full HIH effect.
While looking for a few songs to post on twitter and Facebook, I found myself going back in music time yesterday. Starting off with a song from the 1950’s, I gradually worked my way back through a few decades. I was surprised to find a lot of video’s from the 1920’s on YouTube.
This video shows clips from the Roaring 20’s, a time when many people “defied Prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards”. Sounds like fun to me!
After watching this footage, I want to cut my hair to my chin, find a flapper hat and do the shimmy.
It’s been said that Bessie Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920’s. What a gem this video is:
What do you think? Would you like to live in the 1920’s? Ladies, you could wear your hair in a Finger Wave or maybe some Clara Bow inspired make-up?
For more information about what it would be like to live in the 1920’s click here.
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July 27th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I love dressing up for 20′s events! One of my favorite fashion eras.
July 27th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
@Claudia I think we should all dress up more often. I might have to go 20′s for Halloween this year.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I like the work you’ve done on your site – are you having fun with it? It’s interesting and well worth the time to visit.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Turbulent and fun times. I would have liked the times, though I dunno if I could watch a silent movie, I can’t read that fast.
Prohibition would make things fun & exciting for bootlegging and whatnot but be a pain to deal with the cops.
July 29th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Oh~this was FABULOUS~*~I LUUUUVVVV the era from the 20′s – 40′s~*~music, art, fashion, movies~*~What times must have been like to live~*~THANK YOU for posting this~*~
July 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
@Madeline thanks for stopping by. I’m glad you liked it.
@petemayo Silent movies are great, no need to read. Just watch the actor’s eyes, they told everything.
July 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Always such an interesting read, never a dull moment.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Love the roaring 20′s footage, sort of wish I could jump through the screen.