Who is down with this? Turn the time back to 1920s - the jazz age& the swing fever... live like it is the 20s again...
What is the 1920s without the prohibition, the gangsters, Radio, Charlie Chaplin, "flappers" and Jazz? The first musical gift of America to the world, Jazz defines the 1920s.
Christened "swing" by Duke Ellington with "It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing" in 1932, swing music began in music clubs around America New Orleans, New York, Kansas City in late 1920s and quickly gained popularity. Bridging racial divide, as black and white swing musicians played together... and opening the door for many female vocalists, swing had impacted society nearly as much as it impacted music.
Following the first World War, the Roaring 1920s mark the era of optimism, frivolity and decadence. Rapid economic prosperity lead to a fast growing bourgeois and the birth of a cocktail party. The most famous depiction of one belongs to Fitzgerald's and The Great Gatsby. "Jazz Age" ended as abruptly as it began with the crash of the stock market in 1929.
This newfound freedom was perhaps best embodied by the "flapper," the new woman of the 1920s. With her bobbed hair, shortened hemlines, and a penchant for jazz clubs and speakeasies, she defied Victorian conventions. This spirit of modernity was mirrored in the era's dominant visual style: Art Deco. From the soaring spire of the Chrysler Building to the geometric patterns on a cigarette case, Art Deco's sleek lines, rich materials, and bold symmetry captured the glamour and dynamism of the machine age, leaving a visual legacy as enduring as the music.
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