the 20s are soon upon us
things to include
- flapper dresses
- jazz music
- sex positivity
- women’s rights
- renewal of arts & culture
- increased immigration & cultural sharing
- sequins
- eyeliner
things to leave behind
- racism & nativism
- consumerist culture
- white guys writing “the great american novel”
more things to include
- black/jewish solidarity
- short hair of all textures
- suspenders
- beaded & embroidered dresses
- subtly homoerotic advertising
- masculine women, feminine men
things to leave behind
- ineffective prohibition laws
- wealth gap
also let’s bring back:
- egyptian revival jewelry
- really high-waisted wide-legged pants
- monocles
- comfy one-piece bathing suits
- the labor movement
- yiddish
and leave behind:
- robber barons
- tuberculosis
- anti-semitism
- sweatshops







