The 'Flapper' look came in. Women wore loose, straight dresses which just covered the knee.This was a revolutionary change from the long skirts of the Edwardian era. Girls were enjoying more freedom after the First World War when many of them had worked in the armaments factories, driving buses and ambulances alongside the men. They cropped their hair very short in an Eton crop
and began to enjoy sports such as tennis, cycling and golf which all required shorter skirts.The boyish figure became the mode, very different from the 'hour-glass' look which had been the norm. Girls flattened their bosoms with bandages so as to be fashionable.
Men still wore the 3 piece suit but, for the young, Oxford 'bags' came in; very wide trousers, often worn with loud sweaters.Hiking and camping became very popular and more relaxed clothes such as shorts were worn for the first time.