Name: ________________________________________
Fashion: An Indicator of Change
1. What are some of the characteristics of the dress/style/appearance of the “Gibson Girl” and the Flapper? In the space
below, indicate their differences and similarities.
Gibson Girl
Flapper
2. How does the style of the “Gibson Girl” represent the era? (consider what was going on in the world, the morale of
the country)
3. What caused the style to change from the “Gibson Girl” to the Flapper? (consider the morale, the events that were
taking place, the legislation that was passed)