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Click here and use my code NICOLER50 for 50% off your first month at Care/of Though the fringe dress and the Flapper have become synonymous, they don't appear to have much of a connection in the 1920s. Why did this change? And if the little fringed mini dress wasn't the beloved icon of the era, what were the evening and party dresses actually like? As for fringed dresses themselves, they certainly did exist in the 1920s, just in a different form than we often see bouncing about on screen. Long fringe dripping over silk gowns was fairly popular throughout the decade, though it was never more so than any other trim or style. Mentions range from chenille, wool, and silk to beads and sequins. Many of which were time consuming to produce or care for, since they were often worked by hand and tangled or broke easily. But change was on the way by the end of the decade with chainette fringe. It allowed for fast application of strips of fringe in any length, while resisting tangles. Th
