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Facts:




• Bathing suits started to first appear around 1918 and as water sports increased the style of swimwear changed too.
• As more men joined the armed forces around 1916 and on women were expected to replace them in the workforce and as a result many women began to wear trousers. 

   o Trousers were normally just worn at the workplace.

 1916 a European wartime couple stroll through the park.

Two women mark the transition period between post-war styles and mid-1920's garçonne style.

Day dresses of 1924 and 1925 designed by Doucet.

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