A Discussion of the Clothing Styles from 1916 to the Present for Men and Women, Including How These Styles Originated and What Messages They Convey
Jessi's research paper was so fantastic, especially the last paragraph, I had to share it with you!
Again, in case you forgot:
A Discussion of the Clothing Styles from 1916 to the Present for Men and Women, Including How These Styles Originated and What Message They Convey
By: Jessica Coffman
The clothes that people wore throughout all these decades more often than not revealed what they were feeling on the inside, whether or not that was their intention. Flappers wore their revealing clothes to reveal their independence apart from the typical view that most people had of women. Emos wore black to show their depression and sadness with their lives. It is sad that so many people are hurting and searching for acceptance, even in what they wear. They know that if they don’t dress “this way” or “that way” then they will be considered an outcast, and nobody wants to be an outcast. Romans 12:2 reminds us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” We are called by God to be in this world, but not of it. The reason is simply this: God wants everyone to be saved and taken to Heaven to be with Him when our earthly “tents” die. We are called to share that good news with everyone we meet, and according to 2 Timothy 4:5, it is our ministry. We not only need to tell other people about Jesus and His amazing forgiveness and love, but also live it through our actions, and even in the way we dress. If we tell others about Jesus, but then go and dress like the world, then how are we standing out and showing them how God’s love can transform a life and save it? Luke 11:33 says this: “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lamp stand, that those who come in may see the light.” We shouldn’t want to dress like the world does because then it would be basically the same thing as hiding our “lamp” under a basket. Our “lamp” is our testimony, and if we act like the world does, it covers our testimony so others cannot see it. We are called to give these hurting people hope in a dying world. Someone’s life could depend on you, and if you could save it, just by doing something as little as dressing modestly and like Jesus would have us dress were He here with us, you should want to do that for Him, because, in fact, He IS here with us, watching us and waiting to see if we will die to ourselves, even a little bit, to do all in our God-given power to save these dying lives for Him.
Again, in case you forgot:
A Discussion of the Clothing Styles from 1916 to the Present for Men and Women, Including How These Styles Originated and What Message They Convey
By: Jessica Coffman
The clothes that people wore throughout all these decades more often than not revealed what they were feeling on the inside, whether or not that was their intention. Flappers wore their revealing clothes to reveal their independence apart from the typical view that most people had of women. Emos wore black to show their depression and sadness with their lives. It is sad that so many people are hurting and searching for acceptance, even in what they wear. They know that if they don’t dress “this way” or “that way” then they will be considered an outcast, and nobody wants to be an outcast. Romans 12:2 reminds us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” We are called by God to be in this world, but not of it. The reason is simply this: God wants everyone to be saved and taken to Heaven to be with Him when our earthly “tents” die. We are called to share that good news with everyone we meet, and according to 2 Timothy 4:5, it is our ministry. We not only need to tell other people about Jesus and His amazing forgiveness and love, but also live it through our actions, and even in the way we dress. If we tell others about Jesus, but then go and dress like the world, then how are we standing out and showing them how God’s love can transform a life and save it? Luke 11:33 says this: “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lamp stand, that those who come in may see the light.” We shouldn’t want to dress like the world does because then it would be basically the same thing as hiding our “lamp” under a basket. Our “lamp” is our testimony, and if we act like the world does, it covers our testimony so others cannot see it. We are called to give these hurting people hope in a dying world. Someone’s life could depend on you, and if you could save it, just by doing something as little as dressing modestly and like Jesus would have us dress were He here with us, you should want to do that for Him, because, in fact, He IS here with us, watching us and waiting to see if we will die to ourselves, even a little bit, to do all in our God-given power to save these dying lives for Him.
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I go to a christian school which uses the ace curriculum and i happen
to be writing the same thing.
As for resources, to be honest, I just went to the library and checked out a stack of books (literally, I had to take two trips holding all of them) about America through the decades of the 1900s, and then I just read any information in the books that was relevant to the clothing and styles of that day and age. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it when I was finished! What a sense of accompolishment! =] So I know it's difficult, but hang in there and keep going. It's really cool to see how the Lord used even just my paper to encourage and help you all, and I know that He'll do the same thing through your papers. =] Soli Deo gloria! God bless you all. =]
-Charisse c:
But thanks! ^_^ this had been a big help ;)
:) I too would like to see what others wrote for their paper...
If we publish the whole thing to the net, i am sure it will go a long way in helping future students planning to write this research paper.
Askmen.com, “Men’s fashions.”
Feinstein, Stephen, The 1930s, Berkeley Heights, Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2001.
Feinstein, Stephen, The 1900s, Berkeley Heights, Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2006.
Gourley, Catherine, Rosie and Mrs. America, Minneapolis, Twenty-First Century Books, 2008.
Gourley, Catherine, Ms. and the Material Girls, Minneapolis, Twenty-First Century Books, 2008.
Hanson, Erica, The 1920s, San Diego, Lucent Books Inc., 1999.
Nagel, Rob (Editor), U.X.L. American Decades 1980-1989, Farmington Hills, Thompson Learning Inc., 2003.
Stewart, Gail B., The 1970s, San Diego, Lucent Book Inc., 1999.
Wikipedia.com, “1916 fashions.”
Matthew said hi by the way ;)
I typed into Google "the clothing styles from 1916 to the present for men and women" and your page/blog was the first to pop up. I am with Lighthouse Christian Academy out of Hendersonville, Tennessee. The paces I am doing are ACE paces.