ions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Natural ▁fab rics ▁such ▁as ▁cot ton ▁and ▁w ool ▁were ▁the ▁abund ant ▁fab rics ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁Sil k ▁was ▁highly ▁desired ▁for ▁its ▁lux ur ious ▁qual ities , ▁but ▁the ▁limited ▁supply ▁made ▁it ▁expensive . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁" art ific ial ▁sil k " ▁was ▁first ▁made ▁in ▁France , ▁from ▁a ▁solution ▁of ▁cell ul ose . ▁After ▁being ▁pat ented ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁plant ▁began ▁production ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁fabric , in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁This ▁fi ber ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁ray on . ▁Ray on ▁stock ings ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁sil k ▁stock ings . ▁Ray on ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁under gar ments . ▁Many ▁gar ments ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁were ▁fast ened ▁with ▁buttons ▁and ▁la cing . ▁However , ▁during ▁this ▁de cade , ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁metal ▁hook s ▁and ▁eyes ▁meant ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁easier ▁means ▁of ▁fast ening ▁cl othing . ▁Hook s ▁and ▁eyes , ▁buttons , ▁z ipp ers , ▁and ▁sn aps ▁were ▁all ▁used ▁to ▁fast en ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁V ast ly ▁improved ▁production ▁methods ▁enabled ▁manufact ur ers ▁to ▁easily ▁produce ▁cl othing ▁afford able ▁by ▁working ▁families . ▁The ▁average ▁person ' s ▁fashion ▁sense ▁became ▁more ▁s oph istic ated