▁or ▁the ▁the ater ▁and ▁car ▁r ides . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁wear ▁ ▁Paris ▁set ▁the ▁fashion ▁tr ends ▁for ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁fashion ▁for ▁women ▁was ▁all ▁about ▁letting ▁loose . ▁Women ▁wore ▁dress es ▁all ▁day , ▁every day . ▁Day ▁dress es ▁had ▁a ▁drop ▁wa ist , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁bel t ▁around ▁the ▁low ▁wa ist ▁or ▁hip ▁and ▁a ▁sk irt ▁that ▁hung ▁anywhere ▁from ▁the ▁an k le ▁on ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁kne e , ▁never ▁above . ▁Day we ar ▁had ▁sle e ves ▁( long ▁to ▁mid - b ice p ) ▁and ▁a ▁sk irt ▁that ▁was ▁straight , ▁ple ated , ▁h ank ▁hem , ▁or ▁tier ed . ▁ ▁H air ▁was ▁often ▁b ob bed , ▁giving ▁a ▁boy ish ▁look . ▁ ▁Cl othing ▁f ash ions ▁changed ▁with ▁women ' s ▁changing ▁roles ▁in ▁society , ▁particularly ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁new ▁fashion . ▁Although ▁society ▁mat rons ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁age ▁continued ▁to ▁wear ▁conserv ative ▁dress es , ▁the ▁sports we ar ▁worn ▁by ▁forward - looking ▁and ▁younger ▁women ▁became ▁the ▁greatest ▁change ▁in ▁post - war ▁fashion . ▁The ▁tub ular ▁dress es ▁of ▁the ▁' te ens ▁had ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁similar ▁sil hou ette ▁that ▁now ▁sport ed ▁shorter ▁sk ir ts ▁with ▁ple ats , ▁g athers , ▁or ▁sl its ▁to ▁allow ▁motion . ▁The ▁most ▁memor able ▁fashion ▁tr end ▁of ▁the