▁the ▁higher ▁wa ist ▁and ▁femin ine ▁look ▁that ▁spread ▁to ▁every day ▁fashion ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Act ress ▁Vil ma ▁B án ky ▁we aring ▁clo che ▁hat , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁ ▁Woman ▁hiding ▁a ▁hip ▁flask ▁t uck ed ▁in ▁her ▁g arter ▁bel t ▁during ▁Pro hib ition , ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁ab d omen ▁and ▁curves . ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁a ▁" st ove pipe " ▁sil hou ette , ▁" natural " ▁curves ▁were ▁beginning ▁to ▁re app ear . ▁ ▁K ne e - length , ▁ple ated ▁sk ir ts ▁and ▁dropped ▁wa ists ▁were ▁still ▁popular ▁as ▁every day ▁clothes ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁though ▁Paris ▁design ers ▁were ▁already ▁showing ▁longer ▁sk ir ts ▁and ▁higher ▁wa ist lines . ▁ ▁Br ides ma ids ▁g own s ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁have ▁kne e - length ▁unders kir ts ▁and ▁longer , ▁she er ▁over ▁sk ir ts , ▁for esh adow ing ▁the ▁tr end ▁toward ▁longer ▁sk ir ts . ▁Minnesota , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁ ▁Mens we ar ▁▁ ▁In ▁mens we ar , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁distinct ▁periods ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Through out ▁the ▁de cade , ▁men ▁wore ▁short ▁suit ▁jack ets , ▁the ▁old ▁long ▁jack ets ▁being ▁used ▁merely ▁for