. ▁Meanwhile , ▁working - class ▁women ▁looked ▁for ▁modern ▁forms ▁of ▁dress ▁as ▁they ▁transition ed ▁from ▁rural ▁to ▁urban ▁care ers . ▁ ▁T aking ▁their ▁c ue ▁from ▁wealth ier ▁women , ▁working ▁women ▁began ▁we aring ▁less ▁expensive ▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁suit , ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁look ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁suit ▁their ▁new , ▁techn olog ically ▁focused ▁care ers ▁as ▁typ ists ▁and ▁tele phone ▁operators . ▁ ▁Although ▁simple ▁lines ▁and ▁minimal ▁ad orn ment ▁re igned ▁on ▁the ▁run ways , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁were ▁not ▁free ▁of ▁lux ury . ▁Exp ensive ▁fab rics , ▁including ▁sil k , ▁vel vet , ▁and ▁sat in ▁were ▁fav ored ▁by ▁high - end ▁design ers , ▁while ▁department ▁stores ▁carried ▁less ▁expensive ▁variations ▁on ▁those ▁designs ▁made ▁of ▁newly ▁available ▁synth etic ▁fab rics . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁man ne qu ins ▁became ▁w ides p read ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁show ▁sh opp ers ▁how ▁to ▁combine ▁and ▁access or ize ▁the ▁new ▁f ash ions . ▁The ▁modern ▁fashion ▁cycle , ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁still ▁domin ates ▁the ▁industry ▁today . ▁Design ers ▁fav ored ▁separ ates ▁in ▁new ▁fab rics ▁like ▁j er sey ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁mixed ▁and ▁matched ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁modern , ▁inform al , ▁un - ch aper oned ▁social ▁activities ▁like ▁att ending ▁films