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A few of the words
- CLOCHE
- The cloche — French for 'bell' — became the hat of the decade, hugging the skull so snugly it all but demanded the bobbed hairstyle beneath it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHEMISE
- The dropped-waist chemise dress, hanging straight from shoulder to knee, was a radical departure from the structured Edwardian silhouette that preceded it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GATSBY
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel captured the era's excess so precisely that 'Gatsby' became shorthand for the glittering, dressed-to-dazzle spirit of the whole decade.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SEQUINS
- Tiny discs of glass or metal sewn onto eveningwear caught the light of the new electric ballrooms, turning every dance floor into a constellation.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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More about this theme & how to play1920s fashion word search · flappers, bobbed hair, Jazz Age style · free, large-print, no sign-up
Flappers & Style: a free large-print word search
1920s fashion word search — free and large-print. Bobbed hair, silk chemises, and the glittering defiance of the flapper era.
About Nostalgia & Eras
The 1920s rewrote the rules of dressing from the hem up. Skirts rose to the knee, hair was cut scandalously short into the sleek bob, and the dropped-waist chemise dress replaced the corset with something altogether freer. Flappers finished the look with ropes of pearls, a cloche hat pulled low over one eye, and just enough rouge to raise an eyebrow across the room.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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