During the 1920s, fashion was a powerful medium for expressing that you were a part of the new, modern world,” Carey says. “Think about 1980s shoulder pads, 1970s Bohemian flares, 1950s twin sets and pearls and what they all symbolized, or meant for women in those times. Layering in this extra detail to your characters’ lives adds more authenticity and depth of theme to your story and provides additional visual springboards for your readers.”
Clothing also expresses character. “Consider a woman waving a gauzy scarf along a boulevard in Paris, while another woman loves to tuck her hands into the pockets of her trench coat and gaze in jewelers’ storefront windows, dreaming of buying herself a pair of diamond earrings one day,” Carey suggests.
