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Social Trends and Fashion in the 1930s: A Cultural Overview

The 1930s marked a significant era in social trends, particularly in fashion, heavily influenced by economic challenges and Hollywood. Women embraced sleek styles, moving away from flapper dresses to garments featuring muted colors and geometric patterns. The use of reusable materials became a necessity. Meanwhile, entertainment thrived, with literature from John Steinbeck reflecting the complexities of American life, and cinema producing iconic films like "The Wizard of Oz." Sports gained traction in schools, with basketball and Little League becoming increasingly popular among youth.

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Social Trends and Fashion in the 1930s: A Cultural Overview

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  1. What’s Going On Socially? In the 1930s

  2. Fashions • Reused materials, in an effort to save money • Women went for a sleek look • Flapper dress = out • Style was influenced by Hollywood movies • Muted and deep colors were popular • Abstract and geometric fabrics • Wool, silk, cotton

  3. Fashions (Cont.) • Coats and outerwear – fur • Swimwear – lastex • Lastex-thread of rubber wrapped with a fiber such as cotton • tight long shirts • Ankle length shoes • Powder was used on their faces as makeup • Hairstyles were long

  4. Music

  5. Literature • New York Daily had some of the most popular comic strips, including Krazy Kat and Dick Tracy • Steinbeck was an admired author of books likeThe Pearland Of Mice and Men • His stories portrayed both the good and the bad parts of being American

  6. The Wizard of Oz  Movies/ Theatre • Contrary to popular belief, movies were a luxury during the thirties, and movie businesses lost millions of dollars • Films became more realistic, acting was less staged and comical • Color started to be consistently used, gaining an eventual popularity • Some famous movies were: The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and The Public Enemy

  7. Sports • More than fifty thousand schools participated in basketball • Little League grew more popular, became a bigger thing • Golf and tennis open to public • School and College segregated sports • Baseball players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig had larger salaries than the president

  8. People’s Free Time • Had to be weary, as the price of living was up • Festivals • Folk dancing sometimes • Interest in sports • Pinball and miniature golf • Stamp collecting • Warner Brothers  Monopoly • Winter Olympics

  9. Popular African Americans

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