Glamour, sparkle, dropped waistlines, cloche hats, flappers, and boaters…alcohol was prohibited, yet in 1920s America, the evolution of fashion advanced in daring strides. From the everyday to the flamboyant, fashion during the “Roaring 20s” broke the rules. On September 30, the National Archives Foundation in Washington DC presents a discussion moderated by Tim Gunn, star of Project Runway, along with panelists Valerie Steele and John Dunn, fashion director for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. A fashion show exploring this exciting period in American fashion history will follow the discussion. This event is currently sold out, but a waiting list is available to sign up for. Learn more here.

“Where there’s smoke there’s fire” by American artist Russell Patterson (1893-1977), 1920s. Flickr, via the Library of Congress.