The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Buenos Aires, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Paris, and Sydney. In France, the decade was known as the années folles, emphasizing the era's social, artistic and cultural dynamism. Jazz blossomed, the flapper redefined the modern look for British and American women, and Art Deco peaked.
Josephine Baker performing the Charleston at the Folies Bergère, Paris
Climax of the new architectural style: the Chrysler Building in New York City was built after the European wave of Art Deco reached the United States.
Felix the Cat, a popular cartoon character of the decade, exhibits his famous pace.
Actress Norma Talmadge
The Années folles was the decade of the 1920s in France. It was coined to describe the social, artistic, and cultural collaborations of the period. The same period is also referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age in the United States. In Germany, it is sometimes referred to as the Golden Twenties because of the economic boom that followed World War I.
Josephine Baker, iconic figure of the Années folles.
Paris Expo 1925
Polish pavilion, Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, Paris 1925
The Closerie des Lilas in 1909.