Taking a look at this
coat anyone could trace his mind back to the Roaring Twenties of the
1920’s. At that time women fill their
wardrobes with flapper dresses, cloche hats, embroidery and in general show off
a more masculine look with their bob haircuts. Now then, this outfit was not
only fashion-aimed, but its shape and length had a mysterious purpose: hiding
the bottles of alcohol which had been forbidden in 1919.
YES! On January 16th
1919, the 18th Amendment was ratified. It prohibited the manufacture,
sale, transport or even purchase of alcohol. Americans did not take this
measurement seriously and the prohibition turned into illegal consumption of
alcohol anywhere in the country.
The question anyone
asks when hearing this history fact is… why was such measurement taken in the
USA? Well, there are multiple reasons which explain it. The first of all of
them was because people thought that American social values were being lost.
Secondly, there was one bar out of 300 people and 50% of crimes were related
with the consumption of alcohol. Violence against women increased as a result
of their husbands’ alcohol abuse and productivity at the workplace decreased.
Finally, in spite of
the fact that there were apparently many reasons to forbid alcohol, the 18th
Amendment was revoked and alcohol was again in circulation in the USA. Nowadays
the minimum age for purchasing and drinking alcohol is 21. Moreover, drinking
alcohol in the middle of the street is illegal, except for the places which are
set up for it such as bars. That is the reason why many people breaking the
rules decide to cover their alcoholic drinks with a paper or plastic bag to
hide the drink and avoid cops’ fines.
These two images were the flip sides of the coin:
Now then, isn’t it
paradoxical that an eighteen-year-old guy has the chance to enlist the Army and
combat in War at that age?
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