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At the dawn of the 1920s, the world was still reeling from the First World War. The conflict, which ended just over a year before the new decade began, had a fundamental and irreversible effect on society, culture, and fashion. Essential to these new styles was a simplicity that had not previously been seen in women’s fashion. Dress historian Jayne Shrimpton writes in Fashion in the 1920s: “The development of a more convenient, modern female wardrobe was a major trend of the 1920s and was achieved through the progressive simplification of dress as the decade advanced – a rejection of formality and multiple layers, in favor of comfort and a lighter, more natural effect.” This simplicity created the popular tubular “la garçonne” look that dominated much of the decade. Also known as the flapper, the look typified 1920s dress with a dropped waist and creeping hemlines that could be created in economical fabrics. Coco Chanel helped popularize this style (Fig. 1) and was a prominent designer during the period. Both waistlines and hemlines followed similar, though inverse, projections throughout the decade, as waistlines dropped until 1923 before beginning to rise again in 1928; while hemlines rose until 1926 when they started to fall again. Source: fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1920-1929/#:~:text=Also%20known....

Lionel Cox took part in the 1,000m scratch race: the first-round heat was on 28th July 1952, quarter final 29th July, semi-final and won the silver in the final on 31st July. He and Mockridge took part in the 2000m tandem race: the first-round heat was on 28th July, quarter-final and semi-final on 29th July and won the final on 31st July. This is from the official Helsinki Olympics report, which has a photo of Cox and the other two scratch race medal winners, and one of Mockridge, and another of the pair in the semi-final of the tandem race. library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Wikipedia says:

In track cycling, a scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.

A beautiful vintage photograph of a well-dressed girl with a big bicycle and a, most likely, devoted dog.