Jill Shure's time-bending novel, Night Jazz, a compelling new story that takes a nineties business woman back to a time where flappers and gangsters ruled the streets. Yet, many similarities exist between the 1920's and today, from music and fashion to technology and the economy. Let's take a trip down memory lane (those of you who remember) and view the world of gangsters and speakeasies.


  LATE 1920's LATE 1990'S
FASHION/STYLES Flapper dresses, Cloche hats, Finger-waved hair, Flat chests. Lelong, Vionnet, Chanel, Lanvin, Mass ready-to-wear styles introduced Designer clothes by DKNY, Calvin Klein, Versace, Carolina Herrera
HEALTH Polio, Small pox, Whooping cough, TB, Cancer AIDS, New strains of TB, Cancer
TECHNOLOGY Airplanes, Toasters, Cameras, Telephones, Air conditioning, "Talkies" Computers, Internet, Cell phones, CD's, Videos
MOVIES/ STARS Joan Crawford: Untamed, Ronald Coleman: Condemmed, Gloria Swanson : The Tresspasser Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
DRUGS/ALCOHOL Prohibition, Speakeasies, Gangsters: Al Capone, Lucky Luciano Cocaine, Pot, Underage drinking, Raves, Night Clubs
SEX Freethinking, Openly necked, Danced wildly, Dorothy Parker, Sex in advertising Sex sells in TV, Magazines, Movies, Advertising and the Internet
RADIO Huge wood boxes, Amos 'n Andy, Live music, Chats and News Digital sound, Music websites, Rick Dee's, NPR, Phone interviews
MUSIC Jazz: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman Rap: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Boy Bands: 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Teen Queens: Britney & Christina
STOCK MARKET Obsession, Tickertape Parades, Black Tuesday: Prices plummeted, Businesses closed Obsessed with the DOW, NASDAQ on TV and the Internet, Markets dip rapidly, Luxury Hotels and Restaurants flourish


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