How did the fashions of the 1900's to the 1930's reflect Modernist theories?

... How did the fashions of the 1900's to the 1930's reflect Modernist theories? A definition of Modernism is 'The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century.'(The American Heritage-Dictionary of the English Language(2000)in Beard 2002: online) To explain this in more detail, there were many stylistic features that described the Modern Movement in art and design, these include 'truth to material', this means an honesty, in the sense that decoration must not mask the way a product is made, it's constructional basis or spatial arrangement; 'acceptance of technology', meaning the use of new materials is encouraged together with the mindset that products could be mass-produced and consumed; 'functionalism', meaning that form should be adapted to use material and structure as in 'form follows function'; the 'rejection of historical styles' and 'internationalism' meaning there are

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