flapper
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“It,” employed in this way, first appeared in a 1927 novella by Elinor Glyn, which became a silent film starring the red-haired flapper Clara Bow, arguably history’s first “It Girl.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
In the hour before Pippi’s party, children scoured the room on a scavenger hunt to find nine Pippis, donning disguises from a Dodgers jersey to a 1920s flapper dress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
Underneath, dresses of scalloped sequins and draped fringe recall flapper looks with contemporary discipline.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Even in the 1920s, there were high-profile flapper divorces and, everybody's like, oh my God, society is crumbling.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2024
Grandma Smith was a West Texas flapper who loved dancing and cussing and horses.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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