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

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

The team made two robots: a large flapper robot modeled after a moth to better understand how the wings worked, which they deployed in water.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023

I caught a glimpse of the movie players in the front seat—the flapper clutching her hat against her head and the fella with his head tossed back, laughing as he gripped the wheel.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu