Flappers

What Edward VIII was to men’s clothing, what Alvin York was to Doughboys; so Louise Brooks was to the flappers. She was the gold standard; she set the bar high and all comers had to cow-tow.

A nice slide show of both color and black & white flapper pics set to a well-preserved recording of “Let’s Misbehave” by Cole Porter.

Nifty footage from the Twenties of those wacky flappers.

An informative segment from an admired documentary about Hollywood silent films featuring the difficulties Clara Bow dealt with when the flapper era began to fade and sound was introduced to audiences.

Silent Movie Star Clara Bow “The It Girl” – the original “Jazz-Baby”.