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...once rebelled against and hated--the Establishment. But if one looks at documentary footage of her from that period, one can still feel the spit and vinegar of the fiery peasant woman who began her fashion revolution against society by aiming at the head, with hats. Her boyish "flapper" creations were in stark contrast to the Belle Epoque millinery that was in vogue at the time, and about which she asked, "How can a brain function under those things?" Something that Chanel can never be accused of is not using her brain. Her sharp mind is apparent in everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Designer COCO CHANEL | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

...Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company decided to go for a mix of cyberpunk and 1920s flapper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weaver Named Woman of the Year by Pudding | 2/10/1998 | See Source »

DIED. MARGARET GORMAN CAHILL, 90, the first Miss America; in Washington. Seventy-four years before TV viewers pondered the pros and cons of the Miss America swimsuit competition, back when the pageant was little else but a swimsuit competition, a flapper-thin form won the title for the 5-ft. 1-in., 16-year-old (or 15-year-old, according to some rumors) Cahill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 16, 1995 | 10/16/1995 | See Source »

...concerned, he is the virtuous, apolitical innocent with whom the audience is supposed to identify. Lemmon's performance is twitchy and insufferable. It is almost impossible to believe that this man is the same Jack Lemmon who tangoed with a rose between his teeth while dressed in a flapper's dress. What's really "Missing" here is the real Jack Lemmon...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Lemmon Heats Up ARTS FIRST | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

...other hand, Norman, the one with a future, is nicknamed preacher. Craig Sheffer plays him with the naivete and broad smile of an F. Scott Fitzgerald character. An east coast education, a few Montana speak-easies, and a flapper wanna-be for a girlfriend (Emily Lloyd) round out the roaring 20s atmosphere...

Author: By Peter D. Pinch, | Title: New Movies | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

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