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The quintessential [[The Roaring Twenties|Twenties]] (American, Western European or sophisticated) woman. A young lady ever more spirited than the [[Spirited Young Lady]], thanks to feminine liberty. She danced [[Dance Sensation|the Shimmy and the Charleston]], wore make-up for the first time since the 18th century, drank with the boys, and enjoyed various other delights [[The Roaring Twenties]] had to offer. [[Bob Haircut|Short hair]], [[She's Got Legs|short]] [[Dangerously
Their sexual liberty was a result of women's growing hatred of the classic [[Double Standard]]; that promiscuous men were "studs," while promiscuous women were "whores." In their eyes, men and women were equal, so they could be just as sexually free. Another factor was the then popular view of women as house wives and mothers who should be subordinate to their men and preferably not leave the house.▼
▲The quintessential [[The Roaring Twenties|Twenties]] (American, Western European or sophisticated) woman. A young lady ever more spirited than the [[Spirited Young Lady]], thanks to feminine liberty. She danced [[Dance Sensation|the Shimmy and the Charleston]], wore make-up for the first time since the 18th century, drank with the boys, and enjoyed various other delights [[The Roaring Twenties]] had to offer. [[Bob Haircut|Short hair]], [[She's Got Legs|short]] [[Dangerously Short Skirt|skirts]], [[Pimped-Out Dress|short, loose & low-waisted evening gowns]], [[Zettai Ryouiki|high rolled stockings]], [[Pettanko|boyish figures]], and [[Nice Hat|swanky cloche hats]] were a must.
▲Their sexual liberty was a result of women's growing hatred of the classic [[Double Standard]]; that promiscuous men were "studs," while promiscuous women were "whores." In their eyes, men and women were equal, so they could be just as sexually free. Another factor was the then popular view of women as house wives and mothers who should be subordinate to their men and preferably not leave the house.
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== Anime and Manga ==▼
* Gina in ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', as befits the early depression setting. Especially apparent in comparison to the Edwardian dress she wears in her flashback.
▲== Anime ==
* In the "epilogue" episodes of ''[[Steel Angel Kurumi]]'', Saki embraces the flapper aesthetic - not the overtly sexual version popularized by [[Clara Bow]], but the earlier, more innocent type popularized by [[Colleen Moore]].
▲* Gina in ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', as befits the early depression setting. Especially apparent in comparison to the Edwardian dress she wears in her flashback.
== Film ==
* Evie in ''[[High Road To China]]''.
* Almost all the women in ''[[The
* Peppy Miller in ''[[The Artist]]''.
** Every woman in ''[[The Artist]]''.
* Most of the women in ''[[Singin' in
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'': Most of the females in the novel.
* ''[[
* In another F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, Gloria in ''[[Literature/The Beautiful And Damned|The Beautiful And Damned]]''. Since the novel is set in the 1910s, she is explicitly said to be an early proponent of the fashion.
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** [[Anything Goes]]
** [[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]
** [[Singin' in
** [[The Drowsy Chaperone]] does a nice job of satirizing this trope.
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* ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'': T-Rex is [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=645 very interested] in flappers.
* Ivy in ''[[Lackadaisy]]'', to the point where Rocky warns her not to come and see his conservative Catholic aunt.
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