ttitude of free and easy living, fun and freedom. These "flaming youths" or "flappers" as they were later called, wore short skirts, smoked cigarettes, danced wild, new dances, and in general, enjoyed themselves" The flapper was the ultimate 'It' girl she saw her roots in Hollywood, where the images seen on screen were transformed on to the street. The flapper was a "semi-mythical figure, as many stereotypes are, but they did exist." .
             She wore visible make-up, unheard of until this time; she even applied her lipstick in public. Her dress was short and many of them taped their breasts down to give them a flat chested look. Where in previous times women had tried to look as curvaceous as possible, the flappers concentrated on looking adolescent andor even masculine. They also had their hair cut into short bobs, with well-defined edges, it seemed that the straighter the better. The older generation was horrified; women had never painted their faces with this much makeup before (unless they were prostitutes). Women were meant to be shapely with as little flesh as possible to be visible outside the bedroom, and even in there they were to be mostly covered. The older generation "Complained that women weren't women anymore". Despite being despised by the older generation they were idealized by many of the opposite gender, who of course loved to see the flesh that the flappers were now displaying. "The movie ind!
             ustry promoted 'It' by featuring displays of female flesh in lingerie and scenes set in opulent bathrooms" . One star of the silent movies Louise Brooks portrayed a flapper on the screen in 'A Social Celebrity'. However she would not enjoy the same fame as other 'It' girls such as Colleen Moore, Joan Crawford and one of the most wel
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