Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex Style Celebrity and the Women Who Made America Modern

This book provides an intimate look into the 1920s. It features stories of iconic figures like Coco Chanel, the French orphan who redefined the feminine form; Lois Long, the woman who embraced her nickname “Lipstick” and introduced New Yorker readers to the vibrant Jazz Age nightlife; and three of America’s first celebrities: Clara Bow, Colleen Moore, and Louise Brooks. It also includes the life of Dallas-born fashion artist Gordon Conway, the tumultuous relationship between Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, whose meteoric rise and subsequent downfall epitomized the era’s glamour and excess; and more.

This book chronicles America’s first sexual revolution, its emergence of cool icons, its rise of celebrities, and its most dazzling advertisement for the pursuit of happiness.

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