The Bright Young Things, 1920s
âWhat about the attention to⊠well, young people always pay attention to their appearance but it seemed to be, not excessive but they had a lot fun with it didnât they?â
âOh absolutely and thereâs certainly a sense that girls were dressing as boys, boys were dressing as girls. There was a massive influence of Hollywood, so everyone slicks their hair down like Rudolph Valentino.â
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