Style Icon · 1920s
Clara Bow, the It Girl
Clara Bow was Hollywood's first It Girl and the face of flapper style. Her cupid-bow lips, kohl-rimmed eyes, and tousled red curls defined the playful glamour of the decade. Young women everywhere studied her looks in movie magazines.
Did You Know
The phrase It Girl came from her 1927 film simply titled It, and the nickname stuck for the rest of her life.
Image: Wikimedia Commons
