The history of Taylor Swift’s 1920’s flapper muse, Clara Bow. Who was this mysterious Clara Bow, aka ‘the girl who burns ‘em up and leaves them cold,’ according to gossip rags of the time. Spoiler alert: she was SO much more than that. A successful silent film actress & icon of the 1920’s flapper + feminist movement, she was a fearless woman to be remembered.
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