From Grace Kelly to Jackie O: Unraveling the Allure of the Ladylike Bow Inline

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    Lanvin, 1915

    Lanvin model.

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    Marion Davies in Tillie the Toiler, 1927

    TILLIE THE TOILER, Matt Moore, Marion Davies, 1927

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    Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with wife Joan Crawford, circa 1932

    Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with wife Joan Crawford c. 1932.

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    Joan Crawford, circa 1935

    Joan Crawford, MGM portrait, circa 1935-1936 joancrawford4d-fsct05(joancrawford4d-fsct05.jpg)

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    Jean Harlow in Reckless, 1935

    RECKLESS, Jean Harlow, 1935