Fabulist!

I've been crazy for all things Flickr lately, so thought I'd try doing a weekly Wednesday photo pool feature--why not? If I'm going to spend hours flipping through other peoples' photos, I may as well share it with you folks!

So here's my first pick to eat up several hours of your day: Flappers and the Jazz Era, a group devoted to images from the 20s and 30s and the ladies who made the period so dazzling. Sifting through this collection is like witnessing a critical moment in history play out in extreme fast forward. You can see the cultural definitions of attractiveness shift as the passive, demure, "lady-like" woman of the past is replaced by the sophisticated, sly woman with a wink, stockings, and -- of course -- bobbed hair.

There's a glorious array of things to inpsire here: From Renée Perle absolutely rocking everything she wears, to glamorous movie posters, to women who look actually happy (and healthy!) in their bathing suits.

And of course, the movie stars, the vaudevillians, the decadent fashion, and one Josephine Baker, to remind us why we get up every morning.

So have a great (and safe!) New Year's Eve, everybody. And in keeping with the theme, remember:

"An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other."

---Norma Shearer

(How's that for personal empowerment!)

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