The evolution of sex symbols
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041308/lif_267592585.shtml
4/13/2008
"It was the attitude, and not the androgynous look of the flapper, that
captured attention of the male. Despite the tendency to wear their
hair short and downplay womanly curves, flappers also challenged what
was "acceptable" for women. They smoked, drank and wore makeup."