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Hence, the so-called garconne'' look, which was born when Lenglen was fitted out by the designer Jean Patou.
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Flapper fashion, called "garconne" by the French because of its boyish look, embraced all things modern.
Fashion World of SL 2009
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This is a 1930s kind of dress, not 1920s, and in the 1930s, women were again allowed to be feminine after the masculine ravaging of the 1920s, when women were referred to as "la garconne" -- that is, the feminine boy.
Archive 2007-08-01 Linda 2007
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This is a 1930s kind of dress, not 1920s, and in the 1930s, women were again allowed to be feminine after the masculine ravaging of the 1920s, when women were referred to as "la garconne" -- that is, the feminine boy.
Vogue Hits Rock Bottom (Hopefully) Linda 2007
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That you are going to fight Jim Tully179 in Washdog Wisconsin on Decoration Day in a chastity belt with your hair cut á la garconne.
A Life in Letters F. SCOTT FITZGERALD 1994
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That you are going to fight Jim Tully179 in Washdog Wisconsin on Decoration Day in a chastity belt with your hair cut á la garconne.
A Life in Letters F. SCOTT FITZGERALD 1994
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