Ahhh…those were the days!
When we think about the sex symbols of the 1920’s, images of long legged flappers with short bobbed hair doing the charleston and foxtrot to the latest jazz bands in shapeless shift dresses and plenty of publicly applied makeup come to mind. A fashionista of sorts who epitomized the spirit of a reckless rebel with a boyish physique and a girlish charm dancing the night away in smoky jazz houses around New York consume the memoirs of the era simply known as the “Roaring 20’s”.
The mood and the look certainly redefined modern womanhood and broke the traditions of earlier years. No longer were rounded figures and older faces, the passé. Instead, grown women who loved to party all night long in youthful glory and tomboyish fashion were all the rage. One didn’t have to look far to see the effects of this contagious fever on stage and screen.
….. Enter Betty Boop!
Betty Boop is known as the first and one of the most famous sex symbols on the animated screens of the 20’s and 30’s. She was a symbol of the depression era and a reminder of the more carefree days of the Jazz Age flapper. In the world of animation, this fem fetal would go down in history as the first cartoon character to fully represent a sexual woman complete with a petite hour glass figure, high baby voice and black finger waved crop that would later become synonymous with the world famous “ Boop-oop-a-doop” girl.
Though gone, she has never been forgotten. At over 80 years old, the desirous Betty is in as much demand now and she was then and thanks to her loyal fans, J&O is excited to meet your demands with some of her latest and sexiest themed prints of this historic screen star and siren, just for you! From our popular “Kiss-n-Pose” to the new ” Diamond Frames”, all our favorite images can be relived over and over again for friends, family or even just yourself.
With so much history wrapped around her little spit-curled hair, Betty Boop has left her mark on the world, her “ “ on our tongues, and a space in our hearts.
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