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

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    Grace Kelly with her mother, 1950s

    Grace Kelly and her mother Margaret Kelly, 1950s

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    Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, 1954

    SABRINA, Audrey Hepburn, 1954

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    Sophia Loren, 1955

    Italian actress Sophia Loren sitting on her suitcases on the track at the railway station, Venice, 1955. (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/Getty Images)

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    Catherine Deneuve with Roger Vadim, 1962

    Roger Vadim, Catherine Deneuve in Paris, February 9, 1962

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    Jacqueline Kennedy, 1962

    JACQUELINE KENNEDY'S ASIAN JOURNEY, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1962.

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    Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, 1964

    MY FAIR LADY, Audrey Hepburn, 1964

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    The Supremes, circa 1966

    SUPREMES, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, circa 1966.

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    A Charles James dress drawn by Antonio Lopez, 1970

    Costume design drawing of sleeveless, knee-length cocktail dress with scalloped hem, jewel neckline with bow, 1970. Fashion design by Charles James. Illustration by Antonio Lopez. (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

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    A pussycat bow at Chanel, 1983

    Chanel fashion accessories, autumn-winter, 1983 © AGIP/AD/Everett Collection (00296934)