The Greatest Generation Was Robbed of Sexy Footwear
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The archetypal American femme fatale exhibited a funny kind of freedom. Where most of the women around her were subservient and submissive, she slipped across class and gender lines by homing in on a man’s fundamental weakness: his desire for sex.
Disguised in finery -- high heels, jewelry, hats and gloves -- the vamp used her appearance to distract from her ruthlessness. Her motivation was always money, which bought her independence, the true ambition of any wild creature.