Thetermwas coinedbyEnglishromancenovelistandscreenwriterElinorGlyn to describeactressClaraBow as she appeared in the 1927 Hollywoodsilent film it. Glyn described the term thus.
Fields hamming it up in striped pajamas, Joan Crawford, haughty and tough in Schiaperelli, ClaraBow seductive with her dimpled bare arms and cute bow mouth.