This Whimsie is named “Fanny the Flapper,” which actually explains a LOT, once you know what a “Flapper” is. I didn’t, and had to go look it up online. In case you didn’t know, Flappers were the rebellious young women of the 1920’s. Now, I am excused from not knowing this, because I was born in 1960, so how could I know what happened 30 or 40 years before my time? I never went to school to learn about such things…though I wonder how much children in school were really likely to learn about women who cut their hair short, listened to jazz music, and stayed up late at night dancing the Charleston.
I would think in school history classes, they would be focusing on much more important things like World Wars and the Great Depression. I would imagine only a passing glance would be given to Flappers. Though now…when I think of it, I have seen Flappers in movies, like Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Gatsby, and the really, really fun musical, Chicago. I just didn’t know that women who dressed like this and acted like this were called “Flappers.”
But look at Fanny here! Doesn’t she just fit the “Flapper” bill? Can’t you just see her staying up late and dancing the Charleston all night long? Maybe that’s why her eyes are so green…because she’s so tired from not getting enough sleep? Or…has she been drinking too much of that moonshine??
And we know why her hair is short, because she’s cut it into a “bob,” the hairstyle much preferred by Flappers. Of course, a lot of Flappers had very straight hair, making for a very sleek looking bob, but Fanny here seems to have naturally curly hair, so she’s doing the best she can to get it to lay straight in a bob.
Notice her dress! It’s so short, and revealing! Oh, those Flappers have no modesty! I at least hope Fanny is wearing some sort of undergarments beneath that short, short dress with the most peculiar hemline. Or maybe she’s not…and maybe that’s how she’s gotten her very unusual name…Fanny…??
Oh, my! Fanny is a very different type of Whimsie, isn’t she? Not more unusual, I’ll admit, that Annie the Astronaut (whom Trixie introduced you to last time), who appears to be from another planet, but I’ll venture to say she is more unusual than Trixie’s previous find of the devil girl Whimsie. In my opinion, the devil girl Whimsie is just a Whimsie who happens to have really, really red hair, and is taking advantage of those natural features to accentuate a most alarming Halloween costume, but I think Fanny really does believe she is a Flapper from the 1920’s! I mean, costumes are fun and all, but once you cut your hair, you can’t deny you’re making a HUGE commitment to the image you’re trying to portray.
And sorry, but I have to go back to those green, green eyes. I believe it’s her Flapper lifestyle that gives her eyes that glossy, odd appearance.
Now let’s talk a moment about her jewelry, shall we? As a rule, Whimsies do not wear jewelry. We are simple folk, who enjoy feeling comfortable and letting our wardrobes and smiles make our personal statements. But Fanny seems to actually enjoy wearing an excess of jewelry!
And I do mean “excess.” Get a load of those beads! How in the world does she even manage to walk, never mind do the Charleston, with all those miles and miles of beads hanging from her neck? Wouldn’t she trip on them? Ah! But then, I guess she must be an accomplished Charleston dancer, who has learned how to live and work with the beads.
But those silver earrings, and necklace, and bracelet? What purpose do they serve, except to say, “Look at me! I’m a rebel! No other Whimsie in the world wears bright and shiny jewelry like this…but I do!! Because I am that wild and crazy Whimsie, Fanny the Flapper!”
Oh my….sigh…
I think someone needs to nudge Fanny and let her know the 1920’s are long gone, and there are far more effective ways to rebel these days than dancing the Charleston all night long, and far more comfortable clothes you can wear while carrying out your rebellion. Though, the shoes are a good idea, especially if you enjoy dancing. But really….the Charleston??
