Clara Bow - Tumblr Posts
Only when your girlish glow, flickers just so, do they let you know: It's hell on earth to be heavenly. Them's the breaks, they don't come gently. Clara Bow - The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
what's so clever about Clara Bow is that when she references her own name at the end, she's not talking about the present but the future, quoting the inevitable way people are going to one day talk about her, imagining it will only be in regards to the woma(e)n who surpass her. because there will be someone who surpasses her, eventually. that's the cycle of fame, isn't it? we're simultaneously captivated by the alluring trick of the past while looking for the next big thing. we compare current stars to the lights that shined before them, "you look like taylor swift." but we're also constantly waiting for someone new and greater to take the crown and captivate us anew, "you've got edge she never did." And half the song is about acknowledging that being revered is hell on earth for the people who are in it, because you're always trapped between what came before and what will come after. you're only safe insofar as you remain shiny. But the real beauty of the song is that it never succumbs to this dichotomy, but embraces it. It's Taylor acknowledging she wouldn't be who she is were it not for the women who came before her, who shared the same dreams, and recognizing her place in the chain of the women who will come after. The future's bright, dazzling.
"my life in Hollywood contained plenty of uproar. I'm sorry for a lot of it but not awfully sorry." - Clara Bow
time to continue the fun by playing the surprise song game for paris n3!!! 🇫🇷 this has been such an iconic eras tour city so far and i’m so jealous and happy for everyone there!! if you want to play along, just leave your surprise song guesses in the tags or replies and i will give shoutouts to all the winners 😊
my guesses today will be the black dog and how did it end? x so long london
happy lyon n2!!! the show yesterday seemed super fun / great energy so here’s hoping that will continue!! we will have to manifest this by playing the surprise song game ❤️ all you have to do to play is leave your guesses in the tags or replies and i’ll give you a shoutout if you’re correct 🥰
today my guesses are in honor of @satellitemp3 who will be at the show tonight!! so i’m going to try and manifest cowboy like me x ivy and robin x seven and please feel free to join me in putting forth your best guesses possible 😊
Only when your girlish glow, flickers just so, do they let you know: It's hell on earth to be heavenly. Them's the breaks, they don't come gently. Clara Bow - The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
♡ not sure what yr the 4th pic is from tho
mid century 🦢
updated version cuz I did this awhile back
*coke zero w a bunch of ice AND a lemon slice cuz it's makes it 10000000 times better 😋
she's the cutest ♡♡♡
candy lips
clara wearing 70s esque fashion before it existed 𐙚
(2nd pic obv)
Happy birthday to the og it girl, the most sweet and unique starlet and biggest icon of the roaring 20s ୨ৎ
Even if it’s handcuffed, I’m leaving here with you
