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[[File:It (1927 film poster).jpg|thumb|right|Poster for the film [[It (1927 film)|''"It"'']] (1927), starring [[Clara Bow]]]]
[[File:It (1927 film poster).jpg|thumb|right|Poster for the film ''"It"'' (1927), starring [[Clara Bow]]]]
An '''"It girl"''' is an attractive young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging.[1]
An "It girl" is an attractive young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and an incredibly engaging personality.


The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It gained further attention in 1927 with the popularity of the Paramount Studios film It, starring [[Clara Bow]]. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an "it girl" if she had achieved a high level of popularity without flaunting her sexuality. Today, the term is used more to apply simply to fame and beauty. The Oxford English Dictionary distinguishes between the chiefly American usage of "a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc.", and the chiefly British usage of "a young, rich woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle".
The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It gained further attention in 1927 with the popularity of the Paramount Studios film It, starring [[Clara Bow]]. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an "it girl" if she had achieved a high level of popularity without flaunting her sexuality. Today, the term is used to apply to fame and beauty simply. The Oxford English Dictionary distinguishes between the chiefly American usage of "a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc." and the chiefly British usage of "a young, rich woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle."


The terms "it boy" or "it man" are sometimes used to describe a male exhibiting similar traits.
The terms "it boy" or "it man" sometimes describe a male exhibiting similar traits.


==History==
==History==
=== Early use ===
=== Early use ===
An early literary usage of ''it'' in this sense is found in a 1904 short story by [[Rudyard Kipling]], which contains the line "'Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women'll stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street."<ref>{{cite book |first=Rudyard |last=Kipling |author-link=Rudyard Kipling |chapter=Mrs Bathurst |title=Traffics and Discoveries |year=1904 |location=London |publisher=Macmillan |url=https://archive.org/details/trafficsdiscover00kipluoft/page/n7/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater |page=[https://archive.org/details/trafficsdiscover00kipluoft/page/352/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater 352] }}</ref><ref name=KiplingSociety>{{cite web|quote=... she had that indefinable quality which Kipling was the first to call 'It' &ndash; sex-appeal without flaunting her sexuality.|last1=Wilson|first1=Alastair|title=Mrs Bathurst |url=http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_bathurst1.htm |publisher=KiplingSociety.co.uk|access-date=5 March 2014|last2=Wilson|first2=Commander Alastair|date=19 October 2010}}</ref>
An early literary usage of ''it'' in this sense is found in a 1904 short story by [[Rudyard Kipling]], which contains the line "'Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street."


[[Elinor Glyn]], the notorious British novelist who wrote the book titled ''It'' and its subsequent screenplay, lectured:
[[Elinor Glyn]], the notorious British novelist who wrote the book titled ''It'' and its subsequent screenplay, lectured:


{{blockquote|With ''It'', you win all men if you are a woman and all women if you are a man. ''It'' can be a quality of the mind as well as a physical attraction.|source=Elinor Glyn (1927)<ref name="movie">Introduction in the film script for ''[[It (1927 film)|It]]'' (USA, 1927)</ref>}}
{{quotation|With ''It'', you win all men if you are a woman and all women if you are a man. ''It'' can be a quality of the mind as well as a physical attraction.|source=Elinor Glyn (1927)}}


Glyn first rose to fame as the author of the scandalous 1907 bestseller ''[[Three Weeks (book)|Three Weeks]]''. She is widely credited with the invention of the "it girl" concept: although the slang predates her book and film, she was responsible for the term's impact on the culture of the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Nicholas |date=28 December 2014 |title=Clara Bow: The original 'It Girl' |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141222-who-was-the-original-it-girl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709223035/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141222-who-was-the-original-it-girl |archive-date=2022-07-09 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref>
Glyn first rose to fame as the author of the scandalous 1907 bestseller ''[[Three Weeks (book)|Three Weeks]]''. She is widely credited with the invention of the "it girl" concept: although the slang predates her book and film, she was responsible for the term's impact on the culture of the 1920s.


In 1927, the [[It (1927 film)|Paramount Studios film]] was planned as a special showcase for its popular star [[Clara Bow]], and her performance<ref>private showing. (1927-01-01) ''Variety''</ref> introduced the term "it" to the cultural lexicon. The film plays with the notion that "it" is a quality which eschews definitions and categories; consequently, the girl portrayed by Bow is an amalgam of an [[Ingenue (stock character)|ingenue]] and a [[femme fatale]], with some qualities later portrayed by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s latter day "[[Material Girl]]" incarnation. By contrast, Bow's rival in the script is equally young and comely, as well as rich and well-bred, yet is portrayed as not possessing "it". [[Clara Bow]] later said she wasn't sure what "it" meant,<ref name="ReferenceA">''Waterloo Daily Courier'', 21&nbsp;September 1950</ref> although she identified [[Lana Turner]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and later [[Marilyn Monroe]]<ref name="Stenn8">{{cite book |last=Stenn |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/clarabowrunninwi00sten/page/272 |title=Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild |publisher=Doubleday |year=1988 |isbn=0-385-24125-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/clarabowrunninwi00sten/page/272 272] |author-link=David Stenn |url-access=registration}}</ref> as "it girls".<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
In 1927, the [[It (1927 film)|Paramount Studios film]] was planned as a special showcase for its popular star [[Clara Bow]], and her performance introduced the term "it" to the cultural lexicon. The film plays with the notion that "it" is a quality which eschews definitions and categories; consequently, the girl portrayed by Bow is an amalgam of an [[Ingenue (stock character)|ingenue]] and a [[femme fatale]], with some qualities later portrayed by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s latter day "[[Material Girl]]" incarnation. By contrast, Bow's rival in the script is equally young and comely, as well as rich and well-bred, yet is portrayed as not possessing "it". [[Clara Bow]] later said she wasn't sure what "it" meant, although she identified [[Lana Turner]] and later [[Marilyn Monroe]]


The fashion component of the "it girl" originated with Glyn's elder sister, [[couturier]] [[Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon]], known professionally as "Lucile". Lucile managed exclusive salons in London, Paris and New York, was the first designer to present her collections on a stage complete with the theatrical accoutrements of lights and music (inspiring the modern [[Runway (fashion)|runway]] or catwalk show), and was famous for making sexuality an aspect of fashion through her provocative [[lingerie]] and lingerie-inspired clothes.<ref>Evans, Caroline. (2013). ''The Mechanical Smile'', pp&nbsp;34–36, 39–41</ref><ref>Bigham, Randy Bryan. (2012). ''Lucile: Her Life by Design'' pp&nbsp;23–31.</ref> She also specialised in dressing trendsetting stage and film performers, ranging from the stars of the ''[[Ziegfeld Follies]]'' on Broadway to silent screen icons such as [[Mary Pickford]] and [[Irene Castle]].
The fashion component of the "it girl" originated with Glyn's elder sister, [[couturier]] [[Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon]], known professionally as "Lucile". Lucile managed exclusive salons in London, Paris, and New York and was the first designer to present her collections on a stage, complete with the theatrical accouterments of lights and music (inspiring the modern [[Runway (fashion)|runway]] or catwalk show), and was famous for making sexuality an aspect of fashion through her provocative [[lingerie]] and lingerie-inspired clothes. She also specialized in dressing trendsetting stage and film performers, ranging from the stars of the ''[[Ziegfeld Follies]]'' on Broadway to silent screen icons such as [[Mary Pickford]] and [[Irene Castle]].


As early as 1917, Lucile herself used the term "it" in relation to style in her fashion column for ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'': "...&nbsp;I saw a very ladylike and well-bred friend of mine in her newest Parisian frock ... she felt she was 'it' and perfectly happy."<ref>Duff-Gordon, Lady (Lucile). (1917). "The Last Word in Fashions". ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''63'', October&nbsp;1917</ref><ref>Bigham, Randy Bryan. (2012). ''Lucile - Her Life by Design'', 31, 275.</ref>
As early as 1917, Lucile herself used the term "it" to style in her fashion column for ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'': "...&nbsp;I saw a very ladylike and well-bred friend of mine in her newest Parisian frock ... she felt she was 'it' and delighted."


=== Modern "it girls" ===
=== Modern "it girls" ===
In the late 1970s the term started to distance itself from Bow, as magazines used it to describe [[Diana Ross]].<ref name="New York">{{Cite web|last=Schneier|first=Matthew|title= What Was (and Is) the 'It' Girl? An investigation.|url=https://www.thecut.com/article/new-york-it-girl-essay.html|access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref> Since the 1980s, the term "it girl" has been used slightly differently, referring to a wealthy, normally unemployed, young woman who is pictured in [[Tabloid journalism|tabloids]] going to many parties often in the company of other celebrities, receiving media coverage in spite of no real personal achievements or TV hosting / presenting. The writer [[William Donaldson]] observed that, having initially been coined in the 1920s, the term was applied in the 1990s to describe "a young woman of noticeable 'sex appeal' who occupied herself by shoe shopping and party-going".<ref name=donaldson>[[William Donaldson|Donaldson, W.]] (2002) ''Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics''.</ref>
In the late 1970s, the term started to distance itself from Bow, as magazines used it to describe [[Diana Ross]]. Since the 1980s, the term "it girl" has been used slightly differently, referring to a wealthy, ordinarily unemployed, young woman who is pictured in tabloids going to many parties, often in the company of other celebrities, receiving media coverage despite no real personal achievements or TV hosting/presenting. The writer {{wl|William Donaldson}} observed that having initially been coined in the 1920s, the term was applied in the 1990s to describe "a young woman of noticeable 'sex appeal' who occupied herself by shoe shopping and party-going."


In 2023, Matthew Schneier for ''[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]],'' defined the [[New York City|New York]] "it girl" as being: "Famous for being out, famous for being young, famous for being fun, famous for being famous." Schneier added that an "it girl" does not define itself that way, but that "magazine writers, newspaper columnists, photographers" do.<ref name="New York"/> The prominence of an "it girl" is often temporary; some of the rising "it girls" will either become fully-fledged celebrities, commonly initially via appearances on [[reality TV]] shows or series; lacking such an accelerant, their popularity will normally fade.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} Schneier claimed that achieving obscurity is required to be considered one: "An undeniable celebrity is not an “It” girl."<ref name="New York"/>
In 2023, Matthew Schneier, for ''The Cut,'' defined the New York City "it girl" as being: "Famous for being out, famous for being young, famous for being fun, famous for being famous." Schneier added that an "it girl" does not define itself that way, but that "magazine writers, newspaper columnists, photographers" do. The prominence of an "it girl" is often temporary; some of the rising "it girls" will either become fully-fledged celebrities, commonly initially via appearances on [[reality TV]] shows or series; lacking such an accelerant, their popularity will generally fade. Schneier claimed that achieving obscurity must be considered one: "An undeniable celebrity is not an “It” girl."


Editors at ''The Cut'' also included a list of over 150 ‘"It" girls. Called '''It' Girl Inflation,'' the article praised the Internet for increasing supply and demand, or democratizing, the 'It' Girl. Notable New York "it" girls included [[Tinsley Mortimer]], [[Olivia Palermo]], [[Fabiola Beracasa Beckman]], [[Amanda Hearst]], [[The Misshapes|Leigh Lezark]], [[Vashtie Kola]], [[Cat Marnell]], [[Audrey Gelman]], [[Tavi Gevinson]], [[Petra Collins]], [[Jemima Kirke]], [[Barbie Ferreira]], [[Shara Lin|Sahara Lin]], [[Chloe Wise]], [[Lexi Smith|Lexie Smith]], [[Emily Ratajkowski]], [[Hari Nef]], [[Salem Mitchell]], [[Julia Fox]], and [[Eve Jobs]].<ref name="itgirl10">{{Cite web|date=2023-04-24 |title=You're an It Girl! You're an It Girl! Everyone's an It Girl! |url=https://www.thecut.com/2023/04/everyone-is-an-it-girl-now.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]] |language=en-us}}</ref>
Editors at ''The Cut'' also included a list of over 150 ‘"It" girls. Called '''It' Girl Inflation,'' the article praised the Internet for increasing supply and demand, or democratizing the 'It' Girl. Notable New York "it" girls included [[Tinsley Mortimer]], [[Olivia Palermo]], [[Fabiola Beracasa Beckman]], [[Amanda Hearst]], [[The Misshapes|Leigh Lezark]], [[Vashtie Kola]], [[Cat Marnell]], [[Audrey Gelman]], [[Tavi Gevinson]], [[Petra Collins]], [[Jemima Kirke]], [[Barbie Ferreira]], [[Shara Lin|Sahara Lin]], [[Chloe Wise]], [[Lexi Smith|Lexie Smith]], [[Emily Ratajkowski]], [[Hari Nef]], [[Salem Mitchell]], [[Julia Fox]], and [[Eve Jobs]].


== Examples ==
== Examples ==


===1900s===
===1900s===
* [[Evelyn Nesbit]] (1884 or 1885–1967), American artists' model, photographic model, chorus girl, and silent film actress, whose rise to fame around 1900 has been called "the birth of the 'It Girl'".<ref>{{cite book |last=Uruburu |first=Paula |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781594489938 |title=American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the 'It' Girl, and the Crime of the Century |date=May 1, 2008 |publisher=[[Riverhead Books]] |isbn=978-1594489938 |edition=First; hardcover |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="Vanity" />
* [[Evelyn Nesbit]] (1884 or 1885–1967), American artists' model, photographic model, chorus girl, and silent film actress, whose rise to fame around 1900 has been called "the birth of the 'It Girl'".
*[[Brenda Dean Paul]] (1907–1959), British [[silent film]] actress and socialite.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor|first1=DJ |title=Man-eating, drug-taking, scandal-making: The It Girl through the ages |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/man-eating-drug-taking-scandal-making-girl-ages/ |access-date= 4 July 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[Brenda Dean Paul]] (1907–1959), British [[silent film]] actress and socialite.
 
===1960s===
===1960s===
* [[Edie Sedgwick]] (1943–1971), American actress, model, and [[Andy Warhol]]'s [[Warhol superstar|muse]], was dubbed "the it girl".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spitz |first=Marc |date=2015-04-06 |title=Edie Sedgwick, eternal It Girl: 50 years after "Poor Little Rich Girl," she remains an icon |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/04/05/edie_sedgwick_eternal_it_girl_50_years_after_poor_little_rich_girl_she_remains_an_icon/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref><ref name="the cut">{{Cite web|title= A Century of the New York 'It' Girl 151 women who captured the city's attention.|url=https://www.thecut.com/article/new-york-it-girl-history.html  |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Vanity"/>
* [[Edie Sedgwick]] (1943–1971), American actress, model, and [[Andy Warhol]]'s [[Warhol superstar|muse]], was dubbed "the it girl".
* [[Jane Holzer]] (b. 1940), American art collector, former model, actress and [[Warhol superstar]].<ref name="holzer">{{Cite web|title=Jane Holzer Doesn't Think Much About Her Year in the Spotlight |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/jane-holzer-new-york-it-girl.html |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref> 
* [[Jane Holzer]] (b. 1940), American art collector, former model, actress and [[Warhol superstar]].
* [[Ali MacGraw]] (b. 1939), American actress and activist, her first job was as [[Diana Vreeland]]'s assistant in the early 60s.<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="ali">{{Cite web|title=Ali MacGraw Does Not Care for the Term 'It' Girl |url=https://www.thecut.com/2017/06/ali-macgraw-ibu-interview.html |access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=June 5, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="instyle">{{Cite web|title=For Meredith Garretson, Channeling Ali MacGraw's Incomparable Style in 'The Offer' Was Second Nature |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/meredith-garretson-the-offer-ali-macgraw-style|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[InStyle]]|date=May 19, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ali MacGraw]] (b. 1939), American actress and [[activist]], her first job was as [[Diana Vreeland]]'s assistant in the early 60s.
* [[Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon]] (b. 1947), British socialite and heiress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainey |first1=Sarah |title=Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon: Beautiful debutante whom Cressida Bonas calls Mum |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10372864/Lady-Mary-Gaye-Curzon-Beautiful-debutante-whom-Cressida-Bonas-calls-Mum.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon]] (b. 1947), British socialite and heiress


===1970s===
===1970s===
* [[Marisa Berenson]] (b. 1947), American actress, model and granddaughter of fashion designer [[Elsa Schiaparelli]].<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web|last=de Bertadano|first=Helena|title=Marisa Berenson: the It-girl who grew up|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8785243/Marisa-Berenson-the-It-girl-who-grew-up.html |access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=October 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name="glass">{{Cite web|last=McCormack|first=Rachel|title=Glass interviews former '70s It girl and actor Marisa Berenson|url=https://www.theglassmagazine.com/glass-interviews-former-70s-it-girl-and-actor-marisa-berenson/ |access-date=April 25, 2023|website=Glass|date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Vanity"/>
* [[Marisa Berenson]] (b. 1947), American actress, model and granddaughter of fashion designer [[Elsa Schiaparelli]].
* [[Diane von Fürstenberg]] (b. 1947) Belgian fashion designer, her and husband [[Prince Egon von Fürstenberg]] were known as an "it couple".<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="trib">{{Cite web|title=Diane von Furstenberg, fashion's 'It girl,' honored for lifetime achievement|url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/local-news/diane-von-furstenberg-fashions-it-girl-honored-for-lifetime-achievement/|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|date=June 17, 2005}}</ref>
* [[Diane von Fürstenberg]] (b. 1947) Belgian fashion designer, her and husband [[Prince Egon von Fürstenberg]] were known as an "it couple".
* [[Grace Jones]]  (b. 1948) American-Jamaican singer, model and actress. "It girl" of the [[Studio 54]] [[disco]] scene.<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="Vanity">{{Cite web|last=Chabbott|first=Sophia|title= The "It Girls" of Every Decade |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2016/10/it-girls-of-every-decade |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=October 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110230826/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2016/10/it-girls-of-every-decade|archive-date=January 10, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>   
* [[Grace Jones]]  (b. 1948) American-Jamaican singer, model and actress. "It girl" of the [[Studio 54]] [[disco]] scene.
* [[Bianca Jagger]] (b. 1945) Nicaraguan actress and activist, wife of [[Mick Jagger]], and "it girl" of the [[Studio 54]] [[disco]] scene.<ref name="the cut" /><ref name="bianca">{{Cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Leah|title= See Bianca Jagger's Style, an Original 'It' Girl |url=https://www.thecut.com/2014/09/see-bianca-jaggers-style-an-original-it-girl.html |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=September 15, 2014|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bianca Jagger]] (b. 1945) Nicaraguan actress and [[activist]], wife of [[Mick Jagger]], and "it girl" of the [[Studio 54]] [[disco]] scene.


===1980s===
===1980s===
* [[Dianne Brill]] is a fashion designer, model, author, and former [[Club Kids|club kid]]. [[Andy Warhol]] deemed her the "Queen of the Night".<ref name="Daze">{{Cite web|last=|date=12 January 2018|title=Lessons from a 1980s New York party girl and Warhol muse|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/38609/1/dianne-brill-lessons-from-a-1980s-new-york-party-girl-and-warhol-muse|url-status=live|access-date=|website=Dazed|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112132555/http://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/38609/1/dianne-brill-lessons-from-a-1980s-new-york-party-girl-and-warhol-muse |archive-date=2018-01-12 }}</ref><ref name="the cut"/>
* [[Dianne Brill]] is a fashion designer, model, author, and former [[Club Kids|club kid]]. [[Andy Warhol]] deemed her the "Queen of the Night".
* [[Cornelia Guest]] (b. 1963) is a New York socialite, author and actress, considered an "it girl" of the 80s club scene.<ref name="wmag">{{Cite web|last=Mechling|first=Lauren|date=September 30, 2022|title=Cornelia Guest Looks Back at Her Life in Parties|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/life/cornelia-guest-life-in-parties-interview|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=W|language=en}}</ref><ref name="the cut"/>
* [[Cornelia Guest]] (b. 1963) is a New York socialite, author and actress, considered an "it girl" of the 80s club scene.
* [[Cookie Mueller]] (b. 1949–1989) American actress and author who starred in multiple [[John Waters]] films.<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="Cookie">{{Cite web|last=Ferri|first=Jessica|date=April 21, 2022|title=Tales of a late, great It Girl: Cookie Mueller's stories live on in a new reissue|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-04-21/collected-stories-of-late-great-1980s-it-girl-cookie-mueller|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Cookie Mueller]] (b. 1949–1989) American actress and author who starred in multiple [[John Waters]] films.
* [[Lisa Edelstein]] (b. 1966) American actress, and part of the 80s [[club scene]]. She was dubbed New York City's “Queen of the Night” by [[Maureen Dowd]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Maureen |date=1986-11-09 |title=LISA IN WONDERLAND |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/09/magazine/lisa-in-wonderland.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="lisa">{{Cite web|title= She Played 'Lisa E.' for Two and a Half Years|url=https://www.thecut.com/article/lisa-edelstein-new-york-it-girl.html |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lisa Edelstein]] (b. 1966) American actress, and part of the 80s [[club scene]]. She was dubbed New York City's “Queen of the Night” by [[Maureen Dowd]] in 1986.
* [[Tina Chow]] (b. 1950–1992) American model and jewelry designer.<ref name="the cut"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mutti |first=Giulia |date=October 28, 2015 |title=The Influential Legacy of Tina Chow |language=en-US |work=Another Magazine |url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/7968/the-influential-legacy-of-tina-chow |access-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Tina Chow]] (b. 1950–1992) American model and jewelry designer.


===1990s===
===1990s===
*[[Tamara Beckwith]] (b. 1970), English socialite and television personality, was widely described as an "it girl" in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/kat-keogh-tamara-beckwith---224641 |title=Kat Keogh: Tamara Beckwith – now an over-the-ill IT girl |first=Kat |last=Keogh |date=26 June 2011 |work=Birmingham Mail |access-date=8 April 2021 }}</ref><ref name="bbc2017"/>
*[[Tamara Beckwith]] (b. 1970), English socialite and television personality, was widely described as an "it girl" in the 1990s.
* [[Aerin Lauder]] (b.1970)  American socialite, businesswoman and billionaire heiress. Considered an "it girl" by ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''.<ref name="Thompson">{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Michael|title=The 'It' Girls |url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2000/9/the-it-girls|access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103202812/https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2000/9/the-it-girls|archive-date=November 3, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Booth |date=January 23, 2001|title=A New York 'It Girl' Goes Hollywood |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-23-cl-15610-story.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425140329/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-23-cl-15610-story.html |archive-date=April 25, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="n_8550">{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2003|title='It' Girls|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/anniversary/35th/n_8550/|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Aerin Lauder]] (b.1970)  American socialite, businesswoman and billionaire heiress. Considered an "it girl" by ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''.
* [[Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]] (1971–2017), English socialite and television personality, was considered to be the foremost of the 1990s "it girls" in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="bbc2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38918918|title=Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and co: Whatever happened to the 'It girl'?|last1=Jackson|first1=Marie |last2=Harris |first2=Dominic |work=BBC News |date=9 February 2017 |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]] (1971–2017), English socialite and television personality, was considered to be the foremost of the 1990s "it girls" in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[Parker Posey]] (b. 1968), American actress, was considered by many to be the "it girl" of the burgeoning [[independent film]] scene of the 1990s after she played a hip, young socialite in the 1995 film [[Party Girl (1995 film)|''Party Girl'']].<ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Willman |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-04-ca-9191-story.html |title=Add Parker Posey to the Short List |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, California |date=June 4, 1995 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Alison |last=Macor |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1995-08-11/party-girl/ |title=Party Girl |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |publisher=Austin Chronicle Corp. |location=Austin, Texas |date=August 11, 1995 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Alissa |last=Quart |author-link=Alissa Quart |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/aa7382e98931fae9abfd1e0a78a690ef/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=24820 |title=Who's Afraid of Parker Posey? |magazine=[[New York (magazine)]] |publisher=New York Media |location=New York City |date=Nov–Dec 2002 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Elisabeth |last=Vincentelli |author-link=Elisabeth Vincentelli |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/theater/hari-nef-parker-posey-seagull-chekhov.html |title=Hari Nef and Parker Posey: Two 'It' Girls Whose 'Humanity Peeks Through' |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |location=New York City |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[Parker Posey]] (b. 1968), American actress, was considered by many to be the "it girl" of the burgeoning [[independent film]] scene of the 1990s after she played a hip, young socialite in the 1995 film [[Party Girl (1995 film)|''Party Girl'']].
* [[Chloë Sevigny]] (b. 1974), American actress and model, was described as an "it girl" by [[Jay McInerney]] in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' in 1994, because of her status as a fashion ''[[impresario]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jay |last=McInerney |author-link=Jay McInerney |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/11/07/chloes-scene |title=Chloe's Scene|magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |location=New York City |date=7 November 1994 |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="chloe">{{Cite web|first=Rachel|last=Handler|title=Chloë Sevigny, 'It' Girl to End All 'It' Girls |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/chloe-sevigny-new-york-it-girl.html |access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="n_8550"/>
* [[Chloë Sevigny]] (b. 1974), American actress and model, was described as an "it girl" by [[Jay McInerney]] in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' in 1994, because of her status as a fashion ''[[impresario]]''.


===2000s===
===2000s===
* [[Tinsley Mortimer]] (b. 1975) American socialite and television personality.<ref name="Vanity" /><ref name="inflation">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2023 |title='It' Girl Inflation You're an "It" girl! You're an "It" girl! Everyone's an "It" girl! |url=https://www.thecut.com/2023/04/everyone-is-an-it-girl-now.html |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="tinsley">{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Lauren |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Tinsley Mortimer Flirts With Her It Girl Past and Bats Her Lashes at Her Future |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/tinsley-mortimer-real-housewives-fake-lashes-interview |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=W |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Tinsley Mortimer]] (b. 1975) American socialite and television personality.
* [[Charlotte Ronson]] (b. 1977) English fashion designer and socialite, based in the U.S.<ref name="the cut"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mavrody|first=Nika |date=November 13, 2013 |title=We Ask Charlotte Ronson: How Does It Feel to Be Called an 'It Girl'? |url=https://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/349883-charlotte-ronson-it-girl/ |access-date=April 25, 2023|website=The Fashion Spot |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Ronson]] (b. 1977) English fashion designer and socialite, based in the U.S.
* [[Fan Bingbing]] (b. 1981), Chinese actress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=2013-05-08 |title=Fan Bingbing: The Chic Life of a Cannes 'It' Girl |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-girl-fan-bingbing-inside-505668/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Fan Bingbing]] (b. 1981), Chinese actress.
* [[Nicky Hilton Rothschild|Nicky Hilton]] (b. 1983) American socialite, member of the [[Hilton family]] by birth and of the [[Rothschild family]] through marriage.<ref name="the cut"/><ref name="Observer">{{Cite web|last=Schoeneman|first=Deborah|date=October 9, 2000|title=How to Be the 'It' Girl|url=https://observer.com/2000/10/how-to-be-the-it-girl/|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=Observer|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Interviewmag">{{Cite web|last=Tabach-Bank|first=Lauren|date=April 13, 2021|title=Nicky Hilton on Instagram, Motherhood, and the Perfect Pair of Shoes|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/nicky-hilton-on-instagram-motherhood-and-her-favorite-pair-of-shoes|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|language=en}}</ref>  
* [[Nicky Hilton Rothschild|Nicky Hilton]] (b. 1983) American socialite, member of the [[Hilton family]] by birth and of the [[Rothschild family]] through marriage.   
* [[Alexa Chung]] (b. 1983) English model and television personality. Described as the "21st century it girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenbloom |first=Stephanie|date=November 26, 2010 |title=The Making of Fashion's Latest 'It' Girl|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/fashion/28ALEXA.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sproull |first=Patrick|date=September 14, 2022 |title=Whatever happened to the It Girl?|url=https://theface.com/culture/whatever-happened-to-the-it-girl-celebrity-culture|website=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gore |first=Sidney|date=February 11, 2022 |title=Tumblr Girls, It Girls, and Girlbosses: The Evolution of the Influencer|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/alexa-chung-it-girlboss-tumblr-2010s-nostalgia|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kendall |first= Zoë|date=February 10, 2023 |title=7 of Alexa Chung's most iconic outfits|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/pkgjab/alexa-chung-style|website=[[i-D]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="the cut"/>
* [[Alexa Chung]] (b. 1983) English model and television personality. Described as the "21st century it girl."
* [[Mischa Barton]] (b. 1986) British-American actress. Entratainment Weekly, as well as other tabloids, labelled her as an "It Girl" in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-30 |title=The Rise and Fall of Mischa Barton: A Timeline |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/839974/the-rise-and-fall-of-mischa-barton-a-timeline |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Mischa Barton |date=2023-08-19 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mischa_Barton&oldid=1171109920 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salemme |first=Nadia |date=24 June 2019 |title=Mischa Barton talks returning to TV, joining The Hills and reclaiming her It girl status |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/mischa-barton-talks-returning-to-tv-joining-the-hills-and-reclaiming-her-it-girl-status/news-story/512df91267eeaae2c91f67794c0e6983}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Darmon |first=Aynslee |title=It-Girls Of The 2000s: Where Are They Now? |url=https://etcanada.com/photos/577546/it-girls-of-the-2000s-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=etcanada.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Mischa Barton]] (b. 1986) British-American actress. Entratainment Weekly, as well< as other tabloids, labelled her as an "It Girl" in the early 2000s.
* [[Olivia Palermo]] (b. 1986), American socialite and television personality.<ref name="Vanity"/><ref name="inflation"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilmer |first=Isaiah |date=May 4, 2007|title=The Number-One Girl|url=https://nymag.com/news/people/31555/|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Olivia Palermo]] (b. 1986), American socialite and television personality.
* [[Sara Schätzl]] (b. 1987), German writer and actress, was labelled an "it girl" by the German tabloid press in the late 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dorfer |first=Tobias |date=31 January 2012 |title=It-Girl Sara Schätzl aus München Öffentlich bis zum Zusammenbruch |publisher=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/it-girl-sara-schaetzl-aus-muenchen-oeffentlich-bis-zum-zusammenbruch-1.1265521 |url-status=live |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703220226/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/it-girl-sara-schaetzl-aus-muenchen-oeffentlich-bis-zum-zusammenbruch-1.1265521 |archive-date=3 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.max.de/pop-kultur/people/sara-schaetzl-glamourgirl|title=Sara Schätzl: Warnung vor dem Roten Teppich|first=Martin|last=Schneider|access-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223557/http://www.max.de/pop-kultur/people/sara-schaetzl-glamourgirl/|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[Sara Schätzl]] (b. 1987), German writer and actress, was labelled an "it girl" by the German tabloid press in the late 2000s.
*[[Cory Kennedy (model)|Cory Kennedy]] (b. 1990) American Internet celebrity and model, described as "the Internet's First It Girl."<ref name="the cut"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubler |first=Shawn |date=February 25, 2007|title=The secret life of Cory Kennedy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-25-tm-corykennedy08-story.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409182054/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-25-tm-corykennedy08-story.html |archive-date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2023|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Cory Kennedy (model)|Cory Kennedy]] (b. 1990) American Internet celebrity and model, described as "the Internet's First It Girl."


===2010s===
===2010s===
*[[Cat Marnell]] (b. 1982)<ref name="itgirl10"/><ref name="marnell">{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Cat Marnell Is the Lifestyle Guru We Deserve |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/11/cat-marnell-on-her-new-patreon-beautyshambles.html|access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Cat Marnell]] (b. 1982)
*[[Petra Collins]] (b. 1992)<ref name="Petra">{{Cite web|last=Blasberg|first=Dere|title= How "It Girl" Petra Collins Went from Ballet to Behind the Camera |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/petra-collins-ballet-photographer |access-date=July 4, 2023|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=January 5, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="itgirl10"/>   
*[[Petra Collins]] (b. 1992)
*[[Park Shin-hye]] (b. 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Park Shin-hye is Elle's new it girl |url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201608181452493409654_2 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=kpopherald.koreaherald.com}}</ref>


===2020s===
===2020s===
*[[Ice Spice]] (b. 2000), American rapper. <ref> {{Cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rapper-ice-spice-is-only-just-getting-started | title=Rapper (And New York It Girl) Ice Spice is Only Just Getting Started | date=31 January 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Ice Spice]] (b. 2000), American rapper.  
*[[HoYeon Jung]] (b. 1994), South Korean actress and model.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=K.-Ci |date=2021-10-12 |title=Jung Ho-yeon Says Squid Game 'Changed Me for the Better' |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/jung-ho-yeon-squid-game-sae-byeok-interview.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref>
*[[Jisoo]] (b. 1995), [[Jennie (singer)|Jennie]] (b. 1996), [[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]] (b 1997), and [[Lisa (rapper)|Lisa]] (b. 1997), members of South Korean girl group [[Blackpink]].
*[[Jisoo]] (b. 1995), [[Jennie (singer)|Jennie]] (b. 1996), [[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]] (b 1997), and [[Lisa (rapper)|Lisa]] (b. 1997), members of South Korean girl group [[Blackpink]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=#ELLECoverStar: K-Pop Star And Dior's Newest Brand Ambassador, Kim Jisoo - Elle India |url=https://elle.in/article/ellecoverstar-kim-jisoo/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Jennie Kim, The K-Pop It Girl Who Fans Call the 'Human Chanel'? - Jennie Kim Blackp |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/who-is-jennie-kim-k-pop-blackpink-chanel |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Payos |first=Alyanna Raissa J. |date=2 Dec 2022 |title=Style File: Blackpink's Rosé |url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/style-file-blackpink-rose/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130093033/https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/style-file-blackpink-rose/ |archive-date=2022-11-30 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Vogue Hong Kong |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2020 |title=K-pop It-girl Lisa @lalalalisa_m of @Blackpinkofficial is rumoured to be launching her own fashion line. In December of last year, Lisa's management company YG Entertainment registered a new trademark filing for "Manobal Lalisa" and "Manobal" as merchandising labels. If approved, the trademark would reserve the right to produce clothing and underwear. Stay tuned for more details! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dwZW-Anpa/ |website=Vogue Hong Kong |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Olivia Rodrigo]] (b. 2003), American singer.
*[[Olivia Rodrigo]] (b. 2003), American singer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McColgin |first=Carol |date=2022-04-13 |title=3 Rising Stylists Who Work With Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana DeBose and Hoyeon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-rising-stylists-olivia-rodrigo-ariana-debose/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Le Sserafim]], South Korean girl group.
*[[Aespa]], South Korean girl group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |first=Crystal |last=Bell |title=aespa Is Primed to Conquer the Digital Age|url=https://www.papermag.com/aespa-savage-2655251903.html#rebelltitem1 |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Stephanie Hsu]] (b. 1990), American actress.
*[[Le Sserafim]], South Korean girl group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |first=Sarah |last=Han |title=How Le Sserafim is Taking on Bolder Beauty Looks with "Antifragile" |url=https://www.allure.com/story/le-sserafim-antifragile-kpop-interview |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Allure |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Zendaya]] (b. 1996), American actress.
*[[Stephanie Hsu]] (b. 1990), American actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=5 reasons why Stephanie Hsu is Hollywood's new 'It' girl |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3215119/5-reasons-why-stephanie-hsu-hollywoods-new-it-girl-eeaao-rising-star-slated-appear-comedy-film-joy |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ive (group)|IVE]], South Korean girl group.
*[[Zendaya]] (b. 1996), American actress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zendaya: The New Generation of the "It Girl" |url=https://www.strikemagazines.com/blog-2-1/zendaya-the-new-generation-of-the-it-girl |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Strike Magazines |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-25 |title=The Making of an "It" Girl: Inside Zendaya's Euphoric Rise to the Top |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1183789/the-making-of-an-it-girl-inside-zendayas-euphoric-rise-to-the-top |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=E! Online}}</ref>
*[[Irene Kim]] (b. 1987), American model.
*[[Ive (group)|IVE]], South Korean girl group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 Thrilling Moments From KCON 2023 L.A.: Stray Kids, RIIZE, Taemin & More |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/9-performances-kcon-2023-la-recap-stray-kids-riize-ive-photos |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
*[[Irene Kim]] (b. 1987), American model.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=Meet Irene Kim, the fashion 'It' girl rumoured to be dating BTS' J-Hope |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3189050/meet-model-irene-kim-bts-j-hopes-rumoured-girlfriend |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>


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== Film and theater ==
== Film and theater ==
* Glyn's 1927 film script was adapted into a musical called ''The It Girl'', which opened off-Broadway in 2001 at the York Theatre Company, starring [[Jean Louisa Kelly]].<ref name="musical">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ItGirlMusical.com |title=It Girl Musical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051014205406/http://www.itgirlmusical.com/ |archive-date=2005-10-14 }}</ref>
* Glyn's 1927 film script was adapted into a musical called ''The It Girl'', which opened off-Broadway in 2001 at the York Theatre Company, starring [[Jean Louisa Kelly]].
* ''[[It Girls]]'' is a 2002 feature documentary film directed by [[Robin Melanie Leacock]], which chronicles the activities of a group of socialites in [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S., during [[New York Fashion Week]].
* ''[[It Girls]]'' is a 2002 feature documentary film directed by [[Robin Melanie Leacock]], which chronicles the activities of a group of socialites in [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S., during [[New York Fashion Week]].


== "It boy" ==
== "It boy" ==
The term "it boy" (sometimes "it man") has been used to describe a male exhibiting similar qualities to an "it girl". In 1950, Bow identified [[Robert Mitchum]] as an it boy.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> In 1995, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' referred to [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as "Hollywood's 'It' Boy" because of his "blazing talent and dashing baby-faced looks – a combination of the mystic and the mischievous – that have the praise faucets gushing buckets".<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 1995|title=Hollywood's 'It' Boy |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/03/24/hollywoods-it-boy/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 28, 2003|title='It' Boys|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/anniversary/35th/n_8598/|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]|access-date=April 24, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>
The term "it boy" (sometimes "it man") has been used to describe a male exhibiting similar qualities to an "it girl". In 1950, Bow identified [[Robert Mitchum]] as an it boy. In 1995, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' referred to [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as "Hollywood's 'It' Boy" because of his "blazing talent and dashing baby-faced looks – a combination of the mystic and the mischievous – that have the praise faucets gushing buckets".


=== 2010s ===
=== 2010s ===
South Korean boy-band [[BTS]] was called an "It boy" band by [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=2017-09-21 |title=BTS' 'Pied Piper' Is Filled With Tough Love Towards Fan Culture |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-pied-piper-is-filled-with-tough-love-towards-fan-culture-7972936/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' referred to [[Timothée Chalamet]] as an 'It' Boy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Harwood |first1=Erika |last2=Amchin |first2=Jordan |date=2018-10-15 |title=Timothée Chalamet's Blazing Beautiful Boy Press Tour |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2018/10/timothee-chalamet-is-really-leaning-into-his-it-boy-style |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707045802/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2018/10/timothee-chalamet-is-really-leaning-into-his-it-boy-style |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=2022-10-02 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, [[Jimin]] was first called "it boy" for his role in the world of fashion by the Spanish website [[Flooxer|Flooxer Now]] and described as such by other media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2019 |script-title=ko:방탄소년단 지민(BTS JIMIN), 세계 패션 산업에서도 인기 입증! |url=http://www.apsk.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=27021&replyAll=Y&reply_sc_order_by=I|access-date=2022-08-27 |website=apsk.co.kr |language=ko}}</ref>
South Korean boy-band [[BTS]] was called an "It boy" band by [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] in 2017. In 2018, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' referred to [[Timothée Chalamet]] as an 'It' Boy". In 2019, [[Jimin]] was first called "it boy" for his role in the world of fashion by the Spanish website [[Flooxer|Flooxer Now]] and described as such by other media.


=== 2020s ===
=== 2020s ===
Later, in 2020, Jimin was named "Global 'It' boy", dubbed so by ''[[Naver]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2020 |script-title=ko:미국 MTV, 방탄소년단 지민은 실트황제 |url=http://www.insightkorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=79397|access-date=2022-08-27 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref> In 2021, [[Teen Vogue]] referred to [[Tomorrow X Together#Members|Yeonjun]], as "[[K-pop]]'s fourth-generation 'It' boy" due to his participation in [[New York Fashion Week]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2021|title=TXT's Yeonjun Is Making His NYFW Debut |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-yeonjun-nyfw-debut|access-date=2022-08-27|website=teenvogue.com}}</ref>
Later, in 2020, Jimin was named "Global 'It' boy", dubbed so by ''[[Naver]]''. In 2021, [[Teen Vogue]] referred to [[Tomorrow X Together#Members|Yeonjun]], as "[[K-pop]]'s fourth-generation 'It' boy" due to his participation in [[New York Fashion Week]].


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Poster for the film "It" (1927), starring Clara Bow

An "It girl" is an attractive young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and an incredibly engaging personality.

The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It gained further attention in 1927 with the popularity of the Paramount Studios film It, starring Clara Bow. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an "it girl" if she had achieved a high level of popularity without flaunting her sexuality. Today, the term is used to apply to fame and beauty simply. The Oxford English Dictionary distinguishes between the chiefly American usage of "a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc." and the chiefly British usage of "a young, rich woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle."

The terms "it boy" or "it man" sometimes describe a male exhibiting similar traits.

History

Early use

An early literary usage of it in this sense is found in a 1904 short story by Rudyard Kipling, which contains the line "'Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street."

Elinor Glyn, the notorious British novelist who wrote the book titled It and its subsequent screenplay, lectured:

With It, you win all men if you are a woman and all women if you are a man. It can be a quality of the mind as well as a physical attraction.

Glyn first rose to fame as the author of the scandalous 1907 bestseller Three Weeks. She is widely credited with the invention of the "it girl" concept: although the slang predates her book and film, she was responsible for the term's impact on the culture of the 1920s.

In 1927, the Paramount Studios film was planned as a special showcase for its popular star Clara Bow, and her performance introduced the term "it" to the cultural lexicon. The film plays with the notion that "it" is a quality which eschews definitions and categories; consequently, the girl portrayed by Bow is an amalgam of an ingenue and a femme fatale, with some qualities later portrayed by Madonna's latter day "Material Girl" incarnation. By contrast, Bow's rival in the script is equally young and comely, as well as rich and well-bred, yet is portrayed as not possessing "it". Clara Bow later said she wasn't sure what "it" meant, although she identified Lana Turner and later Marilyn Monroe

The fashion component of the "it girl" originated with Glyn's elder sister, couturier Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, known professionally as "Lucile". Lucile managed exclusive salons in London, Paris, and New York and was the first designer to present her collections on a stage, complete with the theatrical accouterments of lights and music (inspiring the modern runway or catwalk show), and was famous for making sexuality an aspect of fashion through her provocative lingerie and lingerie-inspired clothes. She also specialized in dressing trendsetting stage and film performers, ranging from the stars of the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway to silent screen icons such as Mary Pickford and Irene Castle.

As early as 1917, Lucile herself used the term "it" to style in her fashion column for Harper's Bazaar: "... I saw a very ladylike and well-bred friend of mine in her newest Parisian frock ... she felt she was 'it' and delighted."

Modern "it girls"

In the late 1970s, the term started to distance itself from Bow, as magazines used it to describe Diana Ross. Since the 1980s, the term "it girl" has been used slightly differently, referring to a wealthy, ordinarily unemployed, young woman who is pictured in tabloids going to many parties, often in the company of other celebrities, receiving media coverage despite no real personal achievements or TV hosting/presenting. The writer William Donaldson ↗ observed that having initially been coined in the 1920s, the term was applied in the 1990s to describe "a young woman of noticeable 'sex appeal' who occupied herself by shoe shopping and party-going."

In 2023, Matthew Schneier, for The Cut, defined the New York City "it girl" as being: "Famous for being out, famous for being young, famous for being fun, famous for being famous." Schneier added that an "it girl" does not define itself that way, but that "magazine writers, newspaper columnists, photographers" do. The prominence of an "it girl" is often temporary; some of the rising "it girls" will either become fully-fledged celebrities, commonly initially via appearances on reality TV shows or series; lacking such an accelerant, their popularity will generally fade. Schneier claimed that achieving obscurity must be considered one: "An undeniable celebrity is not an “It” girl."

Editors at The Cut also included a list of over 150 ‘"It" girls. Called 'It' Girl Inflation, the article praised the Internet for increasing supply and demand, or democratizing the 'It' Girl. Notable New York "it" girls included Tinsley Mortimer, Olivia Palermo, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman, Amanda Hearst, Leigh Lezark, Vashtie Kola, Cat Marnell, Audrey Gelman, Tavi Gevinson, Petra Collins, Jemima Kirke, Barbie Ferreira, Sahara Lin, Chloe Wise, Lexie Smith, Emily Ratajkowski, Hari Nef, Salem Mitchell, Julia Fox, and Eve Jobs.

Examples

1900s

  • Evelyn Nesbit (1884 or 1885–1967), American artists' model, photographic model, chorus girl, and silent film actress, whose rise to fame around 1900 has been called "the birth of the 'It Girl'".
  • Brenda Dean Paul (1907–1959), British silent film actress and socialite.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

  • Tinsley Mortimer (b. 1975) American socialite and television personality.
  • Charlotte Ronson (b. 1977) English fashion designer and socialite, based in the U.S.
  • Fan Bingbing (b. 1981), Chinese actress.
  • Nicky Hilton (b. 1983) American socialite, member of the Hilton family by birth and of the Rothschild family through marriage.
  • Alexa Chung (b. 1983) English model and television personality. Described as the "21st century it girl."
  • Mischa Barton (b. 1986) British-American actress. Entratainment Weekly, as well< as other tabloids, labelled her as an "It Girl" in the early 2000s.
  • Olivia Palermo (b. 1986), American socialite and television personality.
  • Sara Schätzl (b. 1987), German writer and actress, was labelled an "it girl" by the German tabloid press in the late 2000s.
  • Cory Kennedy (b. 1990) American Internet celebrity and model, described as "the Internet's First It Girl."

2010s

2020s

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Film and theater

"It boy"

The term "it boy" (sometimes "it man") has been used to describe a male exhibiting similar qualities to an "it girl". In 1950, Bow identified Robert Mitchum as an it boy. In 1995, Entertainment Weekly referred to Leonardo DiCaprio as "Hollywood's 'It' Boy" because of his "blazing talent and dashing baby-faced looks – a combination of the mystic and the mischievous – that have the praise faucets gushing buckets".

2010s

South Korean boy-band BTS was called an "It boy" band by Billboard in 2017. In 2018, Vanity Fair referred to Timothée Chalamet as an 'It' Boy". In 2019, Jimin was first called "it boy" for his role in the world of fashion by the Spanish website Flooxer Now and described as such by other media.

2020s

Later, in 2020, Jimin was named "Global 'It' boy", dubbed so by Naver. In 2021, Teen Vogue referred to Yeonjun, as "K-pop's fourth-generation 'It' boy" due to his participation in New York Fashion Week.

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See also

References

Notes

Further reading

  • Bigham, Randy Bryan. (2012). Lucile: Her Life by Design
  • Brown, Leah Marie. (2015, 2016, 2017). The It Girls series. Book one: Faking It < ISBN:1-616-50813-2 >; Book two: Finding It < ISBN:1616508140 >; Book three: Working It < ISBN:1616508159 >; Book four: Owning It < ISBN:1516101227 >
  • (1986) The "It" Girls: Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, the couturière 'Lucile' and Elinor Glyn, romantic novelist. London: Hamish Hamilton. 
  • Evans, Caroline (2013). The Mechanical Smile: modernism and the first fashion shows in France and America, 1900–1929. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300189537. 
  • Marwick, Arthur (2004). It: a history of human beauty. London: Hambledon and London. ISBN 1852854480. 
  • (1976) The "It" Girl: The Incredible Story of Clara Bow. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-440-14068-4. 
  • Stenn, David (1988). Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-24125-9. 

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