Historically, the flower is a symbol of courage, as well as beauty, romance, renewal, and honoras evidenced by its presence in the cultures of Ancient Rome, France, and England, where it was used in fragrances, as decorations, and even love potions

Some people would have felt slightly uncomfortable to be reminded that their mothers or grandmothers had once promenaded about in such styles (which could be considered indecent according to Victorian norms), and many would have found it somewhat difficult to really empathize with (or take seriously) the struggles of a heroine of art or literature if they were being constantly reminded that she was wearing such clothes.history paintings of the Napoleonic wars intentionally avoided depicting accurate women's styles (see example below), Thackeray's illustrations to his book Vanity Fair depicted the women of the 1810s wearing 1840s fashions, and in Charlotte Bront's 1849 novel Shirley (set in 18111812) neo-Grecian fashions are anachronistically relocated to an earlier generation
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Some of the ones I have the most photos of are Elizabeth Taylor, Jayne Mansfield and last but not least, Marilyn Monroe