Gibson girl 的词源

“在20世纪初被认为时尚的女性”，这个词源于美国艺术家兼插画家查尔斯·达纳·Gibson（1867-1944），他的主要模特是妻子艾琳·朗霍恩（1873-1956）。Gibson cocktail（琴酒、苦艾酒和一颗珍珠洋葱）这个名字最早出现在1914年，有些故事将其归功于他，但这个词的起源仍然不明。

"She looks like a Gibson girl" is not an uncommon saying; and to look like a Gibson girl, is not without its merits. Although our artist has expressed in his drawings disapproval of women usurping the spheres of men, his girls suggest intellectuality. He has none of the doll-like inanely pretty faces which artists used to give women in olden days. His girls look as if they would have opinions of their own and would act with discrimination in the affairs of life. They are tall and graceful and although not in the least like fashion plates, their clothes are becoming and fit perfectly. [National Magazine, May 1898]

“她看起来像个Gibson女孩”这句话并不罕见；而像Gibson女孩一样，确实有其独特的魅力。尽管我们的艺术家在画作中表达了对女性侵占男性领域的不满，但他的女孩们却散发着智慧的气息。他的画作中没有那些过去艺术家们常常描绘的呆板、过于美丽的玩偶脸。那些女孩看起来似乎有自己的见解，并能在生活中做出明智的选择。她们身材高挑优雅，虽然与时尚杂志上的模特大相径庭，但她们的衣着既得体又完美贴合。[《国家杂志》，1898年5月]