Dressed: The History of Fashion

Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II (Dressed Classic)

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Today, we continue our exploration of the century long love affair between fashion and the showgirl.


Recommended reading and viewing:

  • Es-pranza Humphrey's article “Fashioning the Black Chorus Girl"
  • Elspeth Brown's Work! A Queer History of Modeling
  • Marcel Sauvage's Les Mémoires de Joséphine Baker,
  • Baker's 1931 Casino de Paris performance
  • Robin Givhan's The Battle of Versaiiles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History

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