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Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II

Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II

FromDressed: The History of Fashion


Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II

FromDressed: The History of Fashion

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HqDSY9l9A


Robin Givhan's The Battle of Versaiiles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History


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Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.