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 HistoryLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com