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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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