Showgirl Costume
Subtitle: An Illustrated History
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781476671741
Subjects: Costume design; Costume, history
Description: "Fashion is synonymous with change yet the iconic showgirl costume has remained largely unchanged since the early 20th century. Beginning in the 1800s, a couture of the risqué evolved from Paris nightclubs to Las Vegas casinos. The concept of glamour itself was in large part based on what Parisian courtesans and burlesque performers wore"--