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probably Paris c. 1905 TM0512 Costume Pearl and metal bra with low-cut harem skirt. Cape, collar, hair piece, bangles, heels. TML. N-4. Bellage. Armpits. Actions This dancer casts her bare leg out ever so slightly and raises her arms in a costume and exposure reminiscent of Mati Hari (1). Commentary The brevity of this bra and the V-waistline that gathers the eye into the bangles descending in front of the crotch prove that although the v-kini waistline of the 1980s may have its own evolution, that the resultant silhouette was once well understood. Source Serie 037, JA, Paris. Tallulahs Costumes CD-ROM, 2003. Date is estimation, and could even be after 1910. 1 picture. |
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