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    Default Dresses that captured the essence of Parisian joie de vivre go on sale . . . . . . .

    . . . as former director of the Folies Bergère music hall auctions off her collection


    Feathers galore are up for sale in Paris this weekend, as the extravagant headdresses, boas, and sparkling scanty costumes of the Folies Bergère music hall find a new home with the highest bidder.
    The symbol of Parisian 'joie de vivre' at the turn of the century, the Folies Bergère was a palace of taboo-busting sensuality, replete with nearly-nude showgirls performing erotic striptease.
    Shows also played up the 'exoticness' of people and objects from other cultures, satisfying the Parisian fascination with the négritude of the Twenties.

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    Default Re: Dresses that captured the essence of Parisian joie de vivre go on sale . . . . .

    Clip of Josephine Baker doing her famous Banana Dance (at the Folies Bergère) can be found here:


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmw5eGh888Y

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    Default Re: Dresses that captured the essence of Parisian joie de vivre go on sale . . . . .

    Too damn expensive for me. But I am certain the burlesque enthusiasts will go nuts over the opportunity to snag something worn by one of their favorites.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    Default Re: Dresses that captured the essence of Parisian joie de vivre go on sale . . . . .

    I love the fifth one down. (The yellow ball gown skirt with the Baroque pattern on it.)

    One question . . . was the girl supposed to wear that topless?



    To be fair, Josephine Baker didn't wear a top when she did her Banana Dance, but from the looks of the picture, she also wore multiple strands of pearls.


    The only thing on top of the skirt, it seems like, is the spherical wire cage.

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