Happy Saturday Sunday everyone! I promised a follow up to my previous hate-informed essay directed towards Taylor Swift's shabby fascimile of the showgirl aesthetic (which you can ) and while that post was very much a historical breakdown of The Showgirl's development in North American and European culture, this is more of an excuse to watch fun videos full of pretty, shiny costumes and pretty, shiny people.
I've included all the examples from the last post, plus some others, but please feel free to suggest more in the comments!
Enjoy!
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You Never Looked So Beautiful, from The Great Zeigfeld (1936)
While the video is not of amazing quality, it's full of truly showstopping outfits and stunning stagecraft.
Bring On the Beautiful Girls, from Zeigfeld Follies (1945)
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