#vintage dancer

[jinxysmidcentury]

Mitzi Gaynor and her tree, 1950s

[californiababylon]

[veronicalynndance]

Vintage showgirl nouveau cabaret dancer Veronica Lynn

Los Angeles, California

https://www.veronicalynndance.com/

[redarmyscreaming]

Egyptian Revival Risque Dancer Postcard

[mamapriest]

Night club dancer performing a bird cage scene (1958)

(Photo by Yale Joel via Getty Images) 🖤🖤

[tutu-fangirl]

Arthur Mitchell as Puck, "A Midsummer's Night Dream"

[marzipanandminutiae]

What do you think of Vintage Dancer?

I haven’t spent much time looking at it. Their articles seem fairly on point, their recommendations for outfits to buy online a bit less so. But I’d rather have a more casual resource available for people who would go to dances if only they had an outfit than have it all be 100% accurate and less accessible.

I spend a lot of time criticizing movies and TV shows on their historical costumes for the same reason Cakewrecks criticizes professional cakes: they have the resources to do better. A Hollywood studio has access to professional costumers of the highest caliber, endless primary sources, treasure troves of existing costumes by world-class designers. An individual person going to a historical ball- doesn’t.

At the end of the day, one thing I really love about balls is getting to make people’s dreams come true. Having the most accurate gown possible is part of my dream, but for some people, just wearing something fancy and beautiful that vaguely fits the era is enough. Whether they’re just learning or never care to get more accurate than that. I’d rather they be there in a fuchsia polyester satin cupcake than not be there at all.

And if the fuchsia polyester satin cupcake makes them happy, I wish them endless joy of it.

[rustedshutter]

Miriam Hopkins | 1932