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The History of the Showgirl, From Paris Revues to the Las Vegas Strip A six-foot plume sweeping across a Las Vegas stage is the end point of a story that started more than a century earlier, and showgirl history explains how it got there. The showgirl took shape in the cabarets and revue halls of Belle Époque Paris, crossed to Broadway with the Ziegfeld Follies, spread …

Drag Performance Costumes & Bold Fashion That Celebrates Creativity and Identity A drag costume is character design carried out in fabric. Exaggerated shape, fabric weight, and where the sparkle is placed are the three levers that turn a garment into a stage identity an audience remembers, and the best drag costumes make those decisions deliberately rather than by piling o …

How Feather Wings and Backpieces Transform a Performance When a performer steps under the lights with a sweep of feathers behind them, the costume does more than decorate the body. It changes the whole stage picture. Feather Wings and backpieces transform a performance by adding scale, movement, shape, character and instant stage presence.  A dancer can turn toward the cr …

Samba Costumes: The Vibrant Designs That Bring Rhythm to the Stage Samba costumes have to deliver bold spectacle without limiting the rhythm, confidence, and movement that make a performance come alive. That balance is what separates a beautiful costume from one that truly works on stage. For samba dancers, drag performers, carnival artists, cabaret performers, and stagewear b …

The Art of the Showgirl Costume: How Sequins, Feathers and Movement Create Spectacle A showgirl costume has to be larger than life without getting in the performer’s way. That tension is what makes the design so interesting. Sequins, feathers, mirrors, fringe, and sculpted silhouettes can create unforgettable stage presence, but only when they work with movement, lightin …