With her towering headwear and sparkling body suit, the showgirl is an instantly recognizable, cross cultural pop icon. This two part episode explores her lesser known relationship to fashion, a love affair that extends back over one hundred years.Recommended Reading:<ul>
<li>Andrea Stuart&#39;s Showgirls</li>
<li>Linda Mizejewski, Ziegfeld Girl: Image and Icon in Culture and Cinema</li>
<li>Jane Merrill’s The Showgirl Costume: An Illustrated History</li>
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Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world. 