These portraits of exotic dancers of the 19th century probably appeared scandalous at one time, but they are SFW. What is fascinating is that, outside of wearing corsets, these professional exotic dancers display the size and shape of average women who would never be offered a professional position in entertainment today. See the entire collection at Retronaut. Link -via Metafilter
These portraits of exotic dancers of the 19th century probably appeared scandalous at one time, but they are SFW. What is fascinating is that, outside of wearing corsets, these professional exotic dancers display the size and shape of average women who would never be offered a professional position in entertainment today. See the entire collection at Retronaut. Link -via Metafilter
wow, angry people on the internet.
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she doesn't look like any average person i know... corsets must have been awful.
And today's entertainers wouldn't find work back then. What's your point? Fashion changes. Happens to men, also.