The Life of a Showgirl

A portrait of musician <n>Taylor Swift</n>.

The finale of <n>John Galliano</n>'s <n>Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1998</n> show. Photo by <n>Robert Fairer</n>.

A look from the <n>John Galliano</n> Fall/Winter 1998 'Cabaret' collection.

A scene from the 1969 film <n>Sweet Charity</n>.

<n>Vintage Match Book Advertising</n> for the <n>Glamourous All Girl Floor Show</n>.

An illustration from the manga <n>Veil</n> by artist <n>Kotteri</n>.

Dancer <n>Doris Eaton Travis</n> in a 'flipper' dress in the 1920s.

Multiple-exposure photograph of <n>Taylor Swift</n> performing. Photo by <n>Darafeller</n>.

A 1920s portrait of actress <n>Clara Bow</n> holding a clown mask.

A 1925 portrait of <n>Ziegfeld Follies</n> showgirl <n>Myrna Darby</n> by photographer <n>Alfred Cheney Johnston</n>.

<n>Taylor Swift</n> performs on <n>The Eras Tour</n> in Glendale, wearing <n>Christian Louboutin</n> boots.

A look from the <n>Retrofête</n> Fall/Winter 2024 fashion show.

<n>Taylor Swift</n> performs on <n>The Eras Tour</n> wearing a custom dress by <n>Alberta Ferretti</n>.

Model <n>Linda Evangelista</n> backstage at the <n>Chanel</n> Fall/Winter 1991 ready-to-wear show.

Dancer <n>𝔄𝔩𝔶𝔡𝔞</n> for a <n>Parfum Cirque du Soleil</n> campaign.

Italian silent film actress <n>Nella Regini</n> in a promotional photo for <n>La dama di Montmartre</n>, c. 1920s. Photo by <n>Bado</n>.

A film still from the 1920 silent comedy <n>The Life of the Party</n>.

A warning from the age of excess: How the Twenties binge led to the Great Depression

<n>Ophelia</n> (c. 1900) by artist <n>Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Heyser</n>.

<n>Taylor Swift</n> performs on <n>The Eras Tour</n>.

<n>Ophelia</n> (1852), a <n>Pre-Raphaelite</n> painting by <n>John Everett Millais</n>.

Actress <n>Aileen Pringle</n> in the 1925 silent film <n>The Mystic</n>. Costume by <n>Erté</n>.

<n>Taylor Swift</n> in a <n>Gucci</n> gown by <n>Sabato De Sarno</n> at the <n>81st Golden Globe Awards</n>.

A promotional photo of <n>Taeyeon</n> for her second studio album, <n>Purpose</n> (2019).

<n>La Paresse</n>, an <n>Art Deco</n> illustration by <n>George Barbier</n>, 1924.

Showgirl <n>Nelida Lobato</n> performs at the <n>Lido de Paris</n> in the 1960s.

Silent film actress <n>Bebe Daniels</n> in an <n>Art Deco</n> style portrait, 1919.