Historical refrence

Actress <n>Clara Bow</n> in a Pierrot costume for the 1929 film <n>Dangerous Curves</n>. Photo by <n>George Hurrell</n>.

Fashion plate from the Dutch magazine <n>De Gracieuse Geillustreerde Aglaja</n> featuring designs by <n>Bischoff-David</n>, 1910.

Fashion plate from the Russian magazine <n>Fashion Courier</n>, issue No. 15, 1901.

Aerial sphere team training featuring performers <n>Anastasia Russkaya</n>, <n>KATRIN</n>, and <n>Anastasia Rodionova</n>.

An afternoon dress by designer <n>Jacques Doucet</n>, featured in <n>Les Modes</n> magazine in November 1904.

Performer <n>Mama Jinx</n> photographed by artist <n>Katie Eleanor</n> for the series <n>Ghosts of the Stage</n> (2011).

In Pictures: London’s Young Cabaret Vaudeville Performers

<n>Sahlin 'Perfect Form' Combination Bust Improver & Corset</n>, c. 1910. Photo by <n>Tigz Rice Studios</n>.

A 1912 fashion plate from <n>Revue des Chapeaux</n>, a publication by <n>A. Bachwitz</n>.

A <n>Belle Époque</n> era <n>French fashion plate</n> from 1910.

Actress <n>Geneviève Lantelme</n> models hats by <n>Suzanne Weiss</n> in <n>La Mode pratique</n>, 1910. Photo by <n>Photos Manuel</n>.

A performance by <n>☆Swarm of Sisteria☆</n>.

Learn to Swing Dance for FREE in Union Square!

A corset designed by <n>Sylvi Sundkler</n> and <n>Elza White</n>.

A performer in a <n>Knife Throwing (Impalement Arts) Sideshow</n>.