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Staging fashion, 1880-1920 : Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke
- Title
- Staging fashion, 1880-1920 : Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke / Michele Majer, editor ; Lenard R. Berlanstein, Marlis Schweitzer, Sheila Stowell ; with contributions by BGC graduate students, Maude Bass-Krueger, William DeGregorio, Rebecca Perry.
- Publication
- New York : Bard Graduate Center : Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture ; New Haven [Conn.] : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2012.
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- Description
- 208 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- "Although Jane Hading (1859-1940), Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and Billie Burke (1884-1970) gained fame as stage actresses, their popular appeal also rested on their ability to cultivate a glamorous appearance. Their careers illustrate the early transformation of actresses into marketable commodities whose celebrity status depended on the consumption of their images. This celebrity, in turn, was used to market an array of beauty and fashion goods to women striving to emulate them. The three women featured in Staging Fashion exemplify the factors that ensured success for 20th-century actresses. Each of these women was dressed by a leading couturier (or several couturiers), both onstage and offstage. In major cities such as New York, Paris, and London, actresses depended on exquisite, custom-made gowns both to secure principal roles and to maintain popularity. Their physical beauty, which was consistent with elite notions of class and race, was depicted on postcards and in popular fashion and theatre magazines and newspapers. Finally, these actresses developed distinct 'personalities,' which were conveyed by their stage roles and in numerous photos and articles."--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Hading, Jane, -1941 > Exhibitions
- Lily Elsie, Miss, 1886-1962 > Exhibitions
- Burke, Billie, 1885-1970 > Exhibitions
- Hading, Jane
- Elsie, Lily
- Burke, Billie
- Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
- Hading, Jane, -1941
- 1800-1999
- Costume > History > 19th century > Exhibitions
- Costume > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
- Theater > France > History > Exhibitions
- Theater > Great Britain > History > Exhibitions
- Theater > United States > History > Exhibitions
- Fashion > History > 19th century > Exhibitions
- Fashion > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
- Costume > History > Exhibitions. > 19th century
- Costume > History > Exhibitions. > 20th century
- Fashion > History > Exhibitions. > 19th century
- Fashion > History > Exhibitions. > 20th century
- Costume
- Fashion
- Theater
- Schauspielerin
- Mode
- France
- Great Britain
- United States
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- History.
- Catalogues d'exposition.
- Note
- Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition, Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke, held at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, from January 17, 2012, through April 8, 2012.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Michele Majer -- Jane Hading. Dangerous and Influential women: actresses in nineteenth-century French culture / Lenard Berlanstein -- Jane Hading catalogue section / Michele Majer and BGC students -- Lily Elsie. Lucile and the theatricalization of fashion / Sheila Stowell -- Lily Elsie catalogue section / Michele Majer and BGC students -- Billie Burke. Stylish effervescence: Billie Burke and the rise of the fashionable Broadway star / Marlis Schweitzer -- Billie Burke catalogue section / Michele Majer and BGC students.
- ISBN
- 9780300181135
- 0300181132
- LCCN
- 2011042506
- OCLC
- ocn758099028
- 758099028
- SCSB-1629288
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library