Posted Feb 10, 2013 at 00:03 CET in Fashion and Hair.
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You may have seen some of these stunning and otherworldly photos of showgirls backstage at the Latin Quarter nightclub going around Pinterest. I tracked them back to the blog Honey Kennedy, and when I read that they were from LIFE magazine I immediately thought to check the LIFE archive if there was more to find from the same session.
Here’s the full set, shot by Gordon Parks, most likely sometime in the 50s.
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I’m Johanna Öst. I paint, draw, sew and more. I work as a confectioner at Pärlans.
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5 comments on “Backstage at the Latin Quarter”
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Hannah, leopardandlipstick.blogspot.co.uk
Wow you always find the best LIFE photos. I wish these show girl costumes would leap out onto the screen into my lap. I adore the brightly coloured tights! x
Ruby Armoire, rubyarmoire.blogspot.co.uk
Gorgeous, dream-like images, although there are certainly plenty of starkly realistic elements mixed in! It’s refreshing to see photos that haven’t been airbrushed to oblivion.
Ruby xx
Miss Fairchild, missfairchildscharmschool…
I LOVE these.
Sanne, gt-sanne2.blogspot.com
Very beautiful and very dreamy.
Jen, alittlebitofmejenphil.blogspot.com
Total awesome-ness! I love how it was more popular for women to be softer and rounder back then. And no fake tans!!
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