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I'm not sure what show this is.

From Pinterest;

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/138133913541075016/

Folies Bergere - Tropicana - Las Vegas

From the UNLV library:

https://www.library.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/styles/featured_max_width/public/images/blogs/sho000578.jpg?itok=0m2kdZrQ

https://www.library.unlv.edu/whats_new_in_special_collections/2015/05/exhibit-highlight-french-connection.html

Pure Cheesecake

A very rich diet.  A perfectly composed classic cheesecake shot from Spic or Span magazine.  Bring back the Fifties.

From Damsel Lover's Tumblr blog:

http://damsellover.tumblr.com/post/136415612856/1960s

Beneath the Surface

... is the title of a photo show in London, with material from the V&A Museum.  The photographer is Thurston Hopkins from 1958.  The TimeOut site offers a review of the show:

http://www.timeout.com/london/art/beneath-the-surface
(the above photo is 8/8)

Satin and Ruffles

Satin and ruffles

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-photo-of-Crowd-claps-their-hands-as-the-woman-dances-on-the-dance-floor-/141867007078?hash=item2107eebc66:g:95QAAOSwT~9WiAO7

Fasching Frauleins

Another great classic photo offered on German EBay:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Gr-Foto-Fasching-erotisches-Damenballett-Variete-Tanz-Gruppe-101-/371524344506?hash=item5680939aba:g:EzwAAOSwJkJWiptm

The dancers are not identified, but the description indicates they were performing at a Fasching show.

Some cameos:

Another Fasching performance:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2014/04/villacher-fasching-1963_4.html

Prom Dress

From demure to daring.

At:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pin-Up-Photos-c1955-young-woman-in-a-prom-dress-showing-legs-stocking-tops-/370842603136?hash=item5657f10e80:g:ee4AAOSwd4tTyF1D

Coup de Vent

A favorite theme of Edwardian/Twenties illustrators finds new life in this nice depiction of the hazards and delights of a windy day.

From:

http://olderoticart.tumblr.com/post/135841681713

Other coup de vent images:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=coup+de+vent

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/tagged/coup%20de%20vent

Tropicana - Folies Bergere - 1960s

A sensational photo from an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAN-CAN-DANCER-Original-1960s-UPI-8-x-10-Press-Photograph-vv/361462695630?

The dancer and venue are not identified, but I'm sure she's from the Folies Bergere show at the Tropicana in Las Vegas:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=tropicana

Young Yva Richard?

Two more from the classic hoop skirt series.  I think this is from the studio of Yva Richard, and the model may be the young Ms. Richard.

From these ebay auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/c1925-Risque-Photo-Reclining-Woman-Showing-Bloomers-Under-Hoop-Skirt-/252006221071?hash=item3aacbdc50f:g:Rp4AAOSwa39UwbRv

http://www.ebay.com/itm/c1925-Risque-Photo-Woman-Bloomers-Wide-Hoop-Skirt-/361231257852?hash=item541b0f90fc:g:ToQAAOSwa39Utc-X

More from this series:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2014/07/silk-stockings.html

Note the similarity to this artwork from La Vie Parisienne:

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/image/135577439382

More hoop skirts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=hoop

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/tagged/hoop%20skirt

More about Yva Richard:

"Although we associate the name Yva Richard as a person, this was, in fact, a firm. The name is derived from the husband wife team, L. Richard and his wife, Nativa (NatYVA) or YVA RICHARD. The couple operated a successful business from the period of 1913-1939, using different photographers and artists to represent the models, selling prints and primarily marketing erotic lingerie for a mail distribution catalog of fetish lingerie. The couple took great pains in displaying a level of respectability with their brochures, mainly by listing the names and occupations of the models. As the bondage market became "the vogue", Yva Richard's publicity featured fetishistic accessories and s/m accouterments, including leather corsets, kid gloves, handcuffs, dog collars with leashes, and bondage gear using his wife, Nativa as the model."

From:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/bidzibidzi/sets/72157622821880655/

Google Yva Richard for examples of their work.

Slightly French

A still photo of Dorothy Lamour and the chorus in a "slight cancan" number from "Slightly French".  The set decor exceeds the dance number in the film.

See the original and more vintage Hollywood glamour photos at the Flickr site of thetag1:

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/28326190@N08/5526658245/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28326190@N08/page1/
(includes some nudity)

Prior "Slightly French" posts and links to the video:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2013/07/slightly-french.html

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2010/04/slightly-french.html

Viva La Diva Showgirls

Complementing today's post at Club CCD:

http://clubccd.blogspot.com/2016/01/viva-la-diva-showgirls.html

Paris 1970

A pair of photos from 1970.  I'm not sure which Paris show these are from.

From these EBay auctions:

http://www.ebay.it/itm/1970-ca-PARIS-CABARET-Ballerini-durante-spettacolo-di-can-can-Foto-30x20-/311488669172?hash=item48862be5f4:g:sWwAAOSwcdBWTgAL

http://www.ebay.it/itm/1970-ca-PARIS-CABARET-Ballerini-durante-spettacolo-di-can-can-Foto-30x20-cm-/361432600324?hash=item54270fcf04:g:8VYAAOSwFGNWTgEp

Les Girls

Les Girls cut loose at the Margate County Youth Club Variety Show - circa 1961.

From:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/B1-8-ephemera-1961-picture-margate-county-youth-club-les-girls-can-can-/262204790365?hash=item3d0c9f965d:g:468AAOSwWnFWAVle

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