In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Frou-Frou in fashion, from its Belle Époque origins to the (New) Romantic taffeta explosion of the 1980s to the coquettish hyper-femininity of today's thotwear and couture alike. Over the course of over 150 years of fashion history, we weave together the can-can harlots of the Moulin Rouge, Princess Di's flounced and frilled wedding party, and the subversive stylings of Cafe Forgot.
Links:
Fashion History Timeline: 1860s
Le Frou-Frou magazine covers
Down with Frou Frou by Elizabeth Taylor and Lou Wilson
John Duka on Reaganite fashion in the NYT
The Vogue History of 20th Century Fashion: 1981
"Setting Free the Frou Frou" by Barbara Ehrenreich and Jane O'Reilly
The Laura Ashley Collab Universe
Fanci Club's Lethal Roses collection
Fabian Kis-Juhasz
Sophia Dowling on The Return of 1980s Decadence
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