Billie Holiday’s gowns and gardenias were an assertion of dignity
Holiday later used the trappings of that world — the music, alcohol and drugs as well as the gowns and minks — to create a ...
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Jill Stuart
With references to 1930s gauzy ball gowns, Victorian mores, and even a Goth attitude, the dresses incorporate lacy appliqués and cutouts, ribbon trimming and intricate beaded details; in ...