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Mae West..I chose these pics (from bombshell.com) for how I associate it w/ fashion..

In the first pic, the costume was designed by Elsa Schiaparelli..this outfit had to be produced in black & sent back & forth from Hollywood to Schiap's studio in Paris, in order to accomodate to Mae's weight-gain..

In the second pic, I HAD a version of it w/ her standing up, but in this pic, you could see the applique work strategically positioned over the genitalia, so as to mask the nipples & vagina..It also had a fur trim..Even though the pic is from the 30's, it wouldnt seem out of place if that same outfit was shown in a couture show, say, from Gaultier or Galliano/Dior..(actually, Gaultier did do a similar trompe l'oeil piece for RTW, a sequined catsuit modelled by Naomi)..

Love Mae!