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Fashion in Song – In These Shoes? (2000) by Kirsty MacColl

Posted on 2018-12-06 by Jonathan

I once met a man with a sense of adventure He was dressed to thrill wherever he went He said: Let’s make love on a mountain top Under the stars on a big hard rock I said: In these shoes? … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Lydia the Tattooed Lady (1939)

Posted on 2018-11-04 by Jonathan

There are several songs about tattooed women, but one of the best is by Groucho Marx. Lydia the Tattooed Lady, was written in 1939 by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen, and was famously performed by Groucho Marx in the 1939 film … Continue reading →

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The First Paper Clothing Fad: 1889 – 1893

Posted on 2018-09-25 by Jonathan

The late 1960s fad for disposable paper clothing resulted in some mad, mod dresses in flower power prints, but this was the second time paper clothing was a fad. The first time was 80 years earlier, and it all began … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Dance! The Paper Vest Galop – 1889

Posted on 2018-09-24 by Jonathan

The piano music for the Paper Vest Galop dance was written by John E. Fancher, and was published by the R. C. Mudge Paper Clothing Company of Port Huron, Michigan in 1889 to celebrate and promote the latest fashion – … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Got a Pair of New Shoes (1937)

Posted on 2018-09-04 by Jonathan

From the 1937 film Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry, Judy Garland sings this song, or parts of it, throughout the film: I spent my money today on something I had my heart set, Just like a lady in vogue I feel like … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Dedicated Follower of Fashion (1966)

Posted on 2018-08-27 by Jonathan

This song is lampooning the Carnaby street world of English mod boutique culture and those who followed every latest craze. The Kinks songwriter Ray Davies claims he wrote the lyrics for Dedicated Follower of Fashion after having an argument with a … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Fashion (2009)

Posted on 2018-08-08 by Jonathan

I am, I’m too fabulous I’m so, fierce that it’s so nuts I live, to be model thin Dress me, I’m your mannequin J’adore Vivienne habillez moi, Gucci, Fendi, et Prada. Valentino, Armani too. Merde I love them Jimmy Choo … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Fashion Pack (1979)

Posted on 2018-07-18 by Jonathan

Amanda Lear’s Fashion Pack disco hit charted during the summer of 1979. The song is about the fashionable lifestyle of Studio 54 denizens, and includes references to Yves St. Laurent, Lou Lou Falaise, Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily… It was … Continue reading →

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Patent Fashions – 1937 Shoes

Posted on 2018-07-06 by Jonathan

American design patent D104,965 was granted June 15, 1937 for 3 1/2 years to John J. Doucette, of the Pedigo shoe company of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded as the Pedigo-Weber Shoe Company by 43 year old James Pedigo in 1912 … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Song – Take Back Your Mink (1955)

Posted on 2018-06-30 by Jonathan

The burlesque number Take Back Your Mink was written by Frank Loesser, composer and lyricist for Guys and Dolls which premiered on Broadway in 1950. The play’s writer Abe Burrows was selected as the winner of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Drama but because he … Continue reading →

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