The favored ensemble of Gladys Bentley, a performer during the Harlem Renaissance - a white top hat & tuxedo. Sometimes she opted for black. She was openly lesbian.
The favored ensemble of Gladys Bentley, a performer during the Harlem Renaissance - a white top hat & tuxedo. Sometimes she opted for black. She was openly lesbian.
The favored ensemble of Gladys Bentley, a performer during the Harlem Renaissance - a white top hat & tuxedo. Sometimes she opted for black. She was openly lesbian.
The favored ensemble of Gladys Bentley, a performer during the Harlem Renaissance - a white top hat & tuxedo. Sometimes she opted for black. She was openly lesbian.
The favored ensemble of Gladys Bentley, a performer during the Harlem Renaissance - a white top hat & tuxedo. Sometimes she opted for black. She was openly lesbian.
Compare this to lesbian fashion during this time period in Europe: https://twitter.com/minsooky/status/1352275206409252865
I know some people view fashion as shallow, but it’s an important part of history. Fashion doesn’t just evolve in a vacuum, without being influenced by other factors, like sexual orientation, race, class, gender, women’s rights etc
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