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Albertina Rasch Girls Rio Rita

Albertina Rasch Dance Group in costume for Rio Rita (1927). Photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnson.
Albertina Rasch Dancers in costume for Rio Rita (1927). Photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnson.
Albertina Rasch Dancers in costume for Rio Rita (1927). Photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnson.
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, wearing Mexican-style costumes, in the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, wearing Mexican-style costumes, in the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, wearing Mexican-style costumes, in the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)
The Albertina Rasch Girls, sixteen ballet dancers, standing on point, wearing white ballet costumes, for the production of Rio Rita, at The New Ziegfeld Theater. Published in Vanity Fair, April 1927 (Photo by Florence Vandamm / Condé Nast / Getty Images)

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Edward Jean Steichen :: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, 1925. Gelatin silver print. Vanity Fair. | src National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Edward Jean Steichen :: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, 1925. Gelatin silver print. Vanity Fair. | src National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Colette, Vanity Fair, 1935

Edward Jean Steichen :: French writer Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), in a tweed coat and black polka dot dress, seated with both elbows on an arm chair, next to a glass-topped table set with a vase with flowers. Vanity Fair, 1935. | src Getty Images

Actress Elisabeth Bergner, 1935

Edward J. Steichen :: Actress Elisabeth Bergner in a dark wool knit cardigan, white shirt and black pants, seated in profile on the floor, holding her knees to her chest, in the play Escape Me Never. Vanity Fair, 1935. | src and hi-res Getty Images

dancer Margaret Severn, 1920s

Edward J. Steichen :: Dancer Margaret Severn in costume striking a pose with one arm above her head and the other holding her skirt hem. Vanity Fair, 1920s. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Harriet Hoctor, Vanity Fair, 1932

Edward Jean Steichen :: American dancer, Harriet Hoctor on pointe in an arabesque, wearing all black costume which includes a cap. Vanity Fair, 1932. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Actress Carol Stone, 1934

Edward Steichen :: Actress Carol Stone with dark hair combed in an upsweep style, wearing a white satin ruffled costume, reclining on a sofa, with one hand behind her head. Vanity Fair, 1934. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Lupe Velez, 1932

Edward J. Steichen :: Mexican actress Lupe Velez with hair parted in the center, sitting in the corner of a couch, with her legs on the it, embracing herself, looking with a direct stare. Published in Vanity Fair, 1932. | src and hi-res Getty Images