Rowe Sisters, Die Dame, 1927

Madame d’Ora :: Rowe Sisters. Revuegirls von Casino de Paris in Tüllkleidern mit Pailettener schienen. Die Dame 24/1927. | Showgirls from Casino de Paris in tulle dresses with sequins. Die Dame 24/1927. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Baronin Königwarter-Ulrich, 1928

Atelier d’Ora ~ Benda :: Baronin Königwarter-Ulrich. Porträt. Abzug 1928. | Baroness Königwarter-Ulrich. Portrait. Printed 1928.| src Albertina Museum

Actress in stage costume, 1923

Boris Lipnitzki :: Portrait d’une comédienne en costume orientalisant de Paul Poiret. La jeune femme représentée serait la cantatrice de Ninon Vallin à l’occasion d’une prestation en mai 1923 à l’Oasis, le théâtre du couturier. | Portrait of an actress in oriental costume by Paul Poiret. The young woman represented would be the singer of Ninon Vallin during a performance in May 1923 at the Oasis, the couturier’s theater. | src diktats
Boris Lipnitzki :: Comédienne en costume de scène, Paris, 1923.| src diktats

Portrait of Baroness Königwarter-Gunvor, Die Dame, 1927

Atelier d’Ora (Dora Kallmus) ~ Arthur Benda :: Baronin Königwarter-Gunvor. Porträt. Veröffentlicht von Die Dame 15/1927. | Baroness Königwarter-Gunvor. Portrait. Published by Die Dame 15/1927. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Margo Lion dressed as a poodle

Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg :: Actress and cabaret artist Margo Lion dressed as a poodle in the play ‘Es liegt in der Luft’ (‘It’s in the air’, music by Mischa Spoliansky, text by Marcellus Schiffer), theater ‘Komödie am Kurfürstendamm’, Berlin, 1928. Published in Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung (BIZ) 22/1928. | src Getty Images

Pantomime Pacifier Dance, 1976

Renate Bertlmann :: Zärtliche Pantomimen. Pantomime Schnuller-Tanz (Tender Pantomimes. Pantomime Pacifier-Dance), 1976. | src Sotheby’s | Renate Bertlmann began using rubber teats, rubber baby bottle nipples and condoms as substitutions for genitalia. These were also grafted onto wearable items, such as the mask and the crown or wig of udder-like nipples seen here.

Zärtliche Pantomimen, 1977

Renate Bertlmann :: Zärtliche Pantomimen. Pantomime Schnuller-Tanz | Tender Pantomimes: Pantomime Pacifier-Dance, 1977. | src Philomena Epps | Renate Bertlmann began using rubber teats, rubber baby bottle nipples and condoms as substitutions for genitalia. These were also grafted onto wearable items, such as the crown or wig of udder-like nipples seen here.