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Hilda Wetton's 'fan dancers' extended a form of entertainment seen at the popular Windmill Theatre to the nightclub scene; historically, the dancers dodged censorship laws that forbade nudes to move on stage by skilfully manipulating a set of ostrich feathers so as to titillate though never reveal all. Hilda also designed for the notorious Murray's Cabaret Club. Her designs are immediately recognisable from their showgirls' long eye-lashes, rouged lips and coy expressions.
Literature:
Levy, Benjamin, 'Murray's Cabaret Club: Discovering Soho's Secret', (The History Press), 2019. Foreward by Dita Von Teese.