Long Before Lady Gaga
There was Gerald (and Sara) Murphy:
Looking comfortably mechanical at the Comte Étienne de Beaumont’s Automotive Ball in 1924.
P.s. How awesome is it that there was such a costume ball?
P.p.s. Looks like Gerald’s costume came complete with a revved up engine under the hood!
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Joshuah Bearman has written about CIA missions, aspiring Fabios, and the world's greatest Pac Man player. Yes, it was he who blew the lid off the story of the great rodent disaster of 2003, when giant gerbils invaded inland China. Joshuah has written for Harpers, McSweeneys, Wired, Rolling Stone, and contributes to This American Life.
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December 21st, 2009 at 6:03 pm
That is reasonably (a) insane and (b) brilliant. However, long before this zany crew, there was a certain Sun king complete with birdcages in wigs and three-foot panniers EITHER SIDE of skirts. Yeah.