Evening Dress And Underslip

"Back Water Blues," Bessie Smith and James P. Johnson (1927)

This elegant evening dress designed by the House of Chanel, with blue silk and fringe, matches ideally with the blues of Bessie Smith and James P. Johnson. In “Back Water Blues,” Bessie Smith...

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