The Happy Vagina Podcast With Leslie Zemeckis
Leslie Zemeckis is a best-selling author, actress, writer and award-winning documentarian. Leslie’s critically acclaimed films include Behind the Burly Q, the true story of old-time burlesque in America which ran on Showtime. The film was championed by such publications as USA Today and The New Yorker reveals the never-before told stories of the men and women who worked in burlesque during its Golden Age; Bound by Flesh about Siamese twin superstars Daisy and Violet Hilton which debuted at number 5 on Netflix, and Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer chronicling the extraordinary story of the world’s first female tiger trainer, Mabel Stark, in the early part of the 20th century.
She the author of three best-sellers,Behind the Burly Q, the definitive oral history of burlesque,Goddess of Love Incarnate; the Life of Striptease Lili St. Cyr and Feuding Fan Dancers, about Sally Rand, Faith Bacon and the golden age of the showgirl. She is currently working on her fourth book.
As an actress she has worked in films alongside Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, and Jim Carrey. She currently co-stars in the film From Zero to I Love You opposite Richard Lawson.
Zemeckis continues to specialize in women in American pop culture from the early part of the 20th century Zemeckis is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post, Medium, Talkhouse and has written for W Magazine and Stork Magazine. She has presented her work and spoken at panels and Universities including Santa Barbara City College, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, The Chicago Club,Chicago History Museum, MoMa, Burlesque Hall of Fame, Burly Con.
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1920’s Flapper Dress Restored by Jan’s Restoration & Dry Cleaning
The Road To Restoration
We have had the pleasure of working closely with Jan’s Restoration and Dry Cleaning in Clio, MI. We commissioned Jan and her team to clean, reinforce and update this amazing 1920’s green and pink beaded dress…
This beautiful 1920's flapper dress caught my eye back in 2016 when I saw it for sale through Guermantes Vintage. At that time I was really starting to grow my costume collection. Guermantes Vintage has some of the best one of a kind pieces found all over the world. After seeing the green and pink beaded beauty, I knew I had to have it. Around the same time I read an article about an old vintage piece that was restored and resurrected by Jan's Restoration and Dry Cleaning in Clio, MI.
Jan along with Caroline, the head seamstress have passion for these historical pieces like no other, which led me to appoint them as our main go to restoration and cleaning business. Over the years Jan and her team have handled some of my favorite pieces, giving them new life and the ability to be shown on stage.
They reinforced the chiffon, hand beaded all missing strands and re-constructed the dress with ties on the side so it can be taken on and off. Caroline, in total she spent 20 hours on hand beading and reinforcing this 1920’s flapper dress.
Photos by: Madison Hurley