The Lido de Paris Costume Designs contain 29 full color costume designs likely created for the Lido de Paris show in Paris, France which ran during the 1950s and 1960s. The designs are unsigned, but likely created by costume designer Louis Folco. Some designs match costumes worn in the 1956 "C'est Magnifique" show.
The Lido de Paris Costume Designs contain 29 full color costume designs likely created for the Lido de Paris show in Paris, France which ran during the 1950s and 1960s. The designs are unsigned, but likely created by costume designer Louis Folco. Some designs match costumes worn in the 1956 "C'est Magnifique" show. All designs are hand drawn and colored, and a number contain the show theme or dance number associated with the design, such as "Can Can showgirls," "Mambo," "Polka," "Jungle number for Bluebells," and "Muses."
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain in the order they were received.
Lido de Paris Costume Designs, approximately 1950-1969. MS-01088. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 2021 by Patrick Leibovici; accession number 2021-144.
In 2022, Sarah Jones rehoused the material and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.