Le monocle

In the 1920s and '30s Paris was the centre of the lesbian world. In rowdy bars and refined apartments a vibrant subculture took flight allowing women...

Japan 1930/40's

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@HistoryInPix : le monocle a well known lesbian nightclub in paris 1932. https://t.co/efpuOwKBtr

Messy Nessy Chic on Instagram: "🤵🏻‍♀️🤵🏼‍♀️Inside a Parisian Lesbian NightClub of the 1930s… Montmartre after sundown in the 1920s/30s was a haven to struggling artists, bohemians, burlesque dancers, straying husbands as well as a vibrant gay & lesbian community. In Montmartre, they could often be found sitting together in groups on the café terraces, or at Le Monocle, one of the earliest and most famous lesbian nightclubs in Paris. The name, Le Monocle, came from a trend adopted by the…

1920s club

Youths of my generation learned about Brassaï from his eye-opening Secret Paris of the 30s (1976). There were pictures of thugs, bums, prostitutes, brothels, drag balls, lesbian bars, interracial dances—who knew such things even existed forty years earlier? But then our fascinated naïvety was rewarded by further contemplation of the photographs, which were humane, sympathetic, endlessly inquisitive, beautifully composed, and drew every possible bit of poetry from the enveloping cloak of…

Beatles at charity function 8-24-64 - with 5 of Dean Martin's kids - L-R Gina, Ricci, Dena, Dean Paul, and Gail Martin with Mom Jeanne Martin on far right.