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Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion, a podcast that explores the

who but when of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your host, April

Callahan, and Cassidy Zachary. April, I'm going to wager that you and many of

our listeners will instantly have an image come to mind when I say fashion,

vogue, and bathhouse. Well, I have so many gay friends that might conjure an

entirely different image in my mind. And happy pride, everyone. We must say this

is true. Happy pride. Yes, yes, yes. But I do know the editorial spread of which

you speak. Yes, of course, I am speaking about Deborah Turbaville's

multi-page bathhouse spread for the main 1975 issue of American vogue magazine,

which is comprised of some of the most iconic photographs in the history of

fashion, capturing an intimate, sensual portrait of women, notably taken by a

woman, which is really a powerful counterbalance to the in your face

sexuality that defined Turbaville's contemporaries, such as helmet Newton.

Front and center of that spread, April, is today's guest, Chris Royer.

And if you joined us Tuesday, you know that Chris was an in-house model and

news for famed designer Holston. She was also part of his in-house creative

design team that included Elsa Peretti and Joe Yula. She was also one of his

dearest friends. And today we'll learn more about her time as a top model at

vogue, her life as a Holstonette, and her instrumental role in creating the

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