top hat and tuxedo in "Morocco"

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The "top hat and tuxedo in 'Morocco'" refers to Marlene Dietrich’s iconic gender-bending cabaret outfit from the 1930 film, widely celebrated as a landmark moment in cinematic style and queer fashion history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film costume
gender-bending costume
queer fashion icon
screen outfit
appearsInFilm Morocco NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Amy Jolly NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme female masculinity
performance of identity
sexual ambiguity
transgression of gender norms
cinemaEra Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED
costumeDesigner Travis Banton NERFINISHED
countryOfFilmProduction United States NERFINISHED
culturalStatus iconic film costume
landmark of queer fashion history
milestone of cinematic gender-bending
directorOfFilm Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1930
genreOfFilm melodrama
romantic drama
historicalContext early sound cinema
interwar period
includesGarment high-waisted trousers
tailcoat
top hat
tuxedo
white bow tie
white shirt
influenced drag king aesthetics
later representations of androgynous fashion in film
lesbian and queer visual culture
influencedBy European cabaret traditions
languageOfFilm English
linkedToStarPersona Marlene Dietrich’s androgynous image
medium black-and-white film
notableFor androgynous style
cross-dressing on screen
gender nonconformity
lesbian and queer readings
subversive performance of gender
notableMoment on-screen same-sex kiss with a female audience member
notableSceneType cabaret performance
performanceSpace nightclub stage within the film
portrayedByNationality German-born actress
producedByStudio Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
referencedIn fashion history analyses of tuxedo dressing for women
film studies scholarship on gender and sexuality
visualIconography woman in full evening dress traditionally worn by men
wornBy Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED

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Marlene Dietrich notableAppearance top hat and tuxedo in "Morocco"