She was known as a performer in the Weimar period, but also for her reputation of drugs and sleeping around with both men and women. The daughter of a very skilful violinist. She appeared first on stage in 1917 and quickly made headlines for her erotic dancing in the nude and her scandals private life, where she would have many affairs and be addicted to acolol and cocaine. Otto dix a famous painter in this period was fascinated by her lifetyle and character and painted a lot of portraits of what his vision was that she portrayed.
She defined the decadence of Berlin of its time, by the drug use and her outlandish performances. As she was addicted to cocaine she also had a famous concoction which she would make up that included chloroform and ether both lethal substances. She would dip this into a white rose and slowly chew away the petals to get the high she wanted.
As a stage perfumer her main aim was to shock and cause havoc among the audience. She would perform fantasy pieces with her then husband Sebastion droste such as- Sucide, Morphuim and Mad house.
Her hair and make up was simple, however as read when she's performing you could tell she was wearing make up. The popular colours of the 1920s were green and turquoise which I think she would have worn as she was also famously known to have bright red hair.
Her hair without it being red, was black and short. Was sometimes curled, wavy or straight. It was mainly short and shaped into a bob. She also wore many headress and hair accessories in her hair.
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