In the song "All That Jazz" from the movie Chicago, what do these lyri!
Question: In the song "All That Jazz" from the movie Chicago, what do these lyrics mean!?
Why does Catherine Zeta-Jones' character say,
"I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down"!?
Why would anyone rouge their knees!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
"I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down"!?
Why would anyone rouge their knees!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
In the 1920s, which is when the movie takes place, it was considered VERY daring and promiscuous for a woman to show her knees and bare legs!. So I'm guessing she says she is going to rouge her knees to make them stand out even more without her stockings on!. Women back then only put a little on, but the extra red on their knees made the look a lot more daring because the knees stood out more!Www@Enter-QA@Com
One historical site visitor learned that the idea was to um - signal - to a certain young man in the vicinity !.!.!.
Pretty cryptic alright, how could the chosen guy know who it was meant for!? Www@Enter-QA@Com
Pretty cryptic alright, how could the chosen guy know who it was meant for!? Www@Enter-QA@Com
I always thougt it meant she was going to roll her stockings down and get down on her knees and give someone head!. That would hurt her knees and make them look all red!. But now that nobody else thinks that maybe I was wrong!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
In the so called "roaring twenties", flapper girls pursued many weird fashions!. They cut their hair short, bound their breasts to look flat chested, wore very short skirts, etc, etc!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
umm so their legs look great when they roll their stockings downWww@Enter-QA@Com