Prince TripleThreat40 Symposium: Vanity 6 Presentation 1 Robin Shumays

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LIKE A (NASTY) GIRL’S GROUP? HOW PRINCE REFASHIONED & REIMAGINED THE ARCHETYPE OF THE ALL-GIRL SINGING GROUP by Robin Shumays
The beginning of the video for Vanity 6’s biggest hit “Nasty Girl” starts with three beautiful women emerging from what appears to be the ladies’ lounge of a nightclub. They are wearing matching form-fitting sheath dresses in different colors; not dissimilar to what many girl groups wore in previous years. Halfway through the song, they go back behind the doors and return wearing lingerie in styles revealing who they are underneath; Susan: the lolita, Brenda: the punk rocker, and Vanity: the sexy badass vamp. If the lyrics hadn’t already enlightened you, this wardrobe change was a definitive statement that this wasn’t going to be just another girl group.
This presentation will first examine the history of the “girl group” and the effect those performers had on fashion and style in their respective eras. Then, we will take a deeper dive to explore female sexual liberation of the 1960s, and the blaxploitation female action stars of the 1970s; what impact did they have on young Prince, and how was that conveyed through his vision for an 80s girl group? How did the lingerie-clad Vanity 6 make a statement of female empowerment for the modern 80s woman? Next, I will define the “characters” portrayed by Vanity, Susan, and Brenda. Finally, I will take a look at groups like TLC and Destiny’s Child and delve into the clear influence Vanity 6 had on them.
TripleThreat40 was a 3-day symposium, celebrating Prince for 40 years of the albums 1999, What Time Is It?, and Vanity 6 on Friday, March 31, 2023-Sunday, April 2, 2023, at NYU Tandon In Brooklyn, New York. You can find more info here: triplethreat.p....
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