Constellation

Marlene Dietrich: queering gender onscreen

Created by Jini Maxwell

Featured in this constellation

Flipping dress codes and gender expectations  

Morocco

Victor/Victoria

The Politician

Work in Progress

Pose

Marlene Dietrich is an icon of queer style – from her proud bisexuality to her scandalous decision to wear a tuxedo on the red carpet. This constellation explores androgyny, gender non-conformity and drag on screen in the century since Dietrich's performance in Morocco (1930).