Richard Wagner – Anti-Semite, Hero to Hitler – and Transvestite??

This is awesome:

Requesting “something graceful for evenings at home” he continues: “The bodice will have a high collar, with a lace jabot and ribbons; close-fitting sleeves; the dress trimmed with puffed flounces – of the same satin material – no basque at the front (the dress must be very wide and have a train) but a rich bustle with a bow at the back, like the one at the front) …”

Now that would be quite a fabulous Gesamtkunstwerk!