Caprice
by Charles Ludlam

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Synopsis

The comical and tragical history of Claude Caprice, tastemaker and couturier, from the master of the Ridiculous.

Caprice introduces Babushka, the world's first live fashion model, the bra-called "freedom" the "gownless evening strap," and the ultimate fashion statement-sackcloth and ashes-in his keen competition with arch-rival Twyfibrd Adamant, who uses Tata, a fashion spy, to undermine Caprice and his lover Adrian.

Baroness Zuni Feinschmecker is a slave of fashion, and her husband Harry discovers the world of fashion-and a new sexual identity-in the House of Caprice.

Caprice is a comic delight, containing a uniquely unapologetic presentation of overtly homosexual characters.

The Ballet du Macquillage-a dance for lipstick, powder, rouge, and mascara-is not to be missed.