When Showgirls was unleashed upon the world 30 years ago, it was a chaotic blur of sequins, sweat, scandal, and sleaze. The controversy around Showgirls was so omnipresent that it saturated my childhood memories, but the parts I remember most are the costumes and makeup. Those books, she says, “were a very, very good influence” on the shapes and spirit of the Showgirls costumes. “He was absolutely, without a question, so committed to letting Showgirls be Showgirls,” she says. “Crystal was a bit more traditional in the way of a showgirl who did make it, and what showgirls were,” explains Mirojnick.