Around the 70's burleque as a historic and original art form began dying out, as as early as the 1930's there was a social crackdown from the public, claiming burlesque to be obscene and distasteful, gradually leading to its downfall. Revived during the late 90's by indpependant entertainers wishing to bring the glamour and beauty back to burlesque, the foundations of what is now known as 'neo-burlesque' could be seen, bringing us to the style we see in modern day. Dita Von Teese is a famous name in this style, a lot of her looks inspired from 40's burlesque, but obviously with the corsetry and hints of modern day stylings.
1970s: Contemporary American cabaret, Liza Minnelli is a big name in this era, arty, stylised, nods to earlier decades, YMCA as an examples of 70's cabaret.
1980s and 1990s: Burlesque and cabaret really seemed to really die out during this time, with not a lot of examples I could find or read up on, showing that the decline in burlesque was predominantly around this time.
Early 90'-2000's: Neo burlesque revival, brighter colours, corsets, influences from previous eras, diffrerent varities of style, e.g. pastel, gothic, punk, rave, abstract, couture etc.
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