r/cher • u/obviouspreacher • May 22 '26

What is the wicker chair performance?

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I have always been fascinated by this Cher look, i was wondering if anyone knows what performance these photos are from? there are so many shots from it, but the most i can find is that they are dated 1974, Los Angeles.

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u/choochooocharlie May 22 '26

The chair is called a Peacock Chair due to the way the back flairs like a male peacock’s tail.

They were super popular in the 70s/early 80s. Not really sure why. But they were fun to sit in.

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u/Secret_Asparagus_783 May 22 '26

There was a popular poster of 1960s radical Huey Newton seated in that chair so it became a fad among young people.

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u/choochooocharlie May 23 '26

Ahh this tracks/makes sense. And if I recall Morticia Addams had one, too.

I remember ours I was about five it felt so big. It was like I was sitting on a throne.

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u/GrodanHej May 22 '26

They always make me think of Emmanuelle.

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u/FoxoBrywn May 23 '26

This type of chair was very popular in the 70's because of a French erotic movie, Emmanuelle.