It's amazing how risque these costumes were at that time...also, how odd to see grown up women, rather than teenage types, a la Britney Spears, wearing them.
Belle de Ville - "how odd to see grown up women, rather than teenage types, a la Britney Spears, wearing them." Odd, but refreshing - even when La Crawford accessorizes her harem outfit with ankle-strap f*ck-me heels.
atcc - You know, as much as I love Ursula Andress, Daliah Lavi and "The Look of Love," I have never been able to sit through Casino Royale. I find it unfunny and interminably long!
AtStirred, Straight Up, with a Twist, it helps to remember that it is permanently 1962 (give or take a decade); and that the problems of the real world can be solved with a touch of glamour and a dash of style.
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It's amazing how risque these costumes were at that time...also, how odd to see grown up women, rather than teenage types, a la Britney Spears, wearing them.
ReplyDeleteBut you left out Joanna Petite in that wonderfully shot Casino Royale Javaesque dance routine! She was captivating (and hysterical)
ReplyDeleteBut you left out Joanna Petite in that wonderfully shot Casino Royale Javaesque dance routine! She was captivating (and hysterical)
ReplyDeleteI've actually been known to strike a lot of these poses.
ReplyDeleteBelle de Ville - "how odd to see grown up women, rather than teenage types, a la Britney Spears, wearing them." Odd, but refreshing - even when La Crawford accessorizes her harem outfit with ankle-strap f*ck-me heels.
ReplyDeleteatcc - You know, as much as I love Ursula Andress, Daliah Lavi and "The Look of Love," I have never been able to sit through Casino Royale. I find it unfunny and interminably long!
Jill - Photos, please.
That bottom photo is Gina throwing down in Solomon and Sheba. And when I say throwing down I mean THROWING DOWN.
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