...her marinara.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Dame Fashion Says:
Labels:
1950s,
animals,
cats,
Charles LeMaire,
Egyptian,
fashion,
Gene Tierney
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Barbecue At Burt's
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Hey...
Labels:
1980s,
DOMA,
gay,
Jim Henson,
Kermit the Frog,
marriage,
Miss Piggy,
muppets,
Supreme Court,
wedding
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
On The Boardwalk With Auntie Mame
Monday, June 24, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Reversal Of Fortunes
c. 1943:
c. 1953:
In 1943, Lucille Ball was the "Queen of the B's," freshly arrived at MGM after years of toiling in potboilers like Panama Lady (1939). The reigning Queen of the Lot was Greer Garson, hailed as the epitome of refined womanhood, and reveling in her Oscar-winning success as Mrs. Miniver (1942). A decade and several mediocre pictures later, Garson was on an irreversible career downturn, while Lucille, never having quite achieved top stardom as a movie star, was on her way to becoming a legend thanks to that new-fangled small box and a little something called I Love Lucy...
Labels:
1940s,
1950s,
furs,
Greer Garson,
hats,
Lucille Ball,
MGM
Thursday, June 20, 2013
She Has Spoken
"I think it is every woman's duty to make herself as attractive as her time and means permit. After all, there you are, in your person- a living symbol of the progress of art, science and imagination. To be as attractive as we can be is almost a civic duty; there are so many sad and ugly things in the world that I think women should say to themselves humbly, not with vanity, 'I will try to be as pretty as I can, so that when people look at me, they will feel refreshed. I will make an effort to be easy on the eye.'"
-- Ilka Chase
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Top Of The World, Ma! I'm Queen For A Day!
Put James Cagney in a dress and have him talk like Arlene Francis, and what do you get?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
We Never Will Forget...Jeanette MacDonald
Labels:
1930s,
1940s,
1960s,
Jeanette MacDonald,
Judy Garland,
MGM,
musicals
Karma Chameleon
Labels:
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
blondes,
hair,
Kenn Duncan,
Monique Van Vooren,
smoking,
wigs
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Poppies...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
"Would You Like a Breast or a Thigh?"
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Mount Everett
CHAD EVERETT
June 11, 1937 - July 24, 2012
A man equally at ease with a rope, a horse, and a dickie.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Happy Birthday Hattie
HATTIE MCDANIEL
June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952
"Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one."
Judy, Judy, Judy
JUDY GARLAND
June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969
"Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of someone else."
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Are You The Top?
Labels:
1930s,
1950s,
Bing Crosby,
Cole Porter,
Ethel Merman,
gay,
music,
musicals,
Richard Avedon,
smoking
Saturday, June 8, 2013
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