Stirred, Straight Up, with a Twist

Costume sketches for Lucille Ball by Bob Mackie 

MITZI GAYNOR September 4, 1931

Compare and contrast.

Ann-Margret goes to Rio. With a stop in the Castro to pick up some safety gays.

...poppies will make me sing 'em all, and we'll stay ALL NIGHT!

...Mrs. Vreeland and Avedon absolutely adored Cher?     ...Cher could work a frock better than most actual models?       ...

QUEEN ELIZABETH II April 21, 1926

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She will, she will, she will! We hope you have some togetherness this weekend, darlings!

"Too thin is too thin, especially when you get older and all the veins show... Diana Ross looks like she just arrived from Ethopia....

Diana Ross, 1973 Ginger Rogers, 1942

We can only dream that Lucy croaked out "Love Child."

Picture it, New York, 1978: Merv Griffin and his guests -- Ethel Merman , Shelley Winters and Alexis Smith -- discuss Broadway, Chita Riv...