#classic hollywood glam

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Guns N Roses at Canter's Deli, Los Angeles, June 12, 1985 Photographed by Jack Lue

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The beauty of Ava

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you can see me, you can't squeeze me

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Jane and Marilyn

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From the Archives: Cosplay the Classics: Greta Garbo

My closet cosplay of Greta Garbo based on her styling c. 1928-9

Commemorating 96 years since the release of The Mysterious Lady (1928), here's a little throwback from the archives!

Six years ago (early in my closet cosplaying days) I put together these self portraits and a short essay inspired by Greta Garbo's styling in 1928-9. The essay is a little paean to the construction of Garbo's glamour and star image:

Read more here!

While the look was inspired by Garbo's hair/makeup styling for The Mysterious Lady and The Kiss (1929), the photographs themselves were very loosely inspired by Edward Steichen's 1928 portraits of Garbo. (And when I say loosely, I mean loosely! My mind blanked on Steichen's name when I sat down in front of the camera, so I couldn't pull up reference images. These photos were exclusively based on my memory of the photos at the time! 😬)

Collage of the Steichen portraits I had in mind when I took my photos

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Jayne Mansfield

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Pictures from my Steel Panther Meet & Greet!!!💕🎸✨️🔥

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Izzy Stradlin performing at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, USA, photographed December 28, 1987. Photo credit: David Plastik

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Ava Gardner

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Pretty girls 1/♾️

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Elizabeth Taylor Vasquez 1892

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Smoothest kiss in film history?

The Pirate, 1948.

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"Diamonds & Black Tees: Vintage Glam 101" with all my love for Marilyn Monroe ❤️💎

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