#era: 1930s

[peachypaddys]

ten frames.

design for living (1933) — dir. ernst lubitsch

[sandradeelightful]

Joanna Vanderham as Pamela Luscombe in Dancing On The Edge

[marnigifshistory]

Joanna Vanderham as Pamela Luscombe in Dancing On The Edge

[miamaimania]

Echoes of the Past: Elena Rebinder's Typewriter Art from 1930's Russia

[so-i-did-this-thing]

[friendlessghoul]

The Illusion in Sherlock Jr. explained in Movie Magic & Mysteries: The Making of Sherlock Jr.

[lackadaisycats]

its my impression only,or i feel like Mitzi looks like if Joan crawlford and clara bow were the same being?

Like,am i getting crazy?

It's not crazy. Mitzi's looks are pretty heavily inspired by Clara Bow, and other stars/starlets of the silent era who wore a similar look. The cherub face, cupid bow lips, and dramatic eyes were very much in style in the 1920s.

Mitzi's got a much softer, rounder face than Joan Crawford in my mind. Crawford had bone structure to die for, but I can see what you're getting at, I think, around the eyes and brows. Here's Joan's 1920s look, where the photographer is really trying to emphasize eyes and lips while seemingly downplaying her facial structure. Her 1930s look really embraces the fact that she has an entire face.

[secretceremonies]

Facial studies for Mae West and Greta Garbo

[the-evil-clergyman]

Crows and the Full Moon (Japan 1930's)

[enyoalkis]

My personal favorite Met Gala 2024 looks compiled ✨

[peachypaddys]

ten frames.

the invisible man (1933) — dir. james whale

vfg31 horror film challenge: day 23 · gateway horror

[vintage-every-day]

WAMPAS Baby Star promo photo 1932: Eleanor Holm, Gloria Stewart, Lillian Bond, Ginger Rogers, Mary Carlisle and Toshia Mori.

[marnigifshistory]

Joanna Vanderham as Pamela Luscombe in Dancing On The Edge

[iridessence]

source

[alovelywaytospendanevening]

Pickfair was a sprawling estate in Beverly Hills, California purchased and further renovated in 1919 by silent film actress Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks, the "Queen and King of Hollywood." The 25-room mansion was named by combining parts of their last names ("Pick" + "fair").

Pickfair was considered one of the most celebrated private homes of America, and became a famous symbol of Hollywood glamour and excess in the 1920s/30s. It hosted iconic parties with famous guests like Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller, F. Scott Fitzgerald and presidents Coolidge and Roosevelt. Life magazine described it as “a gathering place only slightly less important than the White House… and much more fun.”

After divorcing Douglas Fairbanks in 1936, Mary Pickford married actor Charles "Buddy" Rogers and continued living in Pickfair until her death, in 1979. A new owner, actress Pia Zadora, eventually demolished the mansion in 1990, despite some outcry. Zadora later claimed the place was haunted: “You can deal with termites, and you can deal with plumbing issues, but you can’t deal with the supernatural.”

A new mansion stands on the site bearing no resemblance to the original Pickfair.

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

February: Coeli's Monochrome Picks

I'm No Angel / Mae West as Tira

Coeli's comment: "Wowza!"

The pre-code era strikes again, with Travis Banton as the designer. The slinky, low-cut gown with spiderweb wrap in the bottom photo looks positively demure next to the costume she's almost wearing in the other photos. In Tira's defense, she is a circus sideshow performer. However, it's not too hard to see why this movie was cited as one of the factors leading to the implementation of the Hays Code.

Classic lines:

"Oh, Beulah, peel me a grape!"

"Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men."

"When I'm good I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better."