#véra

[mrchill]

Vera, portrait with the jewel box © Chill · +

[maribellablack]

"My tenderness, my happiness, what words can I write for you? How strange that although my life’s work is moving a pen over paper, I don’t know how to tell you how I love, how I desire you. Such agitation — and such divine peace: melting clouds immersed in sunshine — mounds of happiness. And I am floating with you, in you, aflame and melting — and a whole life with you is like the movement of clouds, their airy, quiet falls, their lightness and smoothness, and the heavenly variety of outline and tint — my inexplicable love. I cannot express these cirrus-cumulus sensations."

- Vladimir Nabokov's love letter to his wife, Véra ❤️

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue March 1, 1970

Marisa Berenson in bottle green pantsuit - the jacket is a beautiful tailoring piece with shirt cuffed sleeves and large patch pockets, accented with brass buttons, white shank and belt. on good straight pants. By Originala. Véra scarf. Belt by Elegant. Grandoe gloves. Gucci bag. Shoes with black patent buckles: Henri Bendel.

Marisa Berenson en tailleur-pantalon vert bouteille - la veste est une belle pièce de couture avec des manches à revers de chemise et de grandes poches plaquées, agrémentée de boutons en laiton, d'une tige blanche et d'une ceinture. sur un bon pantalon droit. Par Originala. Foulard Véra. Ceinture par Elegant. Gants Grandoe. Sac Gucci. Chaussures à boucles vernis noires : Henri Bendel.

Photo Bert Stern vogue archive

[wedarkacademia]

Vladimir Nabokov, Letters to Véra

[daguerreotypen]

Les Diaboliques Diabolique Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955

[antronaut]

Véra Szekely - Bas-relief (1960)

[weirdlookindog]

Véra Clouzot in Les diaboliques (1955)

[dailyrothko]

Véra Cardot and Pierre Joly

A visitor in a moment of contemplation is captured at the Mark Rothko exhibit, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 1962-1963

The original exhibit was organized and originally shown at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1961 Gelatin silver print International Council and International Program Records, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York artwork © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[Note: This poll is a re-do of an older poll, as the original poll received less than 2,000 votes.]

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Eleanor Parker (Scaramouche, The Sound of Music)— Eulogized as a ravishing beauty who's looks were merely ornamental to her craft, feast your eyes on Eleanor Parker. Listen! I know you're thinking of the Baroness in Sound of Music and saying NO I won't protect the woman who tried to steal him from Maria but forget about that (like you personally wouldn't shoot your shot with Plummer)! The trailer for Scaramouche describes her character Lenore as "The glamourous queen of the nightlife of Paris. A flame-haired wildcat" and this is a woman who was able to pull off that role, and you get the vibe she was like that irl too. There's a story about her changing hair colors that never fails to make me laugh. Take note of her stunning eyes! Her amazing legs! And to see her in motion is to make note of the aura about her, she has an amazing presence. Fall in love with Eleanor Parker today, and make your vote count!

Véra Clouzot (Diabolique)—at the end of Diabolique she’s running around in just a nightgown and my roommate had to slutshame me because I kept getting distracted from the plot by a hint of nipple or her backlit legs also her hair looks great in that movie

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut]

Eleanor Parker:

“When I’m spotted somewhere, it means that my characterizations haven’t covered up Eleanor Parker the person. I prefer it the other way around.” So shy she was actively nervous about winning awards in person, her personal life remains mostly behind the scenes. But on screen? she was a force majeure. It's a shame the role most people remember her in is the Baroness in The Sound of Music, but then again, it did make Christopher Plummer reminisce upon her passing “I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever.”

Listen we all know Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews had insane chemistry but the Baroness deserves some love too! She has such a glamorous presence but not in a hard way

She will be known as the fabulous baroness in TSOM, but she was so much more than that. Just as comfortable in westerns or melodrama, the scheming other woman, and the beauty that wins the heart of every man in town.

Véra Clouzot

[arsene-fixates]

Kisses, my love, deep ones, to the point of fainting.

[davidhudson]

Vladimir Nabokov, April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977.

Dictating to his wife, Véra. 1958 photo by Carl Mydans.

[creepynostalgy]

Véra Clouzot and Simone Signoret on set of Les Diaboliques (1955)

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue January 1, 1962

Dorothy McGowan wears a blue Anglo wool tweed suit by Frechtel. Red and white silk scarf by Véra. Black kid leather gloves by Van Raalte. Beauty note: Lanolin Plus Lipcolor Plus is called Red for Real.

Dorothy McGowan porte une tailleur bleu en tweed de laine anglo par Frechtel. Écharpe en soie rouge et blanche par Véra. Gants en cuir de chevreau noir par Van Raalte. Note beauté : Le Lipcolor Plus de Lanolin Plus s'appelle Red for Real.

Photo Irving Penn

vogue archive

[petaltexturedskies]

The weather this morning was so so: dullish, but warm, a boiled milk sky, with skin—but if you pushed it aside with a teaspoon, the sun was really nice, so I wore my white trousers.

Vladimir Nabokov, in a letter to Véra dated 10 June 1926

[esqueletosgays]

LES DIABOLIQUES (1955)

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cinematography: Armand Thirard