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Here is the image of the back of Ellie's outfit. It's just as gorgeous from the back as the front.
I have to dash out for an appointment. I will pick this up again this evening when I return.
Knit travel suits like this would be very popular in the 1930s & many magazines published patterns on how to knit your own. I think Ellie's striped suit may have been somewhat inspired by the knit ensemble worn by the outlaw Bonnie Parker, which appeared in photos published the year before in 1933.
She wears the outfit with a cute, almost pixie style hat, worn tilted to one side, as was the trend in the 1930s. She completes the ensemble with black stockings & pumps - as revealed in the later (& infamous)"hitchhiking scene".
Ellie is at the bus station, wearing the now iconic "travel suit" of a striped top, belted w/ an ankle length skirt that was the height of 1930s fashion. The top has contrasting white cuffs & Peter Pan collar. Although the film is B&W, colorized images depict the outfit as a rust color & black.
Here is an image of the sweater, after he has removed the jacket. It is likely wool, & thin enough so to not bunch up when worn under the jacket.
The Norfolk jacket is a loose, belted, single-breasted tweed jacket w/ box pleats on the back & front, & a belt or half-belt. It was originally designed as a shooting coat that didn't bind when the elbow was raised to fire. Its origin is unknown, it may have been named for the Duke of Norfolk.
He peels off the trench coat to reveal a Norfolk jacket that is worn over a thin v-neck sweater & buttoned shirt with a tie. The ensemble ignited a 1930s trend of men wearing sweaters under their suits instead of the matching vest in an early form of "business casual".
Due to the runaway success of the film, Gable felt the trench coat was a "good luck" piece for him & he wore it again in several of his movies after.
I LOVE it!
When we first encounter Peter Warne (played to perfection by Clark Gable), he is having a drunken verbal brawl via telephone w/ his editor, much to the delight of his fellow drunken journalists. He is wearing a tan trench coat & the quintessential newsman's battered wool fedora.
Although it is identified by most as a dressing gown, after rewatching the film, I suspect it may be a satin jumpsuit with "beach pajama" style pants, based on the way it moves. But I can't find any info to back up my suspicion & it's hard to tell from photos.
In the first scene, we see American Heiress, Ellie Andrews (played by Claudette Colbert) arguing w/ her father (played by Walter Connolly) over her recent elopement. Ellie is wearing an Asian-inspired dressing gown w/ long voluminous sleeves, in a light color satin (possibly pink).
The film won 5 Oscars, but not for Best Costume Design - which wouldn't be a category until 1949. But the film did have a huge impact on 1930s fashion trends.
Fun fact: Colbert didn't expect to win the Oscar & didn't attend the ceremony. When she did win, she had to be fetched from Union Station.
The costumes for this iconic film were designed by American designer Robert Kalloch. He started in fashion design creating costumes for prima ballerina, Anna Pavlova & later for the Ziegfield Follies. He designed costumes for such films as "Lady for a Day" & "The Awful Truth".
It's #FilmFriday & this week we will look at the costumes worn by Claudette Colbert & Clark Cable in one of my all-time favorite classic films, 1934's "It Happened One Night". The film was made by Columbia Pictures, directed by the legendary Frank Capra & set the standard for the Rom-Com genre.
Carmel Myers in a portrait taken by her cousin Ruth Harriet Louise, 1925. Thanks to Carmel, Ruth’s photo talents became known to Louis B. Mayer and months later she was hired as MGM’s head of studio portraiture. She was just 22.
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(I had those sunglasses back in the 90s, btw)
Every Vionnet I see convinces me she was a genius.
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I actually gasped at some of the photos circulating on here from the most recent red carpet. As someone who entered adulthood in the #90s, I was reminded of “heroin chic.” Except now, replace “heroin” with “Ozempic.” (I’m guessing that’s what that is.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin_...
Acrylic painting of a Many Spotted Tiger Moth sitting on a Crassula Buddha's Temple succulent. Behind the succulent is a black and white fish scale pattern. In place of the moth's antennae are green vines holding a large human eye.
A tiny painting from 2021, featuring a Many Spotted Tiger Moth on a Crassula Buddha's Temple succulent. Was also the cover of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social last Fall.
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Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #moths #insects #nature #contemporaryart
A video glimpse into the incredible quilted art of textile artist, Bisa Butler & her inspiration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmCy...
Can't leave out the guys! Here's John Villa's review of the menswear looks at last night's Actor (formerly SAG) Awards.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ecHM6...
Here's Part 2 of John Villa's review of the fashion seen at last night's Actor (formerly SAG) Awards.
www.youtube.com/shorts/-A0K8...
The 32nd Annual Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) were last night. I did not watch them (yet - will pop over to Netflix), but fortunately, John Villa did. Here's Part 1 of his take on the evening's fashion.
www.youtube.com/shorts/NdDhK...
Lou Reed
March 2, 1942- October 27, 2013
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A royal blue lampwork bead bracelet on a leather strand.
A set of silver and blue micro mosaic earrings with dark faceted stones and little bones and skulls in the center.
A light blue polymer iris necklace on a silver tone chain
A blue, black, and purple beaded necklace with a white and blue glass pendant.
Monday doesn't have to be blue unless you want it to be. 💙
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Maybe she's a Goth Teletubbie?
Iris Apfel
August 29, 1921 - March 1, 2024
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