Miss Dietrich in a severely tailored suit- something she made chic for the fashionable woman. Seated next to her is the Earl of Warwick (Michael Brooke) and Cary Grant appears to be captivated by Phyllis Brooks.
Okay, I’m not quite sure about this outfit… But, I’m guessing it’s something Miss Dietrich wore while performing for the USO during WWII.
Lovely images. I adore her!
The top photo her face looks like porcelain. The men look captivated while Dietrich looks bored. Love it!
Bored and bemused!
That second outfit is questionable ……
And how!
Oh, yes she was! She can wear anything she’d want and I’d be fine with that ;-).
Love her bold sense of style – it’s kind of astonishing.
Dearest V
Who wouldn’t have wanted to look like Marlene?
Indeed, who wouldn’t have wanted to be Marlene!?!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Nothing but admiration over here!
Women in severely tailored suits. Whoo! Few could carry it off like Frau Dietrich! I recognize her mood in that pic too. She still looks great though. š
I like Ms Brooks’s hat too. Ms Lester have you ever considered “rocking” a chapeau?! I was eyeing a hat yesterday but attractive ladies really make them look chic.
The outfit in the second image looks like something Frank Gorshin would have worn as The Riddler…
We rock a broad brimmed straw number in the summer – although a parasol might be cooler. š
You would look tres chic with a parasol! The Audrey Hepburn of LA… š
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I’ve never seen the vest but part of her USO act was “Mindreading” act where she’d pretend to read a soldier’s mind. At some point she would say “Oh, I can’t talk about that.” Supposedly she was criticized for the sexual innuendo. It was a very different time.
Thanks, Lee. I did not know that!