Category: fashion

November 7, 2012 /

Okay, I’ll probably have to spend a couple of weeks in purgatory for this one — but, Cecil B. was… somewhat grandiose and cantankerous… especially with Edith Head. This is an early effort by Miss Head done while assisting costume designer, Travis Banton. The marshmallow dress from THE GOLDEN BED:…

November 7, 2012 /

Later today I’m posting information about a wonderful production, “A Conversation with Edith Head” that will be at the Pasadena Playhouse November 8th – December 1st… But, first I’d like  you to see some theatrical wardrobe design and construction from 1928 – just a few years after Edith Head started…

November 5, 2012 /

A Warner Bros. picture directed by Irving Rapper, produced by Hal B. Wallis, starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Gladys Cooper. –

October 31, 2012 /

Trick or treat:

October 28, 2012 /

You know, I think I’ve mentioned this guy before (why, look at that – I did: http://vickielester.com/2012/06/21/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody/ ), but Busby Berkeley numbers ride the line between freaky, and fabulous. In rehearsal: – –

October 25, 2012 /

A real gun moll: If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know I have some pretty close ties to Hollywood and I bet you can guess which way I’m going to vote. Both my parents were active in the Civil Rights Movement and they both appeared in public and in…

October 24, 2012 /

I can’t get over these crazy saturated colors. Mr. Jack Lemmon:

October 23, 2012 /

Motion Picture Magazine:

October 22, 2012 /

This was Fred Astaire’s first film appearance in a film starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone: –