A wonderful vintage film of 1920′s women’s fashion from a Berlei lingerie advertisement ,
The grace and innocent elegance of the time is endearing.
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010Betty Grable No.1 Pin-Up Girl life
Friday, February 5th, 2010Betty Grable: I had the privilege of meeting this delightful lady on several occasions; Betty was the armed forces No.1 Pin-Up Girl everywhere during WW2 and brought enjoyment to millions more with her numerous musical films…
Most of Grable’s immediate ancestors were American, but her distant heritage was of Dutch, Irish, German and English stock.She was propelled into the acting profession by her mother. For her first role, as a chorus girl in the film Happy Days (1929), Grable was only 12 years old (legally underage for acting), but, because the chorus line performed in blackface, it was impossible to tell how old she was. Her mother soon gave her a make-over which included dyeing her hair platinum blonde.
For her next film, her mother got her a contract using a false identification. When this deception was discovered, however, Grable was fired. Grable finally obtained a role as a ‘Goldwyn Girl’ in Whoopee! (1930), starring Eddie Cantor. Though Grable received no billing, she led the opening number, “Cowboys.” Grable then worked in small roles at different studios for the rest of the decade, including the Academy Award-winning The Gay Divorcee (1934), starring 
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, where she was prominently featured in the number “Let’s K-nock K-nees”.
Grable’s later career was marked by feuds with studio heads. At one point, in the middle of a fight with Zanuck, she tore up her contract and stormed out of his office. By 1953, Zanuck was grooming Marilyn Monroe to replace Grable as the Fox’s resident sex symbol. Far from feeling threatened, on the set of How to Marry a Millionaire Grable famously said to Monroe, “go and get yours, honey! I’ve had mine”. It was at this point that Grable lost her father ‘Conn’ Grable in 1954, at age 71.
Statement Hair
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Hair straighteners can be used in many ways, and to create many different hair styles. A large number of celebrities, wanting to stand out and be noticed by the industry in order that they may find more fans, turn to stand-out hairstyles, so that they can carve out their own identity with their fans. In recent months this has been done to great effect by the pop singer Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stephani Germanotta. Lady Gaga has been a chart sensation throughout this year, and has attracted attention for a number of reasons. Aside from her catchy and popular songs, she has been noticed because of her alternative choice in clothes and her style overall, which is very different from most other celebrity singers.
Part of this style is her distinctive hair, which is moulded into shape with straighteners in order to create the trademark long, sharp look. Lady Gaga’s hair is completely straight, to fit in with the rest of her edgy look. Needless to say, without the use of hair straighteners the singer’s look would have none of the same edge or vibrancy that it is famed for. In fact, if she was not able to style her hair in this way, she is unlikely to have been able to create the image that she has now at all. Lady Gaga’s distinctive hair is very long, with a straight, thick block of fringe. It is also a very bright shade of peroxide blonde, a colour which would definitely not be as striking if it were to be in undefined curls or waves.
All together, the look is defined by the hair. It is therefore impossible, in some instances, of which this is an example, to create an attention grabbing statement style without the use of straighteners. This is widely known, and this is why using heat products on hair is now so important for the image. This is especially needed, as is clear, in the case of celebrity singers.
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Hairstyles of the 1920s
Sunday, January 10th, 2010A selection of fashion and styles during that great era.
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Promotional pencils.