Crazy heightened theatrical makeup aside- Vivienne Westwood's Fall 2010 Collection is beautiful. Envision the runaway with the great Silent Goddesses: Mary Pickford, Zazu Pitts, Theda Bara, Gloria Swanson, Phyllis Haver, Phyllis Dean. I have always loved her flamboyant costumery and her talent at making smart wearable British fashion-
always done with a pinch of nostalgia lingering along the fringes of preWorld War II and taking it right to the edgy 80's Punk.
So true and even a little Alice in Wonderland in the mix...love your juxtaposition of pictures!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great eye for details!
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oh Yes, Victoria- very Alice indeed! You have the eye too.pgt
ReplyDeleteA post with Theda Bara! Always a good thing. Beautiful clothes. Vivianne Westwood really knows how to do this look. She practically invented it with her early pirate inspired collections. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteGreat images, and an excellent assessment of inspirational sources for this colletion.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the film stills from?
Dandy- theda bara, yes! I loved this collection, facial hair and all!
ReplyDeleteDebra- thanks, I have added a link to most of the images- silentladies.com an amazing place, I had a hard time finding a single source-but this one is great.