No Messy Ladies

This morning I saw a young lady walking down the street, intensely pounding the pavement as if she was late for her date or church or maybe trying to get home after a wild night out. She was probably doing the “walk of shame.” Shame. But I must say, “she looked marvelous.” She was inspired by 1940’s; a throwback to the good old days. She had pale skin a la Nicole Kidman; her visage looked as if she had dusted it with a light layer of white powder. Her cheeks were rosy and she had bright, bright red lips. The eyebrows were a tribute to Jean Harlow; she would have been proud and flattered. Her hair was carefully pulled back into a messy chignon. And twisted on the left side she had pinned a bunch of white flowers—I’m not sure they were real but the effect was perfection. Oh! The white gloves were a nice ladylike touch, except they were dirty.
 

Classic women: Veronica Lake and Bette Davis. Moviemaidens.com

She was dolled up from head to toes in what appeared to be vintage clothes. Her beautiful black velvet coat had the most fabulous feathery red fur around the neck. I could not believe that a 20 something woman was wearing a 1940’s inspired outfit. Her purple pencil skirt and clunky black high peep toes made the outfit stand out and made her a wonder of fashion. A lot of young women today look tousle, messy and untidy; sometimes it hurts not to be able to counsel them on what looks right on them or what is appropriate for their age. And it doesn’t have to be couture or designer clothes to look civilized, fashionable and age appropriate. More young people should look to the past and to the bright starts of yesteryears for inspiration [and reference] whenever defining their personal fashion style. I would suggest anyone looking at photographs of iconic women such as Ingrid Bergman, Veronica Lake, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth and the many other beautiful and talented women of the 40’s and the 50’s.

  

A beautiful and feminine look from Christian Dior Couture Spring '11.
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Iconic women from the golden age: Greta Garbo and Rita Hayworth. Moviemaidens.com



I’m in love with the spring 2011 couture looks from Christian Dior. Using the illustrations René Gruau created for Christian Dior during the golden age, John Galliano created a glamorous, decadent and splendid homage to a man whose work helped define a period in fashion. Gruau was a favorite of the fashion couture world of the 1940’s and 50’s. Galliano’s enduring and memorable spring couture collection is one for the ages.

An eternal and glamorous look from Dior Couture-1940's inspired.

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