Saturday - November 21, 2009

WEEKEND WOMEN ….

Bet few if any of you know who this famous lady was.  Some might, I didn’t.  This pose was done because she was playing the role of one of the silent screens first sex symbols. Perhaps the first screen vamp. A nice quiet Jewish girl born Theodosia Burr Goodman, who became THEDA BERA.
But poor Miss Bera at her best would never match the glory that sometimes was ....

MARILYN MONROE

Here’s the actress being played by Marilyn, long, long before the screen had a voice and some real acting talent.

THEDA BERA

That Dear Viewers ..... was very serious ‘eye candy’ once upon a more innocent time. Although come to think of it, it got a bit more innocent AFTER this period, with censorship following the Fatty Arbuckle scandal of 1921. 

HAT TIP in HUGE way to BMEWS member RICKD94.
I was having what the Brits would call, “a spot of bother” in trying to locate certain ancient photos. Rick came to the rescue with a link where I found this absolute awesome beauty from the past.  In fact, his link sent me to other links where found a wealth of material for future use.  He also provided me with the information needed to make searches faster. So my thanks publicly to Rickd94.

Her name was SHELIA HAYES, the photo dates to 1913.  She was a well known actress of her time.

In the same period, EVELYN LAYE, 1917

One of my favorites from more modern times is ANGIE DICKINSON. Always did love this woman and thought she was gorgeous.

Last week I think I mentioned that it was hard finding what we might call pin ups past a certain age. Like say, 50. Hey, it’s true and maybe sad but age sucks and we all worship youth when we mostly looked our best.  Some still look good with plastic surgery but that can be overdone and it always shows.  I really wasn’t looking for this and found her in a news story.  She’s a former model, was in Vogue although that means nothing to me.  But this lady is 57 and while no raving beauty, she still looks darn good to me.  She says she’s been a a diet all of her life.  Women do that sort of thing, don’t they.  I can see no reason why this lady shouldn’t be included here.  But she is a bit on the thin side, don’t ya think?

MARIE HELVIN age 57.

This lady was actress JEAN AKERMAN, and I haven’t found the date of this photo. Pretty old though.

There has NEVER been a time when I wasn’t in love with ANN MARGARET. Yeah. Me and a zillion other males who believe women are actually creatures of magic and wonder. Like, we wonder what they’re really thinking and exactly what was it we did or said that got em angry cos we haven’t a clue.

I have no idea who this wondrous woman was ..... I have no name and only a date of 1880.  WOW.
Look at her waist.  That could not have been very comfortable and I have read that women in those times had trouble breathing.  Which gave rise to fainting which gave us the idea that women were somehow the more delicate gender subject to “the vapors.” No wonder with dress styles like this.
But they did look nice.  Going back even before this date, in the Georgian era, which btw was a very licentious age, ladies attending a ball in days before bras, wore muslin dresses which ended just below the breast and then pushed up their breasts. The style was called The Empire Line.  The top part of their gown was then made damp with water so that there was a see through appearance. This custom was worn even at garden parties, not just court balls.  There was also a high rate of illness among them.

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