Jan 31, 2010

Forties Fashion: "I'm Patricia Powwww-derrrr...."

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILM CLIP HAS BEEN KNOWN TO INDUCE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.  DO NOT WATCH IMMEDIATELY AFTER EATING.

From "The Dolly Sisters," starring Betty Grable.  Costumes by Orry-Kelly.

1915 has never looked more 1945.  

10 comments:

  1. I particularly like Mascara's dress. And I love how the 1915 Follies sound like 1945 as well!

    You sure do post some gems, Peter! Thanks for the giggles.

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  2. Yep...shoulder pads and draping all over the place.

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  3. The rouge pouf is scandalous!!

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  4. Good god. I couldn't even finish. I usually really enjoy those campy movies, but that was too much even for me. I can't tell you how much I get a charge out of these movie clips. I watched many of these as a kid and it's like a walk down memory lane!

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  5. Wow, those costumes are amazing! How have I never seen this?

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  6. Amazing is one word for it. Tasteless is another!

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  7. Thank you, Kind Sir, for introducing this clip into my life. A thousand lipsticked kisses to you!

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  8. The woman who sang as the mascara, is the wife on the old sitcom I think was called "the moonlighters". You know, the one with the husband saying something like "one of these days...POW to da moon!"

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  9. wow. that is all. just WOW.

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  10. I've never seen breasts that stared back before...

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