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Lupe Vélez (1908-1944)Lupe Vélez (July 18th 1908-December 14th 1944), a Mexican born stage and screen actress, comedian, singer and dancer. Lupe performed in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s and made her first Hollywood film appearance in a short film in 1927. By the end of the decade, she was acting in full length silent films mainly in leading roles and made the transition to sound films without difficulty. Lupe made over 40 films in all before her death by suicide at the age of 36.
Anna May Wong in- City Butterfly (aka Pavement Butterfly), Dir. Richard Eichberg, 1929.Explore colleen_oeris1's 64723 photos on Flickr!
Natacha RambovaWhilst doing research for my post on Alla Nazimova, I stumbled across some beautiful pictures of Natacha Rambova, I had only vaguely heard of her, I decided to investigate further and found that she had a fascinating story. I was also blown away by her style, this woman clearly had elegance, style and artistic talent dripping from her fingertips which makes her a perfect model for this era in history, and she certainly knew how to work a turban... Rambova was born Winifred Shaughnessy in…
Part Two - new photos, new sample gowns!Hello again! Continuing on from last week's posting, here is Part Two from our recent Culture Bridal Couture photo shoots, showing our very latest sample designs, this time featuring the 1940's & 50's Vintage Glamour theme, shot in photographer Dario Gardiman's Erskineville studio (Sydney). Featuring some hot NEW "Culture" wedding dress styles, and re-working some of our more recent gowns seen in other shoots, we experimented with different hair & make-up styles, embracing our Vintage…