1920s Actresses (February 2004 - November 2010)

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by Marisa@Feb 20th, 2004 - 12:58 pm
Fabulous pics!!!

Aren't they just?

 

[HBoogie]

Ooooh! Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[Dark Princess]

Wonderful pics. I agree, they are beautiful, and the twenties look seems to be it for spring... I love some of the clothes they are wearing... lots of inspiration.

 

[meowmix]

WONDERFUL pictures, as usual! Thank you for sharing them!!

 

[purplelucrezia]

I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them...

 

[purplelucrezia]

Another fantastic and wonderfully creepy photo of Lillian Gish. The photo alternates between a larger and smaller version, so I would wait a few seconds to see each.
http://www.tvdays.com/images/lillian_big.gif

 

[purplelucrezia]

This page has some great Lillian Gish desktops.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/marica/kori/wallp/w.../wall_gish.html

 

[purplelucrezia]

Lillian Gish in the movie Romola.

 

[ultramarine]

OMG!
I love that look!
Betty-boopish! And the garconnes!!!!
A Mall just opened in here, and they have these HUGE pictures from that era on every wall ... I find myself falling in love with the shoes, the hair, the make-up, the bags EVERYTHING!
What about Mata-Hari?
And you mentioned Josephine Baker! I loooooooooove her!
"J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et Paris,
Par eux toujours
Mon coeur est ravi."

 

[MurakamiPrincess]

Is it just me, or do they seem much more beautiful than any of today's celebrities? They're just so naturally beautiful and elegant, and you don't see much of that nowadays.

 

[purplelucrezia]

I completely agree...

 

[MurakamiPrincess]

I think it's really a shame. Those women are more beautiful than anyone I've ever seen. And Audrey Hepburn? She's set standards to a very high, impossible level!

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by MurakamiPrincess@Feb 22nd, 2004 - 1:25 am
I think it's really a shame. Those women are more beautiful than anyone I've ever seen. And Audrey Hepburn? She's set standards to a very high, impossible level!

I think I love you!

 

[ItsTheKids]

it's so strange just seeing how the idea of beauty has changed..i mean these women are all beautiful, but people now always have their pouty lips, when back in the 20s they always had small red lips painted on. they also seemed to have fuller cheeks and droopier eyes.

anyway, here is gloria swanson

 

[ItsTheKids]

mary pickford...

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by ItsTheKids@Feb 22nd, 2004 - 2:46 am
it's so strange just seeing how the idea of beauty has changed..i mean these women are all beautiful, but people now always have their pouty lips, when back in the 20s they always had small red lips painted on. they also seemed to have fuller cheeks and droopier eyes.

Really beautiful, thanks. Maybe it's just that I prefer the 1920's ideal.

 

[mrrene]

So PurpleLucrezia, what do you think of Neve Campbell's project to play Louise Brooks in a biopic?? She bought the script and is now looking for a financing.

 

[tiffany]

thankyou so much for the lovely pictures PurpleLucrezia! lol this sort of reminds me of when I used to draw portraits of 1920s photographs in artclass - everyone of the women looked similar to these actresses, interesting, haunting & lovely

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by mrrene@Feb 22nd, 2004 - 2:40 pm
So PurpleLucrezia, what do you think of Neve Campbell's project to play Louise Brooks in a biopic?? She bought the script and is now looking for a financing.

I'm not sure, I mean she does look a bit like her and she has made that movie, the Company. Also, Louise Brooks also began her career as a dancer. On the other hand, I don't know whether I'm really too keen on contemporary actresses trying to play the greats. I mean, just look at what happened to poor Audrey Hepburn.

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by tiffany@Feb 22nd, 2004 - 3:41 pm
thankyou so much for the lovely pictures PurpleLucrezia! lol this sort of reminds me of when I used to draw portraits of 1920s photographs in artclass - everyone of the women looked similar to these actresses, interesting, haunting & lovely

I glad you liked the pictures, I really find them inspirational as well. Funnily enough, my pieces also tend to resemble the models or actresses I like.