Dovima

[newbecomesold]

ive recently discovered how beautiful this woman really is. she played marion in funny face. i had to do a report on a model from the past and chose her.

 

[Browneyes]

Was marion the "traditional"-looking model right at the beginning of the film?

 

[newbecomesold]

she was the one who was sooo ditzy

 

[Hipkitten]

Beautiful!

blondeen.com

 

[*Happiness*]

GOSH!!! Such beautiful pics. I them!

 

[orange01t]

GOSH!!! Such beautiful pics. I them!

that's a famous richard avedon photo - "dovima with elephants" - one of my favorites! avedon used her a lot. in fact, in funny face, fred astaire plays dick avery, the photographer, who was inspired by avedon.

audrey and dovima on set >>
http://www.imdb.com/Photos/Mptv/1282/9111-59.jpg

 

[Gloria01]

I saw Funny Face yesterday and I totally adore her now. I wish someone could find more pics of her...
@orange01t: I see you have an imdb pic there...
Could you help me?
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/2705603-post10611.html

 

[orange01t]

I saw Funny Face yesterday and I totally adore her now. I wish someone could find more pics of her...
@orange01t: I see you have an imdb pic there...
Could you help me?
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/2705603-post10611.html

the link is not working - can i help you with what?
dovima worked with richard avedon a lot, and did mostly fashion shoots. there isn't much about her on the web. speaking of, nars has a new shade of nail polish named dovima. it's the perfect shade of orange-y red.

 

[Gloria01]

^Thank you very much, orange, but some one else already helped me! But thank you very much for trying! That's very niche of you!

I'm very sad that there's aren't any more pics of her on the web...
BTW, I'll have a look at the revlon polish! B)B)

 

[Miss Dalloway]

I love her here are some pictures:

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[Miss Dalloway]

Dovima by Horst.

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[Miss Dalloway]

Dovima on the cover of Bazaar.

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[Miss Dalloway]

Source : Mini Mad Mod 60's)

 

[iluvjeisa]

Sometimes I think I must have misjudged the 50s - "Sex enters the ice age" Not a bad title, that.

 

[nel16]

Oh, she is divine! Definitely one of my favorite models. Thanks for the thread and the pictures!

 

[kasper!]

Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), later known as Dorothy Horan, best known as Dovima, was one of the supermodels of the 1950s.
Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered by an editor at Vogue on the sidewalk of New York, and had a photo shoot with Irving Penn the following day. She worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown with circus elephants—"Dovima with the Elephants"[1]—taken at the Cirque d'hiver, Paris, in August 1955, has become an icon. The dress was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.[2]
A supermodel before the term became widely known, Dovima was reputed to be the highest-paid model of her time. She had a cameo role as an empty-headed fashion model with a Jackson Heights whine in Funny Face (Paramount, 1957).
She died of liver cancer on May 3, 1990 (aged 62). After her death, Richard Avedon said, "She was the last of the great elegant, aristocratic beauties... the most remarkable and unconventional beauty of her time."

from wiki

 

[XavierRaphael]

Loved her in Funny Face.
Anybody know what Vogue covers she has been on?

 

[scriptgirl]

Her sister was the great Suzy Parker. Dovima gave Suzy her start in the biz and later the two had a falling out and never spoke again. Suzy was more traditional and Dovima was anything but. Dovima had a very tragic and sad life.

 

[iluvjeisa]

^No. That's Dorian Leigh you are thinking of...

Here's Dorian's thread...

 

[scriptgirl]

Oh, goodness, thank you!