It was on this day in 1932 that the designer Roy Frowick Halston was born. His label, #Halston , became synonymous with #1970s glamour. Especially known for his bright colours, this is a different, all black affair, a halter neck swoosh of silk The Metropolitan Museum of Art #fashionhistory

Find someone who looks at you like Roger looks at a barbecue.

A throw back to last Summer and one of my favourites ‘Deep Secret’ beautifully fragrant to wish you a Happy Rose Wednesday. 🌹 #RoseWednesday #Roses

If I can’t get them to walk me, I’ll walk alone.

Sold for €1,408 at Bonham's, this #frockingfabulous evening coat of 1960 is by #AntoniodelCastillo for #Lanvin . It's embroidered wool cheesecloth with sequins and is listed with the delicious provenance, 'wardrobe of an American actress'. #fashionhistory #gravymagnet

A Waste of Honey #ASongOrMovieForWaste

Dude, Where's My Garbage? #ASongOrMovieForWaste

Apr 24: Guide Dog
Eyes in the Night (1942)
First of two nicely made MGM B+ movies about a blind sleuth (Edward Arnold) and his guide dog 'Friday as himself') Early directorial effort by Fred Zinnemann, who apparently didn't enjoy himself. #Bales2024FilmChallenge

I dunno if I'm all that sold on the picture I chose for our midweek Cary Grant today... so here's another!

Geraldine Fitzgerald by George Hurrell, c1939.

Best Picture 2011!

The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Vote for your winner!

The censors had a field day with this scene in 1936’s Dracula’s Daughter, which is loaded with forbidden overtones…
#tcm #dracula #horror #sex

Not even remotely sorry.

#Stanwyck and her Golden Boy #BillHolden

Apr 24: Newspaper
Citizen Kane (1940)
#Stonegasmoviechallenge2024

A real Regency #gravymagnet , just waiting to see some spag bol. #frockingfabulous #fashionhistory via the Met.

Silence of the potato.

Olivia de Havilland

Almost certainly his most famous role, is Casablanca Humphrey Bogart's best performance? Do you think he showed more acting chops in a different film? 🧐

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