SILENT SIRENS: It's a Wrap!

The lovely ladies of Hollywood's Silent Era have some serious panache with headbands, scarves, turbans, tiaras--and just about any  other accessory that makes those faces even more fabulous.  Join Crème de la Crème as we take a peek: 



 

Ravishing in Red:  Mabel Normand-1918

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catching a wave:  Mary Thurman-1919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-hot satin: Anna Q. Nilsson-1920

 

Little girl blue:  Doris Kenyon-1920

 




Pink roses; jade jewels: Bebe Daniels-1920

 

 

 

Pearly Green Ice: Anita Booth-1920

 

  

 

 

Jewel-toned Print: Martha Mansfield-1920

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going for the Gold:  Betty Blythe-1921

 

 

  

 

 

 

While the Silver goes to: Gloria Swanson-1921

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red and gold tapestry: Dorothy Dalton-1921
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainbow stripes:  Mary Thurman-1921
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walloping WOW factor--Marion Davies-1921

 

 

 

 

 

 



Leatrice Joy-1922: Flower Child

 



Pola Negri:  Mink and Pearls-1922



 

 

 

 

 

Alla Nazimova from Salome-1923

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grape Arbor Ardor:  Mae Busch-1923

 

 

 

 

Anna Q. Nilsson-1923: Leather braided headband

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eye-popping in Poppy: Pola Negri-1923

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draped turban & brooch: Natacha Rambova-1923

 

 

 

 

  

Pretty floral print wraparound: Lois Wilson-1924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Glitter galore: Mae Murray-1924

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pearl topped turban: Pola Negri-1924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ...and blinged arch-rival Gloria Swanson-1924

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Hoops and a headband-Pola Negri-1924

 

 

 

 

  

 

...and in Nikolas Muray's photo

Doris Kenyon-1925







 

Diamond & emerald band: Barbara La Marr-1925

 Pretty as a Peacock:  Pauline Starke-1925

Ravishing Renee Adoree-1925

 Casual & colorful: Esther Ralston-1925

 Creamy, pearl-topped white satin:  Corinne Griffith-1925

Pom-pom girl Aileen Pringle-1925

 Early color photograph of Gloria Swanson-1925

Gorgeous in green:  Louise Fazenda-1925

Beach-ready Doris Kenyon by Carl Van Buskirk-1926

Classic chic:  Clara Bow-1927

A cornucopia of bling: Gilda Gray-1927


 

 

Sequins all aglitter:  Gilda Gray-1920s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sporty in green and white: Esther Ralston-1928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ornate brooch atop gold lace:  Dorothy Sebastian-1928

 

 

 

 

 

Tennis Anyone? Bessie Love-July 1929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dots and stripes: June Collyer- August 1929

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 Beach pajamas topped by wrap scarf:  Gloria Swanson-1930

 

 

 

 

Our Silent Sirens will have to attend elocution classes for the next installment of Crème de la Crème--as it's off to the 1930s, where the merciless microphone is waiting...

 

 

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SILENT STARS: 'Twenties Toppers

 

Hollywood's prettiest and most stylish cover girls in a salute to the headgear of the 1920s, painted by the great cover artists of the time: Rolf Armstrong, Charles Sheldon, Henry Clive and more:





Mary Pickford's ribboned straw ushers in the decade-1919



Young Marion Davies in Sporty Tam-1920 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pouf-bonneted Constance Talmadge-1920

Constance Talmadge-1921

 

 

 

 

Lila Lee-1922








Alice Brady's cobalt blue plumed cloche-1922

Flower-shop brimmed Anna Q. Nilsson-1923

Plumed and pinned: Norma Talmadge-1923

Pastel pretty Eleanor Boardman-1923



 

Dramatic midnight blue for Nita Naldi-1923



Striped satin shines on Marion Davies-1924

 

Carmel Myers' fluttery brocade cloche-1924

Artist palette & paintbrush! Marion Davies-1926

 

 

 

 

Gilda Gray in scarlet brim & white scarf-1926

 

 

 

 

Colleen Moore-1926

 

 

 

 

 

Dolores Costello: buttoned tailored cloche-1927



Gorgeous Garbo cover by artist Jay Weaver-1927

Asymmetrical golden girl Mary Brian-1927

Neutral simplicity for Jetta Goudal-1927



Sheer confection: Madge Bellamy-1928



 

 

 

Lavender sash; pink trim: Marion Davies-1928

 

 

 

 

 

Darkly elegant Eleanor Boardman-1928

 

 

  

 

 

Drop-dead chic Marion Davies-March 1929

 

 

  

 

 

The finale: Billie Dove's diaphanous dazzler-June 1929

 

Be sure to join Crème de la Crème next time for more gorgeous Hollywood stars in knockout headgear!

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