May 12, 2014

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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May 09, 2014

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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