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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