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Thanks to all who came to the 7th annual Fashion in Film of TCMFF at the Hollywood Heritage Museum last week! As always, it was a delight to spend time with you and share my insights into some of the movies from this year's programming. We delved into the stories behind the style - of both men and w read more

Uncovering yet another Carole Lombard p1202 rarity is always a delight, and that holds true for this one. It's Paramount p1202-1301, advertised by its seller as "Original Striking 1936 Gown High Drama Art Deco Glamour Photo Carole Lombard."Yes, it's striking, with some sort of Lombard dramatic glamo read more

With improved technology enabling full-color photography to be reproduced on a mass scale, the beauty of Carole Lombard and other celebrities was captured like never before. Her cover picture on the March 29, 1936 New York Sunday News magazine must've wowed its millions of readers.But others chose - read more

We often note how timeless Carole Lombard was, and that's accurate; in many ways, her sensibilities are remarkably modern. At the same time, we must admit that a Lombard born in the late 1980s or early '90s would probably have a mindset far removed from her actual self. Growing up with substantially read more

A few months back, the Huffington Post website issued an entry showing Carole Lombard and other stars in loungewear and such that in its words, "made tasks as mundane as ironing or talking on the phone look glamorous." Or, as in the image above, standing atop a box transformed into a goddess-like pl read more

Introducing the latest member of my Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 collection, now some several hundred strong...p1202-335.From the number, I'm guessing it to be from early to mid-1933. Lombard looks very imposing in that gown, perhaps one of the reasons Paramount saw her more as a clotheshorse than read more

This is a promotional still for "Ladies' Man" (1931), Carole Lombard's second Paramount collaboration with William Powell, and they were married a few months after its release. It's not hard to see how Lombard's beauty attracted him -- she was elegant.The picture, a vintage linen-backed original, no read more

No, not "framed" as in jailed, which her Helen Bartlett character (shown with Fred MacMurray, playing her husband, Kenneth Bartlett) was in the 1937 Paramount comedy "True Confession." Rather, we're referring to this kind of framed -- and even then it's not real:What do we mean by "not real"? Well, read more

The seller describes this as a "1930s glamour photo postcard" of Carole Lombard, and who are we to argue? It's gorgeous, probably from sometime in the mid-1930s, and from the font used for her name, it looks to be from Germany's famed Ross-Verlag company (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/52279.h read more

The seller describes this as a "1930s glamour photo postcard" of Carole Lombard, and who are we to argue? It's gorgeous, probably from sometime in the mid-1930s, and from the font used for her name, it looks to be from Germany's famed Ross-Verlag company (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/52279.h read more

That's Walter Byron alongside Carole Lombard in a publicity still from the 1932 Paramount film "Sinners in the Sun." It's one of seven vintage photos of Carole, all 8" x 10" gelatin-silver glossies, being offered in two groups. Other pics in this batch, all in fine to very fine condition, are this o read more

A Lifestyle Clash: Rock vs. Glamour Typical Me: Black Milk Clothing leggings, AllSaints treads, & a black leather bag I'm going to ask you a question in the hopes that you can clear something up for me ... How is it possible that someone who grew up having Korn as their favourite band read more

Even before hitching to Clark Gable as her second husband, Carole Lombard showed the public her sudden fondness for rural life through a series of Paramount publicity photographs taken at the San Fernando Valley ranch she owned in 1937. (It's probably some subdivision now.) Above is p1202-1589, whic read more

It's the spring of 1938, and Carole Lombard is the star of the hour following two hit movies, "Nothing Sacred" and "True Confession," not to mention a highly visible romance with the technically still-married Clark Gable. So it's no wonder she's sipping a soda and gracing the cover of that May's iss read more

Having attacked James Cagney in a previous post, but seen few of his films, I thought I owed it to him to watch one of his hits. I found The Public Enemy on a streaming site and rec list (thanks, John!) and was instantly sucked into this understated gem. The hyperbolic title of the film suggests it read more

Having attacked James Cagney in a previous post, but seen few of his films, I thought I owed it to him to watch one of his hits. I found The Public Enemy on a streaming site and rec list (thanks, John!) and was instantly sucked into this understated gem. The hyperbolic title of the film suggests it read more

Hollywood, California, 59 years ago today:  Miss Edith Head revels in her own personal fabulousness - and (as was its wont) Life was there. Oh, I know, I know - she couldn't sketch, she couldn't drape, she couldn't sew.  But the fact remains that she made the stars look good, and some of read more

Hollywood, California, 59 years ago today:  Miss Edith Head revels in her own personal fabulousness - and (as was its wont) Life was there. Oh, I know, I know - she couldn't sketch, she couldn't drape, she couldn't sew.  But the fact remains that she made the stars look good, and some of read more

George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 Mark A. Vieira 2013, Running Press Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits, photographer and writer Mark Vieira's 1997 tribute to the glamour photography legend has long been one of my favorite books. It was my first experience with the "smart" coffee t read more

Book Look! George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits by Mark A. Vieira Author Mark A. Vieira's latest offering. First, let me say this off the bat: I always look forward to Mark A. Vieira's books. They're compelling, they're beautiful and they're wonderfully written. I don't own all his read more