Back to WOOORK!! - 4/18/11

           It's Monday and we could all use a shot of glamour in our morning cup of Joe.  Today I'm going with some Leslie Caron for desperately needed that pick me up.  Hollywood's French Prima Ballerina is oozing with unscrubbed beauty that most girls pile on the make up to look like. 
           In the 1955 film "The Glass Slipper" Leslie plays Cinderella perfectly.  That hoe shows up to the ball to holler at her man in a gown that is the defenition of WOOORK!!  Not to mention her "F*&# Me Pumps" made of glass.  That bitch is serious!

Philip - In Brooklyn

Back to WOOORK!! 3/14/11

           Ms. Bacall has the right idea.... F*CK Mondays!  And you too Gregory Peck!  Never trusted him as far as I could trow him.  And with my bad back I shouldn't be throwing anybody!  But that Helen Rose gown ain't hurtin' no bodies!

Philip - In Brooklyn

Back to WOOORK!! 10-25-10

            Happy Monday!  A little extra WOOORK to help you get through the first day of the work week.  "Ziegfeld Follies" was a musical spectacle where MGM brought the epic stage production to Hollywood, and I for one loved every minute of it! Every star who had a voice or a gimmick was featured.  One such number was where Judy rocked a Helen Rose gown and sang about the inventor of the safety pin. The movie was directed by her then husband, a giant closet case, Vincente Minnelli.  WOOORK it out Judy! 





 

Philip - in Brooklyn

Costume Illustration - Helen Rose

            I love costume illustration.  They really knew how to make an impact back then.  Helen Rose was MGM's costume designer through the 1950s where she designed over 200 movies and won 2 Oscars.  One of her best know works was Grace Kelly's wedding gown.  Here is some example of her mad skills.

 For Joan Crawford in "Torch Song"

 For Debbie Reynolds in "Goodbye Charlie'

 For Grace Kelly in "High Society"

 Grace Kelly's Wedding Gown

 Helen Rose

I wish I knew who illustrated for her so I could give them a shout out.  If you know hit me up!

Philip - In Brooklyn