A delicious montage. I won’t even go into the specifics – which ones I love most and why – just beautiful: stars at their mirrors.
Sadly, this also reminds me of one of my old ideas for a post – the Man in the Mirror. Men looking at themselves in the mirror in the films of the 1960s and 1970s – a sea-change in the culture, a sea-change in how we see men and how we allow them to be seen. I did a ton of research for that post – and have compiled examples from probably 10 films … and sadly I got derailed, distracted, bewitched, bothered, what have you.
I WILL write that post!!! And the photos of the primping starlets with their mirrors jut proves my point even more. We are accustomed to seeing women looking at their reflections. We know what it means. But men? It means something different – at least in the iconography of film …and blah blah blah – must. write. that. post.
I even went back into the films of the 30s and 40s, searching for examples – either to prove or disprove my theory …. so. One of these days I’ll write the damn thing up.
In the meantime: go check out the lovelies!!
I eagerly await the Man in the Mirror post. There’s something fascinating about ‘mirror pictures’ – just the other day while noodling about with my camera I spent a half an hour trying to get a decent mirror shot.
Got a kick out of Anita’s gadget.
Hank – I know. That gadget is so clutch.
I think I need to get one myself.
I also loved Anita’s gadget. So stylish!
Those pictures of Crawford are delicious! I think people forget how truly fantastic looking she was, and how HARD she worked at it. I mean, she’s concentrating in that mirror and it’s really only a publicity shot. You can imagine what she was like when she was alone.
Alex – yeah, the one with Joan applying the mascara really struck me. natural beauty. Star quality. There’s a sizzle there – always – with her.
Seeing those makes me feel just a little guilty for being able to shave my face and what’s left of my hair and look exactly. the. same. every day.
And Martha Vickers makes me feel naughty, but I’m imagining her as Carmen Sternwood. I always was a sucker for women with an element of danger and unpredictability. Wait, that’s all of them.