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GARBO'S PERSONAL SHOPPER TELLS ALL
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Sep 18, 2012
Greta Garbo's favourite designer, that grandstanding Adrian, surprised her with a Birthday gift--right there on the "Camille" set, while I chased around town looking for fun things she might like. Ah, the life of a personal shopper...
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Joan Crawford: Sunny Side Up
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Jul 18, 2012
Joan at the Beach:
Joan Crawford has gotten a bad rap. Not only was she the quintessential flapper star of the 1920s (if F. Scott Fitzgerald says it--then it be so), but costume designer Adrian's muse and glamour queen of the 1930s.
Her time at the beach, circa 1929-32--Malibu and/ read more
PRINCESS GRACE: A FAIRY TALE
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Feb 15, 2012
Once upon a time there was a beautiful young lady from a fine Philadelphia family, named Grace Kelly. She got her start, as many such young ladies do, in small parts on Broadway and fashion modelling.
Grace was so lovely and talented that Hollywood took note, and, soo read more
Valentines Day With Nat and Bob
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Feb 14, 2012
A Creme de la Creme recipe for you to try:
Take one deliciously handsome young leading man-about-town in 1950s Hollywood. Robert Wagner: RJ to his many friends.
And one pretty as a picture child star, all grown up: Natalie Wood--teenage sensation, "Nat".
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FLYING DOWN TO RIO
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Jan 21, 2012
Dolores, Ginger, Fred and the Girls Fly to Rio One More Time!
This 1933 RKO masterpiece of aviation, music, dance, style and general hi-jinx is perfect for chasing away the January blahs. Directed by Thornton Freeland with a score by Max Steiner, the movie is timeless.
The "Carioca" became leg read more
SAMANTHA STEPHENS: Best TV Witch Ever!
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 31, 2011
"Bewitched" was a popular television comedy series between 1964 and 1972. Based on the movie, "I Married a Witch", it featured Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha. The "nose twitch" that Samantha used when performing her witchery is iconic, along with the music that accompanied it. read more
HOLLYWOOD'S STYLISH SORCERESSES
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 30, 2011
Only in the movies would all the ghosts, goblins and witches be, dare I say it?--"drop-dead gorgeous", and dressed by top designers. Below, Hollywood Stitch-Witchery at its most beguiling:
"I Married a Witch", 1942
Veronica Lake in an Edith Head creation for th read more
WHO WAS THAT LADY? Greta Garbo or...
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 22, 2011
Inge Gregusch???
Greta Garbo, screen legend. One of the most beautiful, photogenic and famous women in the world, and, my once and future inspiration.
Since I don't like doing Profiles, let's have some fun with rare stills from Garbo's amazing career; her&nbs read more
NORMA TALMADGE: Diva of the Silent Screen
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 19, 2011
Norma Talmadge was one of the brightest stars during the silent era. She is rumoured to have been the inspiration for Norma Desmond in the film noir classic, Sunset Boulevard as well as the Lina Lamont character in Singin' in the Rain. These are dramatic and comedic depictions of fading stars. read more
PUSSYCAT, PUSSYCAT, Where Have You Been...?
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 13, 2011
NEW YORK CITY MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN:SEPTEMBER, 2011
It's 9:00 PM, and I'm seated, not surprisingly, in a predominantly male audience to see a vintage 1965 Russ Meyer exploitation film--with respect to its influence on fashion. Hell has indeed frozen over:
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FILM FASHION FEST: Day Two
Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 8, 2011
Another bright and shiny Big Apple morning. Three fashion-oriented films were on the menu, so shopping and photo-ops had to be appetizer-sized only. The main courses would start at 2:00 p.m
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French cuisine for Lunch:
LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, by J read more