"Real beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived. Glamour can be manufactured." -- Marilyn Monroe.
Douglas Kirkland, One Night with Marilyn, 17.11.1961
Assigned by Look Magazine to photograph Marilyn Monroe for its 25th anniversary issue in November '61, Douglas Kirkland was already well known for shooting the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Marlene Dietrich.
Marilyn Monroe arrived with the usual entourage of assistants to pose for the photographs, however, she soon requested that she and the young photographer were left to continue the shoot alone.
'I can only say this: it was extremely intimate'' comments Kirkland. 'It was just myself, the camera and Marilyn.... Frank Sinatra filled the room with his seductive beautiful ballads. That was the atmosphere of the evening: quiet, soft and enticing...
'I had three encounters with Marilyn Monroe,' Kirkland said. 'The first took place at her apartment, which was small and unimpressive, not the type of place you'd expect to see a super star live in. She was disarming, she laughed easily, and I felt like I was talking with a sister. When she arrived at the studio for the photo session though, I felt I'd been hit by a lightning bolt. She didn't walk-she floated in slow motion'.
When Kirkland met Marilyn for the third and last time to review the photos, she was dark and depressed and at first unimpressed with the images, until finally she fell in love with them.
This was Marilyn Monroe only weeks before she died: “I feel if I fulfill myself as a person, I’ll find myself as an actress. The thing is, it seems like I have a superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation!”
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
One Night with Marilyn Monroe
Sunday, January 18, 2009
5 Glamorous Pictures
Today I was browsing flickr and these 5 glamorous pictures got my attention. Dont' forget,"... glamour doesn't just happen, people don't wake up in the morning glamorous." - Virgina Postrel
Photos credit flickr.com
5 Fashion Trends for Winter 2008-2009
Suede jackboots Fendi
Handbag Bottega Veneta
Grey dress best-seller RM by Roland Mourent
Long waistcoat J MendelBONUS:
Tunic dress Аnna SuiSaturday, January 17, 2009
Eva Longoria Covers Glamour Magazine
Eva Longoria is cover girl for the February 2009 “Man Issue” of Glamour magazine. Eva looks amazing in these pictures! She's so cute in the Dolce & Gabbana shorts and bra set! I like this cover because it looks natural and not heavily photoshopped. I think people are getting that she isn’t pregnant right now and focusing on her again. Which is nice to see everyone doing finally…even though it is fun gossiping about people…
I the interview she she talked a lot about love and her relationship with new husband, basketball player Tony Parker. She said that, while she and Tony would love to be together forever, they take things one day at a time rather than looking far down the road.
Here are some highlights from the interview:
On whether she has a “type”: “I think sometimes women are stuck in a type. I’ve never dated the same type. I fall in love with personalities, and they come in different packages.”
On her and Tony’s marriage: “Tony and I would love to be together forever. But the only way you get to forever is one day at a time.”
On their relationship roles: “I’m the gardener. I definitely nurture. [My husband] is the flower. But there are times when Tony takes care of me — in an emotional sense, like, OK, let me take the reins on this one. But I love to take care of him. I’m really a very fifties housewife.”
On stories about her weight: “Unfortunately, we live our life in public, so any weight gain or pimple is a national story. I don’t get this obsession with weight. It’s not only Hollywood; it’s our society.”
On pregnancy reports: “I’ve been pregnant since last spring with triplets. [Laughs.] No, if I were pregnant [when the tabloids said I was], I’d have had the child many times over.”
Friday, January 16, 2009
Old Hollywood Glamour
This video is a tribute to old Hollywood glamour. Include Includes James Dean, Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Cary Grant, Loretta Young, Clark Gable...
Glamour on Red Carpet
Kate Winslet arrives at the premiere of "Revolutionary Road" in Los Angeles wearing Balmain; December 2008
Dita Von Teese arrives for the British Comedy Awards in Marchesa; December 2008 
Keira Knightley arrives at the UK film premiere of The Duchess at the Odeon Leicester Square wearing Alexis Mabille, September 2008
Actress Scarlett Johansson departs from the Costume Institute Gala, wearing Dolce and Gabbana; May 2008
Kate Moss attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, Fashion and Fantasy, wearing Stella McCartney; May 2008
Gwyneth Paltrow arrives for the premiere of "Iron Man" at the Leicester Square Odeon cinema wearing Balmain; April 2008
Anne Hathaway arrives at the 80th Annual Academy Awards wearing Marchesa; February 2008
Thursday, January 15, 2009
What is glamour?
First of all, Hello World!
What is glamour?
The word "glamour" has its roots in spell-casting, sorcery and magical enchantment.While perceptions of glamour may have changed with the times, the core of it remains the same: Being glamorous is all about creating an attractive and exciting illusion that you lead an envied life.
Glamour is the quality of one persone fascinating, alluring, or attracting in combination of charm and good looks. Glamour is something that mysteriously fascinates us, that has no rational explanation and that seems to be somewhat, or totally, inaccessible to us.
Glamour and style are a manufactured quality. Both must to be cultivated like a blossoming flower. Learning to love yourself in the mirror, creating your own personal style and having the self-confidence to stand out in a crowd are all necessary ingredients for feeling glamorous.
This is what I intend to teach you. Not how to be glamorous, but how to become self-confident in a way that you will know how to spark attraction.
The more that you are willing to look for an answer to how to be glamorous, the more likely it is that you will find your answer.
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