Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s power… Carol Lombard Tuesday.
Her body, small but subtly attractive, along with her joy and her great talent for comedy got to leave an indelible mark, despite her short life, between the lovers of the classic film.
She died in a plane crash with only thirty-four years.
Images:
Wikipedia
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s fragility… Tuesday’s Rock Hudson
His seductive and powerful physique hid most of his life a sensitive frailty. A star with his own light in the firmament of the big stars, not only for his professional achievements but for his troubled personal life.
His superb role in “Giant”, next to Liz Taylor, earned his only nomination for an Oscar in Hollywood.
Personally i’ll keep his memorable comedies with Doris Day in my mind.
Images: Wikipedia
One hundred and twenty images presented as “Street Photographer”, however, they are only one tiny part of Vivian Maier´s (1926-2009) photographic legacy. We can see them displayed in Valladolid until July 8th. It is the first time that this anonymous portrait artist (nanny by profession) is being exhibited in Europe.
I discovered her thanks to Beatriz Garcia Couriel in one of her online photography courses. Vivian’s plain and simple work takes you straight to mid twentieth century Chicago and New York before you even realize it. I fell in love with her work from the first moment.
Vivian developed her reels in the bathroom of a house where she was working as a nanny, finally accumulating hundreds of them. The majority still haven´t even been revealed.
Vivian´s legacy was discovered six years ago by total coincidence when, after an auction in Chicago, nearly 100,000 negatives were found. John Maloof, the owner of the material auctioned in 2007, still hasn’t managed to bring all of her material to light. The auction took place two years before the photographer´s death and it was carried out in order to help her pay off her debts, and come out of the precarious financial situation in which she found herself.
They are street prints, people from everyday life in Chicago and New York: prostitutes, beggars, tramps, children… They are simply everyday scenes bursting with magnetism.
One of the photographer´s series that most caught my attention from the first moment were her self-portraits. They´re reflections in mirrors or glass in normal every day places taken during her Sunday strolls. They are a series of self-portraits in which you can see a serious Vivian with a reserved, shy and secretive look about her. This is the feeling that these particular photographs transmit to me. The exhibition´s commissioner, Anne Morin, has named it the “never-ending search” for herself, “perhaps because of the real exploration of who she was”.
Street Photographer, after passing through Valladolid, will travel through Belgium, France and Sweden, amongst other countries, for the next three years.
During the month of May I carried out my first amateur photographic project. . It consists of 31 black and white photographs of the “Barrio de Salamanca” in Madrid “31 Moments to Remember“. The last image of my project is a small tribute to this great artist.
My 13 reflections of my area.
You may have already guessed that I plan to go and visit the exhibition. I think that it is a unique occasion to enjoy this artist’s work and I probably won´t have another chance to see it in my lifetime.
I will tell you about my impressions…
Images: © Vivian Maier, Maloof Collection, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s child prodigy… Tuesday of Judy Garland
Her huge black eyes, her eyes deep and lost and role of Dorothy in “The wizard of Oz” made her become one of our favorite icons.
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s sublime beauty… Tyrone Power’s Tuesday
His dazzling smile and his innate elegance have turned him into one of the great Hollywood divos.
I’ll stick with his role in “The sign of the Fox”.
With this simple blog entry we are going to review the different types of earring fastenings.
PUSH ON CLIP FASTENING
This is the most commonly used fastening due to its convenient comfort and because it is a kind of clasp that nearly everybody feels good with. The back part can be closed simply by pressing it together with the front part, either with a butterfly or screw design. The most secure is the screw, however, it is usually only found in children’s earrings. The butterfly fastening is the most common; it has a small hole that fits perfectly onto the post of the earring to ensure it does not slip.
In our shop we recommend placing small transparent silicone discs for those with slightly torn or misshaped orifices, these silicone discs are usually referred to as “magic discs”. They prevent the earring from drooping downwards and manage to keep the earring straight and tight to the ear. They really are marvelous.
THE OMEGA FASTENING
This fastening is known for its comfort and security. It is a kind of fastening more often used in heavier or larger sized earrings as it ensures a better hold. Its name comes from a similarity to its form; a letter in the Greek alphabet.
THE HOOK OR HIPPIE FASTENING
The hook fastening can be open or closed, it is very comfortable and easy to wear, and perhaps because of this it is so popular with our clients.
The only drawback is that with the passing of the years our earlobes lose definition, this could result in the earring drooping a little, hence allowing too much of the earlobe to be seen.
The other possible drawback of this kind of fastening, especially if it is an “open hook”, is that the earring could slip out in a rapid movement or become caught in the hair resulting in the loss of an earring. For this reason, I always recommend the use of the silicone caps so that the earring is securely fastened, and we avoid any possible disappointments.
This problem disappears completely in the case of the closed hook. This fastening ensures that the earring will not slip out in a moment of carelessness.
It is true that this fastening doesn’t favor everyone; however, it is very popular throughout the younger generations.
CATALAN FATSENING
The Catalan fastenings are halfway between the hook and push on clip closures. I will display a photograph depicting this kind of fastening below; it is like the push on clip fastenings but with a small lever behind.
CLIP ON FASTENING
This type of fastening is used by women that do not have pierced ears or that have worn or deteriorated earlobes.
Within this type of fastening we can find the normal clip on and the screw clip. The latter is rather difficult to come across, it was used quite a lot in the Sixties and I can also tell you that it is one of the most comfortable fastenings I have ever tried. It is a loose soft clip in which you can adjust the pressure on your earlobe to the strength you want.
Which one is your favorite?
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s magnetism… Vivian Leigh’s Tuesday
Her undying love for Laurence Oliver was legendary and tumultuous.
She always preferred the theatre to the cinema, but we will never forget her Pug nose and above all her role of Scarlett O’Hara in “gone with the wind”
Images: Wikipedia
Icon Tuesday. Perfect profile Tuesday… Robert Taylor for Tuesday
His serene character, his ability to go from the elegant gentleman to the old hero and on all his perfect profile, led him to become our icon of this week.
Images:
Wikipedia y Toda mi vida en cine
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s intense gaze… Joan Crawford Tuesday.
Her charisma, her cats eyes and ability to embroider the dramatic roles made her one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
I, personally, prefer her role of bad, very bad in the movie ¨ What happened to Baby Jane?¨, next to her declared enemy Betty Davis.
Images: Wikipedia y Tumbler
Icon Tuesday. Tuesday’s tap dance… Tuesday’s Fred Astaire
His impeccable elegance, originality, grace and rhythmic precision made him the best dancer in the history of Hollywood.
With an amazing technical control and a sense of rhythm, he was able to transform his dances into a living representation of the joy of living.
His eternal and unforgettable couple was Ginger Rogers.
