So would Lana Turner! This is from one of my TCM books:
"When Lana's apartment building caught fire, she had only minutes to grab a few of her most precious items. She took her lipstick, eyebrow pencil, and hair dryer."
Lana did have some great eyebrows, and it heartens me to know that they...
Here's another car which I wish I had a picture for:
A 1937 Auburn Boattail Speedster, built by direct commission, and for no-one less than Jimmy Stewart. This story is from findadeath.com:
Here is a picture of a 1932 Lincoln Phaeton like the one Thelma Todd drove:
She was found dead at its wheel in 1935. It's commonly believed that the car was a Packard, but it was definitely a Phaeton, which was faster and more expensive. I know a photograph exists of her standing in front...
That's a 1937 Dodge (not sure what model.)
Here's Betty Grable with a whole bunch of presents getting out of her car (again, no idea what kind.)
Now that's a shame... Talking about the car, of course ;)
With a cherries hat? Lovely! You will be anything but frumpy in that dress :)
Thank-you! I'd love to see your collection. Three weeks ago I didn't know what they were, and now I've been bitten by the collector bug too! :)
It's on their website now: http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=69572&mlink=5002,3556770,1&clink=3556770
There's some nice things, but I thought they should be more colourful. They've also done what all modern stores doing vintage collections do - They made the skirts TOO...
Here's the women's one: http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/division.do?cid=5002
Modern stores that do "vintage" collections never excite me. I'll browse through the entire thing next time I'm near Banana Republic, but I dunno...
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