Vanity Fair Goes Great Depression (image heavy)

[DecoDahlia]

The August 2009 (U.S.) issue of Vanity Fair magazine (Heath Ledger is on the cover) has a nice photo spread inspired by 1930s films.

They Shoot Horses. Don't They?

They Shoot Horses. Don't They?

It Happened One Night

Paper Moon

42nd Street

42nd Street

Letty Lynton

My Man Godfrey

The Grapes Of Wrath

The Grapes Of Wrath

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Vanity Fair along with Britain's "Tatler" must be the two longest running quality magazines, 'Bravo', and thankyou so much Deco Dahlia for your posting

PS

Love anything image heavy

 

[cookie]

Vanity Fair Photo Exhibition at Aussie National Portrait Gallery

Just seen this ...wonderful...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/15/2598300.htm

http://the-riotact.com/?p=12404

http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/vanity.php

 

[The Wolf]

I'll probably buy that issue.
It's interesting that they are combining recreations of movies from the 1930s and ones about the 1930s.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Lauren]

Wonderful! I'll pick it up when I'm at the grocery store next. Thanks!

 

[Fletch]

Nitpick time

Horses and Paper Moon were 70s movies about the 30s, tho Paper was unusually faithful to the era.

Letty Lynton was a drawing room potboiler of 1932, notable only for Joan Crawford's ruffled shoulders (basic leading-lady kit for the rest of the decade) and for a lawsuit on behalf of the writers of the original play. They won. The film was banned from public showing in 1936. It cannot be seen legally to this day.