Thread: Ultra Bad-Ass Vintage Costumes

Salome in an illustrated sermon:







The Opera's Delilah:


Carol Channing as the Vamp:




Sampson & Delilah:

my, what a big sword you have:



another watermarked:

these pictures are WOW!
I love some ... to.... death I guess.
I don't know what superlative to use.

Others are just interesting, especially the very modern orientalist ones.

Marlene Dietrich fits into the environment like an ice block into the desert, but this woman was COOL!

Originally Posted by bdaddiction

Hey who is that man holding Ansuya? ..l;,

her boyfriend Ozzy.

Houray for Shems! Best thread ever!! Weeeeeeeeee!

Keep them coming ladies!

Qamar

[QUOTE=shems;453401]Salome in an illustrated sermon:





Oh dear! That is George Hamilton! .w.:..l;,

Qamar

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Originally Posted by shems

Salome in an illustrated sermon:



Oh dear! That is George Hamilton! .w.:..l;,

Qamar

That is hilarious. He looks totally distracted. She is gorgeous!

What movie was that from?

Angelina Jolie wore some pretty cool costumes in "Alexander" but I can't find them. ..cr.:

I gotta say it again: this is the best thread of the year.

Thank you, Shems. I've wanted to see a still of that costume ever since I saw a video of her performing in it.

Two from Sadiyya, they aren't vintage, I think she made them, but they feel vintage to me and so pretty:

Lovely last photo. Thought it was Twiggy, with the big beautiful eyes.

I love this stuff!!! My new fall collection is called Bombshell and is all based very specifically on vintage gowns from old movies.

Originally Posted by bdaddiction

Lovely last photo. Thought it was Twiggy, with the big beautiful eyes.

It's Amanda Barrie from "Carry on Cleo":

Well, that one with Rita Hayworth holding a cigarette is interesting! She is one of my all-time favorite dancers/actresses too.

on the topic of cleopatra:

Ansuya has the best costumes.

Originally Posted by shems

I would love to see what the rest of the costume looks like, this is stunning!!

Wow, this is an amazing thread! Thanks for all the images Shems.

oooh, I love the blue! kinda racey, but that belt is gorgeous.

That top photo is Johanna, the third down is her daughter Aziza, and I assume the middle one is Aziza as well.

Originally Posted by spicedjellybeans

That top photo is Johanna, the third down is her daughter Aziza, and I assume the middle one is Aziza as well.

That is correct. And isn't the middle one just the cutest! ..g.:

Re: Ol' Salome up there.

I may be wrong, but the film is Angel Baby, I think?

Go check out the OLD SCHOOL clips (scroll right):
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Tj7k9Egig]YouTube - Princess Raja - 1904[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5w4QgKuGow]YouTube - Ameta - 1903[/ame]

and some burly
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1RmF-Z_CS0]YouTube - Karina (AM&B, 1902)[/ame]

I love the sleeves and the skirt! I might just have to make them! ..g.:

i love this thread!
it is also reeeeeeeeeeeeally making me contemplate bangs!