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We need to live in a state of suspended animation like a work of art, in a state of enchantment. We have to succeed in loving so greatly that we live outside of time, detached.
Anita Ekberg, La Dolce Vita (1960)
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Jayne Mansfield in a publicity shot for a California sportsman show, date unknown.
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Europeans have long held a fascination for Blondes.
For the ancient Greeks, Blondness symbolized youth, innocence, superior social standing and sexual desirability.
According to Mary Trasko in her book, Daring Do’s: A History of Extraordinary Hair, Greek woman would lighten their locks by rinsing them in a potassium solution and rubbing in yellow petals and pollen.
What it meant to be a Blonde in North America between the 1930′s and 1960′s was somewhat imprinted in to the psyche of movie-goers as the on-screen icons had their hair was recorded to spectacular effect by a highlighting of silver nitrate and contrasting of dramatic shadows.
Brigitte Bardot became a Blonde Bombshell for the the 1960′s in And God Created Woman (1957). Here she is playing Camille in Jean Luc Goddard’s Contempt( 1963)
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On the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn sits and poses while co-star Jane Russell draws a portrait of her. The second picture is the final result💕
20Video Footage of Marilyn Monroe presenting at the 23rd Academy Awards 1951. Marilyn read the nominees for ‘Best Sound Recording Category’. Thomas T Moulton won the award for his work in “All About Eve”.
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