"Camp rests on innocence. That means Camp discloses
innocence, but also, when it can, corrupts it."
- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"
Showing posts with label Lady Peel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lady Peel. Show all posts
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Shameless Saturday Camp Explosion: "Galli-Curci, Flagstad, and Myself"
Friday, March 27, 2009
Diva Paraphernalia: Necessary Accessories
Another Fabulon inspiration: lorgnettes!
As wielded by a startling variety of great ladies:
Miss Callas, staring down an upstart who might actually be trying to give her direction;
Couturière Valentina, either trying to suss out the details of a somewhat-too-distant hemline or checking what mischief her husband is getting up to with Miss Garbo;
And last, but never least, the vivacious Miss Beatrice Lillie, deploying for comic effect what actually might be a rather useful thing: the lorgnette-six shooter.
Along with reticules, dress clips, and lipstick-covers, lorgnettes are among the most critically threatened entries on the Endangered Accessories List. Won't you do what you can to bring them back?
As wielded by a startling variety of great ladies:
Along with reticules, dress clips, and lipstick-covers, lorgnettes are among the most critically threatened entries on the Endangered Accessories List. Won't you do what you can to bring them back?
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