“There is only one thing in life and that’s the continual renewal of inspiration.” Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland was one of the great figures of the New York City fashion and art world until her death in 1989.
Diana Vreeland, Vogue
Like Vogue Magazine, Maybelline, is an American Icon, a Fashion leader, and a large part of the world's, culture. Autographed copies of The Maybelline Story for $14.99, available for the Holiday's at www.maybellinestory.com.
Some of the most memorable vintage Maybelline products, from the 20th Century. Now a piece of art.
Tom Lyle Williams was one of the most innovative entrepreneurs and advertising wizards in the 20th Century. People accused him of being a dreamer. He proved the neysayer's wrong. He never gave up on his dreams and he surrounding himself with like-minded, inspiring people, who helped him shoot for the moon. He made it!!! Maybelline is still the number one Eye Cosmetic in the world, after nearly 100 years, and it all started with TL.
Paramount Star, Gloria Swanson, rocketed to stardom and was one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.
She appeared in Lash-Brow-Ine and Maybelline Ads during the Silent Film Era.
Gloria Swanson, endorsed Lash-Brow-Ine and Maybelline in the 1920's - acting as a role model for young women wary of appearing vain in public... just as women got the vote and Prohibition was enacted.
During her heyday, audiences went to her films not only for her performances, but also to see her wardrobe. Frequently ornamented with beads, jewels, peacock and ostrich feathers, haute couture of the day or extravagant period pieces, one would hardly suspect that she was barely five feet (1.52 m) tall. Her fashion, hair styles, and jewels were copied around the world. She was the screen's first clothes horse and was becoming one of the most famous and photographed women in the world.
Many of the lines from the film have become pop-culture mainstays, and are often used to describe Swanson herself; among them: "The Greatest Star of them all," "I am big; it's the pictures that got small," "We didn't need dialogue, we had faces."
Click on video to see the last scene
in Sunset Boulavard.
"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up."
.Read more about Gloria Swanson and Maybelline, in - The Maybelline Story.
Known for having "The most beautiful eyes in Hollywood," Lenore Aubert, appeared in this beautiful color, glossy, autographed Maybelline ad, in 1948, as well as popular Vampire movies.
Lenore Aubert, was born in present-day Slovenia, at the time still connected to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (her French name was pure Hollywood hokum, designed to make her background more exotic - though she did live for some time in Paris). Eleanore Maria Leisner was the daughter of an Austrian general and spent her formative years in Vienna.
, Lenore Aubert, played many a mysterious foreigner or femme fatale: she was at her slinky best in
Poster for, Vampires, werewolves and monsters movie, featuring Lenore Aubert.
Frankenstein, Lenore Aubert and Count Dracula.
Abbott and Costello with The Wolf-Man, Count Dracula and Frankenstein.
Trailer for Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein - Movie CLIP - Do You Believe Me Now? (1948) HD. Staring, Lon Chaney Jr., Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert.
Who's On First? Abbott and Costello greatest skit.
Vampire, Werewolves and monsters have come a long way since 1948. Special effects have made them blockbusters, with the highest paid Stars ever. Though, Lenore Aubert was a glamorous, mysterious, actress in her day, she pales in the shadow of Breaking Dawn's Kristen Stewart. Check the trailer for Breaking Dawn and see what a difference 63 years of cinema can make!
Breaking Dawn, the movie, with modern day Vampires, werewolves and monsters.
Yankee Doodle Dandy Star, Joan Leslie, with James Cagney.
Joan Leslie, appeared as James Cagney's wife, in Yankee Doodle Dandy!!!!
James Cagney and Joan Leslie, in Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is one of Hollywood's greatest, grandest and slickest musicals. The nostalgic, shamelessly-patriotic, entertaining film also supported the war effort as it paid tribute in its mostly fictional story to a popular Irish/American entertainer and the grand American gentleman of the theatre in the early 20th century.
click video to see a trailer of Yankee Doodle Dandy.
James Cagney, spent several weeks touring the US, entertaining troops with vaudeville routines and scenes from Yankee Doodle Dandy.
James Cagney with Joan Leslie, Loby Card.
In September 1942, he was elected president of
the Screen Actors Guild.
Joan Leslie has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
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Illustration of Clara Bow.
Lois Collier.
Joan Crawford.
Hedy Lamarr.
Lois Collier
Illustrtion of 1925 Louise Brooks ad.
Merle Oberon
Alice Faye
Viola Dana, Lash-Brow-Ine ad, 1920.
Rita Hayworth
Betty Garble
1932 Art Deco Maybelline ad.
Gloria Swanson Lash-Brow-Ine 1920 ad.
Elyse Knox, 1943 Maybelline ad.
1917 Maybelline, original box.
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