Thorns with Roses

'God's Idea' by Da Loria Norman, 1931.

Evening jacket, 1937, by Elsa Schiaparelli

A fine and important Elsa Schiaparelli couture Zodiac jacket, the Astrology Collection, Winter, 1938-39, Paris. This is arguably one of the most beautiful of all Schiaparelli's creations with its glittering embroidery, shimmering star-shaped beads and rhinestones set against a midnight blue velvet background. Marlene Dietrich was photographed in her Beverly Hills residence in 1938 wearing the zodiac ensemble with matching dress. Schiap was fascinated by the night sky that she used to view as a child through her uncle's telescope - the renowned astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, director of the Brera Observatory in Milan. He inspired in her a lifelong fascination with the celestial realm. He commented that the moles on her cheeks reminded him of the Big Dipper which she adopted as her 'lucky star', incorporating it into printed fabrics, the fabric lining her salon, her own personal jewellery as well as on this magnificent jacket. Schiaparelli's press agent Hortense MacDonald stated that the Astrology collection was defined by Euclid's famous geometric treatise - 'Elements'.

Sergius Hruby.

Sergius Hruby 

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) - Adolescence

THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1935 | dir. James Whale

I never noticed until now the scars under her jawline.

Martin Mendgen - Lady In Mourning (1930)

Boudoir dolls

A 1930s necklace , like shirt collar, of round brilliant cut diamonds with a briolette drop shaped emerald weighting 65.33 carats by Boucheron.

Gladys parker my darling.. she is so beyond fine

Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938) dir. Howard Hawks

The Lovers - Konstantin Somov

1933

Bride Of Frankenstein Directed by James Whale (1935)

Henri Patrick Raleigh, The Movie Star, 1930s, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18-½ x 25 inches