greta garbo

i try to think back to when i first learned about marilyn monroe, marlene dietrich, james dean, grace kelly. for someone who was born round the 80s, i had, or rather, let’s say have – an undeniable love for everything old and vintage, glamour and hollywood, the beautifying and devastating, somehow feeling kindred to their stories. how did i come to know these incredibles and fall in love with them? when did i learn the words to Madonna’s ‘Vogue?’ honestly, i don’t even know. but know that i can kick off my favorite verses like i was on a hollywood stage myself. and so without denying it, i am forever in love with these lines, and each time i hear this tune begin, i will get chills and a certain type of strut emerges, regardless of where i am – even so at times, i wish to break out in song and dance…i admire these stars and there are many more not listed (but let’s give ode to ‘vogue’). they are forever etched, no rewriting, but the originals of it all.

marilyn monroe

marlene dietrich

Greta Garbo, and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine

joe dimaggio

marlon brando

james dean

Grace Kelly; Harlow, Jean
Picture of a beauty queen
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers, dance on air

grace kelly

jean harlow

gene kelly

fred astaire

ginger rogers

they had style, they had grace

rita hayworth gave good face

lauren bacall

katherine hepburn

lana turner

They had style, they had grace
Rita Hayworth gave good face
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too
Bette Davis, we love you

bette davis we love you

Ladies with an attitude
Fella’s that were in the mood
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it

Vogue

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