Madame L

I was extremely fortunate enough to see a presentation of the recent restoration of The Red Shoes a few weekends ago by the Godfather of restoration, Mr. Robert Gitt, at a technical conference.  The restoration was promoted and funded through Martin Scorsese's  Film Foundation.

It is one of the most beautiful Technicolor films, not only due to the gorgeous costumes of Hein Heckroth, the surreal magical art direction of Arthur Lawson, the impeccible Direction of Powell and Pressburger, the breath-taking cinematography of Jack Cardiff and of course, the striking scarlet-haired lead ballerina, Moira Shearer.
 

 

The Bebe perfume girl:

 
The hair color and mod make-up are wunderbar. Agnes Von Weiss, anyone...

 

 

 

She was the brunette bombshell and the embodiment of the word vixen...

 

I've been catching more print ad's featuing Ralph Lauren's 2009 Fall collection...

 

Alas, I am away on vacation in Grand Haven, MI and was not at home for the arrival of my "Red Zinger" Dania Zarr this weekend.  

 

So, until I am able to return home to debox and take my own pics of her, I wanted to share the link to a great review from one of my fellow FR collectors and bloggers, Madame Shuga-Shug.

http://shugashug.wordpress.com/
 
Not only does she provide a great review of this lovely new vixen, but her usual fabulous pictures and a handy suggestion on how to handle that crazy curl on the top of her head. 

 

It is rare to find true modern Glamour these days. Golden age sophistication, style, grace and beauty with modern flair.  Since this is my personal mantra and mission, I love to celebrate it when I see it.  Here is the latest sighting:

 

You can see more images of Sienna in her gallery.

For those interested in reading more information and seeing some of dolls from the Hollywood Ahoy convention this weekend, here are some links to posts on the I.C.O.G board:

http://members.boardhost.com/ICOG/msg/1250322279.html

http://members.boardhost.com/ICOG/msg/1250477335.html

http://members.boardhost.com/ICOG/msg/1250414282.html

Pics from the DAE luncheon:

http://members.boardhost.com/ICOG/msg/1250392433.html

Here is a list of the convention dolls:
 

"At the Captain's Request" Gene Marshall - Souvenir Doll (LE125)
Turquoise Temptation Gene Marshall - Table Doll (LE30)
Shimmering Onyx Gene Marshall - Table Doll(LE30)
Luxurious Lavender Zita Charles - Table Doll (LE30)
Silver Sensation Zita Charles - Table Doll (LE30)
Golden Gala Madra Lord - Tale Doll (LE30)
Chartreuse Celebration Madra Lord - Table Doll (LE30)