Have I got a doozy of a wedding gown for you!!!
At first glance, this Dolly Tree design worn by Rosalind Russell in Man-Proof (1938), appears to be a typical 1930s satin wedding dress. The silhouette is long and slim and the veil is cathedral length. Then we get this view:
Then it zooms in even closer!
I really have no words to describe this veil, except that it looks like something Disney's Maleficent would wear should she ever marry. Even the fabric is odd, all shimmery like an oil spill.
This is actually one case where the bridesmaids, one of them being Myrna Loy, really do look better than the bride. However, maybe Roz has the right idea - wear something so strange that it ensures everyone's eyes are on you, no matter how pretty the bridesmaids.
This movie didn't have the most original plot-line, but the costumes and sets were well worth the watch.
Oh my, that is a crazy insane weirdo veil! Wow.
ReplyDeleteWould love to hear the conversations during the designing of it...
Delete"Hey, did you ever seen the Mary Pickford version of Cinderella? Remember that daffy headdress the fairy godmother wore? Wasn't that the coolest thing ever? What if we put that on her head and then covered it with a shiny veil?"
Delete"That makes no sense! Brilliant!"
"They'll probably give us an Oscar for it! Oh wait, they don't have those for us yet..."
Delete"Surely this will inspire them to give us our own category!"
DeleteVeils are tricky at the best of times. I imagine this for fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream or Lord of the Rings, but not for meeting Walter Pidgeon at the end of the aisle. I'd be afraid he'd laugh so hard he'd never get through the ceremony. Is that what happened?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's very much a fairy type of veil! Somehow Walter managed to react how a groom should and guests were even talking about how well Myrna was holding up (she was in love with the groom) instead of all staring open-mouthed at the bride!
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