tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6699720405796128370..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Jazz Age Beauties: Color Motion Pictures from 1922Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13433819440461218672011-02-09T12:39:36.019-05:002011-02-09T12:39:36.019-05:00thanks for sharing this lovely video—what beauties...thanks for sharing this lovely video—what beauties! I've always enjoyed the way classic movies bring the styles, lingo, ideas, and topics of the past to life.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183312974805387073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63534360909854788942011-02-09T09:45:54.948-05:002011-02-09T09:45:54.948-05:00hi susan! just stumbled on this blog and thought i...hi susan! just stumbled on this blog and thought it might interest you with its intellectual approach to fashion. hope all is well!<br />http://fashionismymuse.blogspot.com/knitlit katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541442149704413705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47782440939920298132011-02-09T02:36:42.966-05:002011-02-09T02:36:42.966-05:00Wonderful to see this. Thanks for posting it.Wonderful to see this. Thanks for posting it.Witch of Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215650029608694535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-20631572343591974962011-02-08T15:52:21.426-05:002011-02-08T15:52:21.426-05:00I never tire of your posts. I've even used inf...I never tire of your posts. I've even used info in them for home educating my kids. This one, though, is ethereal. Indescribable. You've possibly made my week with this one, solitary post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-61784041982005493062011-02-08T13:38:19.641-05:002011-02-08T13:38:19.641-05:00Wow. Where are you finding all of this great stuff...Wow. Where are you finding all of this great stuff - or how are you finding the time to find all this stuff (I follow the river of 2NHG tweets, too)?Karenmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-44394636004969965142011-02-08T13:25:42.537-05:002011-02-08T13:25:42.537-05:00Some of the clothes look like theatrical costumes,...Some of the clothes look like theatrical costumes, the quasi-medieval dress and the dark green outfit with the white collar. This makes sense for a screen test that didn't really matter. Probably the actresses brought their own costumes as a favor to the director, or the studio could have offered them from their own wardrobe. All ripe for deeper research by film scholars.Jacquesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68893982537304471382011-02-08T13:02:57.703-05:002011-02-08T13:02:57.703-05:00Their makeup is interesting. It isn't quite c...Their makeup is interesting. It isn't quite calibrated to look realistic - maybe it's the same kind they used for B&W? It's pre-Max Factor.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46073334488391541042011-02-08T09:56:48.135-05:002011-02-08T09:56:48.135-05:00This is truly amazing. Very surprised at the earl...This is truly amazing. Very surprised at the early date of this. As hobbyist in photography I knew of early color stills but not moving pictures of this era.<br /><br />I really enjoy your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-22900448189547614762011-02-08T07:48:22.411-05:002011-02-08T07:48:22.411-05:00Oh wow these are completely amazing. The girl in t...Oh wow these are completely amazing. The girl in the green velvet whose face is mostly hidden by her hat gives me chills.Emma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533674631324192458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13665771211942342872011-02-08T06:54:54.710-05:002011-02-08T06:54:54.710-05:00It's amazing how "modern" these wome...It's amazing how "modern" these women look--almost 90 years later.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23543227640349341342011-02-08T06:43:41.096-05:002011-02-08T06:43:41.096-05:00Oh, I love early photographs and particularly earl...Oh, I love early photographs and particularly early film. I feel that frisson you describe, seeing the real people of those times, not just modern actors dressed up.<br /><br />This fleeting clip, actually filmed not all that far from where I live, gives me shivers down my spine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkUKC7xCO2A" rel="nofollow">Roundhay Park Scene 1888</a><br /><br />Hope the link works. :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.com