the story-tellers, part 50

erwin blumenfeld, self-portrait with mask, new york, ca. 1958

carnival, rome, photographed by herbert list, 1949

skew mask photographed by roger ballen, 2002

untitled photographed by man ray, 1928

lisa lyon in gas mask photographed by robert mapplethorpe, 1982

3 men in masks, cuzco, peru, photographed by irving penn, 1948

women fire watchers, london, photographed by lee miller, 1940

audrey hepburn & george peppard in breakfast at tiffany's, 1961

new york photographed by helen levitt,  ca. 1942

hats off, ladies

alice white, 1930

space hat by edward mann, photographed by john french, 1965

louise glaum in the leopard woman, 1920

jean seberg in yves saint laurent hat photographed by carlo bavagnoli, 1963

gloria swanson in father takes a wife, 1941

elsa schiaparelli

audrey hepburn in hat & dress designed by givenchy at her house in switzerland, photographed by howell conant, february 1962

anna may wong in nefertiti hat

tallulah bankhead in the london stage production of the dancers, 1923

baroness fiona thyssen-bornemisza in a white coolie hat with cigaline veiling by anello photographed by henry clarke, ca. 1966

anita page photographed by george hurrell, 1932

woman wearing a paper bag hat, coney island, new york, photographed by leon levinstein, 1950s

tilly losch photographed by florence vandamm, 1931

edna may photographed by alexander bassoon, 1907

the story-tellers, part 28

paul mccartney

bob dylan, desire, 1976

marilyn monroe, nevada, photographed by eve arnold, 1960

patti smith

clint eastwood

audrey hepburn

marcello mastroianni in 8 1/2, 1963

pablo picasso

steve mcqueen, ca. 1960s

i just hope it's not some priceless antique or something...

marilyn monroe's iconic "subway" dress from the seven year itch, 1955

sold for $4.6 million + $1 million commission

judy garland's dress & test ruby slippers from the wizard of oz both designed by adrian, 1939

the dress sold for $910,000 & the ruby slippers for $510,000 

harpo marx top hat & wig, acquired directly from him

$45,000

rudolph valentino's "suit of light" designed by travis banton from blood & sand, 1922

sold for $200,000

charlie chaplin "little tramp" hat

$110,000

marilyn monroe's red sequin dress from gentlemen prefer blondes, 1953

sold for $1.2 million

audrey hepburn's ascot dress & hat designed by cecil beaton from my fair lady, 1964

sold for 3.7 million

debbie reynolds' historic costume & prop collection went up for auction at the paley media center in beverly hills yesterday. the auction yielded record sales with many of the valuable pieces going to saudi arabia & japan. the actress took the podium before the auction to thank the audience for coming, saying "i've been collecting for 45 years and i'm only forty."  i can't believe how much many of the items went for!  i guess we do love our movie icons. crazy kookoo pants!!

(fyi....the title of the post is a quote from "the girl" in the seven year itch)