He wasn't just Ken

I saw the movie Barbie and found it very boring... and Ryan Gosling as Ken didn't convince me either. I was even a little confused by all the rivalries that were created with the movie Oppenheimer. But when I saw Ryan Gosling's performance at the 96th Academy Awards, reminiscent of the famous Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend stage in Gentleman Prefers Blondes, I surrendered... it was an amazing performance.  

All the details were there, the suit in the same shade of fuchsia pink as Marilyn Monroe's dress, the pink gloves, the costumes of the dancers, the Ken-delabra, the stairs... It was a beautiful tribute to Marilyn Monroe. The participation of Slash from Guns N 'Roses also contributed to the scene... He may have just been Ken, but he was without a doubt the winner of the night. Now take a look and comment! 

I'm just Ken Ryan Gosling's performance in tribute to Marilyn Monroe

As this blog is about paper dolls I share Caducado's cute art work. He draws a lot of pin-up boys and he drew this Ken paper doll of Ryan Gosling with his outfits from the movie Barbie.

 

Ken paper doll by Caducado

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Eu vi o filme Barbie e achei muito aborrecido... e Ryan Gosling no papel de Ken também não me convenceu. Até fiquei um pouco confuso com todas as rivalidades que se criaram com o filme Oppenheimer. Mas ao ver a apresentação de Ryan Gosling na 96ª edição dos Oscars, a fazer lembrar o famoso stage de Diamonds are a girl's best friend em Gentleman prefer blondes eu rendi-me... foi uma boa apresentação. Estavam lá todos os detalhes, o terno com o mesmo tom de rosa fuchsia do vestido de Marilyn Monroe, as luvas rosa,os ternos dos Kens (pretendentes)bailarinos, os Ken-delabra,as escadas... A participação de Slash dos Guns N'Roses também contribuiu para cena... Foi uma bonita homenagem a Marilyn Monroe. Ele pode ter sido apenas o Ken, mas ele foi o rei da noite. Ora vejam lá, e comentem!Como este blog é sobre paper dolls partilho o excelente trabalho de Caducado a fazer lembrar Ryan Gosling com os outfits do filme Barbie.

Frankly, my dear...

Exploring Hollywood's legendary male icons in paper doll form I found this Clark Gable paper doll. 

He was known as "The King of Hollywood's Golden Age". His style has become as iconic as his films. He was known for his sophisticated appearance, often wearing clothes that accentuated his broad shoulders and narrow waist. The brilliantine hair and mustache added charm to his look. Gable showed up in tailored suits, white shirts and smartly tailored trousers. 

Gable's fashion choices were unmistakable and iconic, showing that the "King of Hollywood" had plenty of style and talent. 

Paper doll from the star archives movie star paper doll

Other Clark Gable paper dolls...

 

Paper doll by Donald Hendricks

Paper doll and outfits by Peck Aubry

Paper dolls by Charlotte Whattley

 

See you my dear! 😁

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Clark Gable era conhecido como o "O Rei da Era de Ouro de Hollywood". O seu estilo tornou-se tão icónico quanto os seus filmes. Ele era conhecido pela sua aparência sofisticada, muitas vezes usando roupas que acentuavam seus ombros largos e cintura estreita. O cabelo penteado com brilhantina e o bigode adicionaram charme ao seu visual. Gable apresentava-se com ternos sob medida, camisas brancas e calças de corte elegante. As escolhas de moda de Gable eram inconfundíveis e icónicas, mostrando que o "Rei de Hollywood" tinha muito estilo e talento. Até à próxima!

The real romantic heroe

I remember watching the movie Solomon and Sheba when I was a kid. Of course I couldn't forget the ecstatic dance scene by Gina Lollobrigida. 

 

However I couldn't remember who King Solomon was... so looking on the web I noticed that Tyrone Power, would play the role of King Solomon but he died in a fight scene in the heat of Spain and was replaced by Yul Brynner.

 

Although I've seen some of his films, mainly with the character Zorro, I couldn't associate him with him. I decided to look it up on the web and found it very beautiful... a real movie star! 

 

This search led me to some paper dolls published in 1941 by Merrill Publishing Company, with an incredible resemblance... and it looks like he had a great closet!  😍

 

Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell were a popular film crew and most of the costumes pictured in this issue are from their film roles. For Tyrone Power some are from "The Mark of Zorro" and "Blood and Sand". Continuing to search the web it seems he has inspired some of the most highly regarded paper doll artists. 

 

To the next!

Tyrone Power and Linda Darnel : dolls and costumes published by Merrill Publishing Company, 1941

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyrone Power by Tom Tierney from Thirty from the 30's costumes of the great stars: paper dolls for grownups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyrone Power by Tom Tierney from Famous movie Pirates

 

 

 

 

Tyrone Power by Donald Hendricks, 2003

Tyrone Power by Donald Hendricks, 2003

Tyrone Power by David Wolfe from Hollywood gets married

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Lembro-me de assistir ao filme Solomon and Sheba quando era criança. Claro que não me poderia esquecer da cena de dança extasiada de Gina Lollobrigida. Porem eu não conseguia lembrar-me quem era o rei Salomão... então olhando na web eu reparei que Tyrone Power, faria o papel do rei Salomão mas ele morreu numa cena de luta no calor da Espanha e foi substituído por Yul Brynner. Embora eu tenha visto alguns de seus filmes, principalmente com o personagem Zorro, não consegui associá-lo a ele. Resolvi pesquisar na web e achei-o muito bonito ... uma verdadeira estrela de cinema! Essa busca me levou a alguns paper dolls publicados em 1941 pela MERRILL PUBLISHED, com uma semelhança incrível... e parece que ele tinha um ótimo armário! Tyrone Power e Linda Darnell eram uma equipe popular em filmes e a maioria dos figurinos retratados nesta edição são de seus papéis em filmes. Para Tyrone Power alguns são de "The Mark of Zorro" e "Blood and Sand". Continuando a pesquisa na web parece que ele inspirou alguns dos mais conceituados artistas de paper dolls. Até à proxima!

Rebel Rebel

I noticed James Dean's birthday it's today, February 8. I always found him an intriguing person....and cute.

"His very brief career, violent death and highly publicized funeral transformed him into a cult object of apparently timeless fascination."- in IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan[stephan@cc.wwu.edu]

I wont do any biography about James Dean... there's no need.

James Preston as James Dean in Matthew Mishory's Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, 2012

But after seeing the movie Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean I searched on web and found some stories I didn't no know, but I must confess it filled my imagination... 

It doesn't admires that he once said:“I am not a homosexual. But, I'm also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back.”

Have you ever heard about the cat and the mouse stories between him and Marlon Brando?

"When Dean was living in NYC, studying at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg(...)while attending a class conducted by Marlon Brando in 1951, Dean stayed after the session to meet his idol, beginning an intense sexual affair with Marlon that lasted through the winter. Dean was completely smitten with Brando, often stalking him when Marlon was out on dates with others. Dean groomed himself to become a Brando clone, copying his walk, speech and acting style." in Gay influence.blogspot.com

There is another storie with Paul Newman(and other affairs)... Once Newman went to talk with Elvis Presley[who was considered for the part of Brick,the football buddy Skipper(Paul Newman), in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ] and" Elvis asked about Newman’s friendship with James Dean. Newman swore that Elvis told him, “I’ll make a confession. I’m about the straightest dude that ever walked the planet. But if that f*cker ever called me, I’d come running. I guess you’d say I have an obsession with Dean.” (I should made those my own words)- in Gay influence.blogspot.com

So... enough of this, let's talk about paper dolls. Paper dolls are my business!

I found some interesting paper dolls on web that I would like to share with you here... I hope you like it.

James Dean by fashion artist Rauni Palonen

James Dean by Charlotte Whatley

James Dean (and Rock Hudson 😍) by Sandra Vanderpool

 

I think it's from paperdollsbygail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Dean by Jim Faraone

 This one I'm not sure but it seems to me that the artist took inspiration on James Dean.

James Dean look-alike with male fashion wear of the 70's by David Claudon

Fashion illustration by David Claudon

Fashion illustration by David Claudon

And my own paper doll cowboy look-alike movie star: Jimmy Dear... Let's ride on this! Yee-haw

Jimmy Dear a cowboy look-alike

 

Why did you go and crash up your new car

(Jimmy Jimmy, oh Jimmy Jimmy)

Is it because it didn't take you too far

(Jimmy Jimmy, oh Jimmy Jimmy)

Why do you always have such a sad face

(Jimmy Jimmy, oh Jimmy Jimmy)

Is it because you want to get out of this place

(Jimmy Jimmy, oh Jimmy Jimmy)

Jimmy Jimmy/songwriters Madonna; Stephen Bray

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 Percebi que o aniversário de James Dean é hoje, dia 8 de fevereiro. Não vou fazer aqui nenhuma biografia sobre James Dean... não há necessidade. Sempre o achei uma pessoa intrigante... e bonito. Depois de ver o filme Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean pesquisei na web e encontrei algumas histórias que não conhecia, mas confesso que encheram a minha imaginação... Não admira que ele tenha dito uma vez: “Não sou homossexual. Mas também não vou passar a vida com uma mão amarrada nas costas.” 

Já ouviu falar das histórias do gato e do rato entre ele e Marlon Brando? "Quando Dean estava morando em Nova York, estudando no Actors Studio com Lee Strasberg(...) enquanto participava de uma aula conduzida por Marlon Brando em 1951, Dean ficou após a sessão para conhecer seu ídolo, iniciando um intenso caso sexual com Marlon que durou o inverno. Dean estava completamente apaixonado por Brando, muitas vezes perseguindo-o quando Marlon estava saindo com outras pessoas. Dean se preparou para se tornar um clone de Brando, copiando seu jeito de andar, falar e agir. in Gay influence.blogspot.com 

Há outra história com Paul Newman (e outros affairs)... Uma vez Newman foi falar com Elvis Presley [que foi considerado para o papel de Brick, o amigo de futebol de Skipper (Paul Newman), em Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ] e "Elvis perguntou sobre a amizade de Newman com James Dean. Newman jurou que Elvis lhe disse: "Vou fazer uma confissão. Eu devo ser o tipo mais heterossexual que já andou no planeta. Mas se esse filha da put* me chamar... Eu vou correndo. Acho que pode dizer que tenho uma obsessão por Dean." (Eu deveria fazer essas as minhas próprias palavras)- in Gay influence.blogspot.com 

Então, chega disso, vamos falar sobre bonecas de papel. Bonecas de papel são o meu negócio! Encontrei alguns bonecos de papel interessantes na web que gosto de mostrar aqui... Espero que gostem. Até breve!

I'm not a blue engel

For today I chose to pay a simple tribute to one of my favourite actresses bringing together here some paper dolls illustrated by various and talented artists. The 27th of December would be her birthday.

 

One of the most iconic figures from Hollywood's golden age in the 30's and 40's, the one who became eternal in cinema as a femme-fatale.

 

Jean Cocteau said: “her name starts as a caress and ends as a lash”. I'm talking about:

 

 Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)

 

Marlene Dietrich by ALberto Vargas

Combining the right dose of talent and beauty with a strong personality, she created the vamp image in dozens of films that filled the imagination of thousands of people around the world, surrendered to her charms for decades in cinema, fashion and politics.

 

 Her presence was as strong on screen as in real life. Provocative for the time, going against conventional standards, loving men and women equally and challenging powers and institutions, she affirmed the female role and her condition as a woman. 

 

 During World War II she faced the power of Nazi Germany, refusing her invitation to support the Reich. She supported the resistance, created a fund with Billy Wilder to help Jews and dissidents to leave Germany, being recognized for her commitment and service to the cause receiving decorations from several countries.

 

 After abandoning the glamour of cinema, she still filled the stages with her presence, performing songs that she immortalized: Falling in Love Again(Can’t Help It), Lili Marlene or La vie em rose. In these shows, her image was still that of a diva, combining glamorous dresses, wigs and stage lighting in whose technique she was expert.

 

 Afterwards, she withdrew from public life for good, living almost in seclusion, in poor health, in her room in Paris from where she kept in touch with the outside world only by telephone.

 

“It's the friends you can call up at 4 am that matters,” she said. 

 

 She also accepted to participate in a biographical documentary entitled simply “Marlene” (1984), by Maximilian Schell, where only her voice is heard, refusing to always be filmed. 

 

Marlene D. died at the age of 90 and was honoured as a soldier at her funeral. At the ceremony the priest said: "Everyone knew her life as a film and music artist, and everyone knew her difficult moments... She lived like a soldier and would like to be buried like a soldier." 

 

The rest is history. 😊

 

 

   

From Movie star vamps and scamps by Tom Tierney

 

 

 

Marlene  with different outfits in Great costumes from classic movies by Tom Tierney

Marlene Dietrich by Tom Tierney

Other interpretation by Tom Tierney

Marlene Dietrich with outfits by Ralph Hodgdon

Marlene Dietrich with outfits from her tournee by Ralph Hodgdon

 

 

 

Art work by Barb Rausch

 

Marlene Dietrich  with outfit from Seven Sinners by Greg Nystrom

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlene Dietrich by David Wolfe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A creation by Joan Pitman

Marlene paper doll by Guillem Medina

Artwork by Bente Fredso

Artwork by Christine de Scarlett

 

 

 Art work by Alex Gonzales

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Para hoje escolhi fazer uma singela homenagem, reunindo aqui algumas paper dolls ilustradas por vários artistas, a uma das minhas atrizes preferidas. Aquela que se eternizou no cinema como femme -fatale, uma das mais icónicas figuras da época de ouro de Hollywood nos anos 30 e 40. Jean Cocteau disse “o seu nome começa como uma carícia e termina como uma chicotada”, estou a falar de Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Combinando a dose certa de talento e beleza com uma personalidade forte, criou a imagem da vamp em dezenas de filmes que preenchiam o imaginário de milhares de pessoas ao redor do mundo, rendidos aos seus encantos durante décadas no cinema , na moda e na política. A sua presença era tão forte na tela como na vida real. Provocadora para a época, contrariando os padrões convencionais, amando igualmente homens e mulheres e desafiadora dos poderes e instituições afirmou o papel feminino e a sua condição de mulher. Durante a segunda guerra mundial fez frente ao poder da Alemanha nazi, recusando o seu convite para apoiar o reich. Deu apoio à resistência, criou um fundo com Billy Wilder para auxiliar judeus e dissidentes a sair da Alemanha, sendo reconhecida pela sua entrega e prestação à causa recebendo condecorações de vários países. Depois de abandonar o glamour do cinema ainda preencheu os palcos com a sua presença interpretando canções que imortalizara:Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It), Lili Marlene ou La vie em rose. Nestes espetáculos a sua imagem era ainda a de uma diva, combinando vestidos glamourosos, perucas e uma iluminação de palco em cuja técnica ela era perita. Depois retirou-se definitivamente da vida pública vivendo quase reclusa, com uma saúde débil, no seu quarto em Paris de onde mantinha contacto com o mundo exterior apenas pelo telefone. “It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter” disse ela. Aceitou ainda participar num documentário biográfico intitulado simplesmente “Marlene” (1984),  de Maximilian Schell, onde apenas se ouve a sua voz recusando sempre ser filmada. Marlene D. faleceu com 90 anos e teve honras de soldado no seu funeral. Na cerimónia o padre disse: "Todo o mundo conhecia a sua vida como uma artista do cinema e da música, e todo mundo sabia de seus momentos difíceis... Ela viveu como um soldado e gostaria de ser enterrada como um soldado." The rest is history.