Many of Karen Graham's most memorable Estée Lauder print ads were photographed in black and white, but a few of her color ads were also standouts.
This color photo, showing Karen Graham with a very tropical look, is from a 1977 ad.
Senin, 08 Februari 2010
Minggu, 07 Februari 2010
The Beauty of Retrospect: Karen Graham Week - Part One
Why a week devoted to a retrospective of seventies supermodel Karen Graham?
I've offered brief returns to the subject of the legendary Estée Lauder spokeswoman in the past. But why a whole week?
The answer is simple. I accumulated several pictures of Karen Graham for another page I'd been contributing to with the interest of adding them to my blog at a later date. I now have so many, I have enough to fill a whole week, so why not just do that rather than let the pictures use up precious space on my hard drive? :-D
So here we go! :-)
I've offered brief returns to the subject of the legendary Estée Lauder spokeswoman in the past. But why a whole week?
The answer is simple. I accumulated several pictures of Karen Graham for another page I'd been contributing to with the interest of adding them to my blog at a later date. I now have so many, I have enough to fill a whole week, so why not just do that rather than let the pictures use up precious space on my hard drive? :-D
So here we go! :-)
The picture above, featuring Karen in a very regal pose, is from a 1972 Estée Lauder ad. The photo below, from a 1973 Lauder ad, shows her in a Stephen Burrows evening dress. Never mind how I knew that! :-D
Both, of course, were taken by Victor Skrebneski.
Sabtu, 06 Februari 2010
The Beauty of Retrospect, Part Ten: Sheila Johnson
Sheila Johnson was always the perfect model for any purpose - fashion, cosmetics, you name it.
Her look and her versatility allowed her to strike any pose from sexy . . .
. . . to soft . . .
. . . and everything in between.
She retired from modeling and started a business in Alabama with her husband. She markets a product worn under clothing to . . .
Actually, why don't you click on this link and see for yourself? :-D
The Latest Numbers
I have now posted pictures of 319 different women on this blog, although I've posted far more pictures. :-)
I'm going into retrospective mode for awhile, posting new pictures (new, as in they haven't been shown here before) of women I've already featured while I consider new subjects to feature later on. Thanks for your support - you know who you are! :-D
Jumat, 05 Februari 2010
Actress Dawn Wells
A couple of weeks ago I featured Tina Louise, the actress who played Ginger Grant on "Gilligan's Island." Today, in the spirit of equal time, I present the artist formerly known as Mary Ann Summers. :-)
Dawn Wells had appeared in a few television shows in the early sixties before accepting the role that made her famous in "Gilligan's Island." As the Kansas farm girl Mary Ann, she provided a down-to-earth sweetness in contrast to the Hollywood glamour of Tina Louise's Ginger.
She went on to have a very successful stage career in the seventies and the eighties, but she has remained a keeper of the "Gilligan's Island" flame, defending the sitcom against criticism and hosting a 2001 TV special on the series that was part biopic, part documentary.
In the forty-odd years that "Gilligan's Island" has been in syndication, male fans have always divided over whom they liked better - Ginger or Mary Ann. Where do I come down on that controversial question? Oh ho, you're not going to get an answer out of me on that! :-D Civil wars have been started over more trivial issues.
Fun fact: Wells, born and raised in Reno, Nevada, represented Nevada at the 1960 Miss America pageant. Today, she's more famous than Lynda Lee Mead, the woman who actually won that year. (I looked it up.)
Dawn Wells had appeared in a few television shows in the early sixties before accepting the role that made her famous in "Gilligan's Island." As the Kansas farm girl Mary Ann, she provided a down-to-earth sweetness in contrast to the Hollywood glamour of Tina Louise's Ginger.
She went on to have a very successful stage career in the seventies and the eighties, but she has remained a keeper of the "Gilligan's Island" flame, defending the sitcom against criticism and hosting a 2001 TV special on the series that was part biopic, part documentary.
In the forty-odd years that "Gilligan's Island" has been in syndication, male fans have always divided over whom they liked better - Ginger or Mary Ann. Where do I come down on that controversial question? Oh ho, you're not going to get an answer out of me on that! :-D Civil wars have been started over more trivial issues.
Fun fact: Wells, born and raised in Reno, Nevada, represented Nevada at the 1960 Miss America pageant. Today, she's more famous than Lynda Lee Mead, the woman who actually won that year. (I looked it up.)
New Links
Two new links appear on my blog, both for sites founded by sixties fashion model Linda Morand. The first is Ms, Morand's own site, and the second is to "MinMadMod60s," a page ostensibly devoted to fashion models of the sixties but includes pictures and information of models from other decades. If you're a Baby Boomer who had a crush on a model back in the days of mini skirts - or if you just appreciate beautiful women (that's why this blog is here!), then these pages are for you.
One more entry in the current A-Z cycle, coming up. :-)
Selasa, 02 Februari 2010
TV personality Meredith Vieira
Meredith Vieira has been a woman of many hats.
A former correspondent on CBS's "60 Minutes," the renowned broadcaster later went on to host the syndicated version of the game show "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire," sort of following Mike Wallace's career path in reverse. But she was also the moderator of the ABC women's talk show "The View" for nine years, and then in 2006 replaced Katie Couric as a co-host of NBC's "Today."
When she started at "Today," Vieira vowed to put the "broad" back in broadcasting. :-D
She's also been a contributing anchor to "Dateline NBC."
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