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Hollywood 1915 TB1510 Costume Metal hanging breastplates. Headdress. Armband. TM. Armpits. Bellage. Actions She holds her hands by her face (1), also in vertical (2). Commentary Theda Bara defines a new kind of movie star--the vamp. Her metal quasi-bra/pasties and armband continue a French theater tradition of the previous decade. Two years later (TB1710-14). Source Publicity shot from The Vamp, 1915. Found on Stars Sur l'Image, Cinestar, Paris, distributed with Creation NumŽrique, #13, Paris, 1995. 2 pictures. |
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