9.3.06

notorious bettie paige

I hadn't heard of 1950s pin up Bettie Paige prior to seeing this image on the cover of a film magazine last year, but flipping through March's W, I came across a picture of a model in similar gear, and she reminded me of Ms. Paige. I love it when women style themselves in a way that defies the expectations of their era, which is definitely what she did. Gretchen Mol (left) portrays the infamous fetish model in The Notorious Bettie Paige, which is to be released in April. More Bettie here.

1 comment:

Eric said...

You crack me up! I think you are more french than the fashion writers here. Kudos for an excellent blog and commentary. Now, about that elephant....