Then...The Ladies Home Journal, September, 1905
Willow's collection
and Now!
Vanity Fair, August 2008
I was thumbing through the latest edition of Vanity Fair magazine
today and saw this nice little piece on the talented Kelly Macdonald.
She is exceptionally great in Gosford Park, by the way. But the thing
that caught my eye was the fact that she is wearing a captain's hat in
this photo shoot, just like the model on the cover of the September
issue of The Ladies Home Journal, 1905, painted by Harrison Fisher.
After 100 years there's still something very attractive about a
woman in a military hat!
She made the cover?! Good for her! She's one of my favorites, too! Loved in in Gosford Park and Nanny McPhee! Of course I am partial to that accent!
ReplyDeletePamela, she's not on the cover, but a nice piece on page 89. Yes, I love her accent. And did you know she's also in the first Cate Blanchett "Elizabeth" movie as the lady in waiting who is killed by the poison dress?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I did realize that... I'll have to notice her next time. And, she should be the cover. That's such a wonderful summertime shot!
ReplyDeleteThey are both beauties!
ReplyDeleteEspecially when it belongs to Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman!
ReplyDeleteCute story Willow and very true
Nice tie in!
ReplyDeleteIts a fact that women can look wonderful in military hats of various shapes and sizers.I think this can go way back to the 16th century. Which Elizabeth did you enjoy the most, Cate or Miriam???
ReplyDeleteSarah, yes, yes! Debra Winger, too!! :)
ReplyDeleteanon, are you asking Cate Blanchett or Helen Mirren? I don't know, it's a close call, but I think I would have to lean towards Mirren. I think her maturity and experience gave her a tad more depth as Queen Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteI think that is a good observation Willow, but mine preferred crowns and wanted to be called "my queen" or "princess". I learned early those three words every woman loves to hear, "Yes, my queen." :)
ReplyDeletePappy, at the Manor, we are "Duke" and "Duchess"..."Duch" for short. But I don't know..."My Queen" has such a nice ring to it! I think we might just have to have a coronation over here.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Another Harrison Fisher:-)
ReplyDeleteI need to re-watch Elizabeth for the poison dress scene...
Love the Ladies Home Journal photo Willow, and then again today's Vanity Fair.....I think women wearing military uniforms on magazines was one way to show war effort support back during WWII...the country was united in those days...Bob Hope tour days with Marilyn Monroe in uniform...different times...lots of patriotism...
ReplyDeleteDeeDee, yes, so much in the WWII era. Lots of morale boosting and patriotism from Hollywood and the fashion industry.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, I thought of you when I posted this Fisher cover! :)
ReplyDeleteWillow, I forgot to mention "Water Willow" by Rossetti on your sidebar. That's on the cover of the Waking Dreams Exhibit book. That's the one hubby and I traveled to St. Louis to see. The best exhibit ever! So many Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces in one collection was absolute bliss!
ReplyDeleteRebecca, I would have enjoyed that Pre-Raphaelite exhibit. I just looked it up and darn, darn...it was in Cincinnati in the fall of
ReplyDelete'06 and I didn't even know. :P
Good association Willow!
ReplyDeleteI have an antique book illustrated by Harrison Fisher that I will blog about someday. It was an unexpected treasure found in an unexpected place!
Great comparison....but things sure have changed haven't they?
ReplyDeleteTo Rebecca's point above--love the Pre-Raphaelites and got to go to one of these exhibits some time back.
ReplyDeleteClever of you to notice the old and new. How did you know that?!
Hmm...women in military hats? Not sure I read it the same as you here! Still, nice photo shoot on last one.
Pat, I always scoop up a vintage book if it is illustrated by Harrison Fisher, purely for the beauty of the picture plates. I also have accumulated a lot of his magazine covers over the years, and framed them. There's something very soft and timeless about them, that I love.
ReplyDeleteI will look forward to your treasure post!
Mmm, the picture in Vanity Fair caught my eye, because I have the vintage magazine cover hanging here near my computer desk...both had captain type hats.
ReplyDeleteSo...you didn't read them like I did? Tell us more...
Classic look! I wonder if we see more images like that when we're at war. I loved her in Gosford Park, too. Wasn't she in "My Life so Far?" Oh, and "No Country for Old Men," too, I think. She has a dream-like air about her! Love that Sackville-West quotation and the Rossetti image of Water Willow, by the way--I meant to say so the other day...
ReplyDeleteA Brush, thank you! I just discovered Sackville-West last week and she is my new best friend!! I don't know where she has been hiding all these years.
ReplyDeleteI also stumbled onto Water Willow and absolutely LOVE HER!! I think she might just have to be given a permanent spot on my sidebar.
I love a good hat, the hats however generally dont love me back ... how sad is that?
ReplyDelete:-Daryl
Daryl, are you sure? I absolutely LOVE hats!! I think all people of all ages look marvelous in hats.
ReplyDeleteWillow I missed it in Cinci as well because I was extremely pregnant with my daughter and not doing much traveling at the time..LOL!!! When we found out it was in St. Louis, we knew that it might be only chance to see this collection...It was so worth the 5 hr drive:-)...
ReplyDeleteRebecca, I agree. It is often rare that so many pieces are together in one location. I try to see special exhibits whenever I possibly can. I remember traveling to Chicago to see the Monet exhibit and it was so, so worth the trip!
ReplyDeleteHi! Could you post this Kelly´s whole scan in HQ here? I cant find it anywhere!!! Please, please!!! Thank you :):):)
ReplyDeleteSorry, Anon, I scanned it from Vanity Fair and cropped it. Now, I no longer have the magazine, otherwise, I would have been happy to send it to you.
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