Films show up here for two reasons, what I’ve come to call “1 Epic Fur” or “Fur Overload.” 1 Epic Fur is pretty obvious, that’s The Great Bank Hoax from last week, or the poster child of the entire “genre” The Awful Truth. Fur Overload is the Roberta’s of film, a bunch of good stuff… Read More Furs in Film – The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable wearing white fox fur to the premier of How to Marry a Millionaire. Fox wraps and stoles were generally the best you could do in the mink dominated world of 50’s Hollywood, and these are some great examples:
The actual Tin Pan Alley is on its way to becoming some hi-rise. As a source of popular music from the late 19th and early 20th century, the alley’s history meant it eventually figured into the newborn film business. The one in the ’30s and ’40s, not the current one. Maybe it was the center… Read More Furs in Film – Tin Pan Alley (1940)
