Edith Head 1897 –1981 was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design making her the most awarded woMAN in the Academy's history.
Edith's male gait proves she is a HE!
In the club too!
Known as "the dress doctor", Edith is one of the fashion designer icons of cinema and her designs have left us with some formidable iconic images of woMEN on screen.
You need an MTF to design costumes for MTF celebs.
We are told Edith took up art purely by chance but as we know you can't become rich & famous through talent. Edith was born into the #EGI club.
Bette-Davies' evening-dress as worn in film, All About Eve. Marilyn Monroe makes her 1st appearance in wearing a gown designed by Head
Dorothy Lamour appeared swathed in beautiful Edith Head creations in all of the famous Road movies.
Liz Taylor dress by Edith Head as worn in the film
'A Place in the Sun'
Edith Head Green Eau De Nil suit worn by Grace Kelly in 'Rear Window'
The iconic grey suit from the film Vertigo.
She “understood the transformative power of clothing,” said costume designer Helen Huang.
A publicity shot of Grace Kelly for the movie, Rear Window, wearing an Edith Head designed dress. A sketch of the dress is below.
Edith Head caught walking with a male gait reflected in a mirror.
Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head is featured in this 1950 documentary short film
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By pushing the Tartars into an earlier, "Mongol invasion" narrative, mainstream history divorces them from their real context, potentially a highly advanced and interconnected Islamic civilisation in Europe.🤔
The image of Tartaria as an enigmatic, advanced civilisation overlaps with the possibility that this "Old World" was deeply tied to Islamic culture and heritage.
By recognising the Tartars not as Mongol invaders but as Muslim inhabitants of Europe, a broader re-evaluation of European history becomes necessary, one that challenges the timelines, identities and power structures established by mainstream historians.
Imagine cruising down the highway with a turntable spinning your favourite tunes right in the car. Though short-lived, these in-car phonographs marked the automotive industry’s first attempt to let drivers and passengers curate their own music playlists on the go. 1950s
The first in-car record player, the “Highway Hi-Fi,” was nothing short of revolutionary.
Developed by Dr. Peter Goldmark, head of CBS Laboratories the Highway Hi-Fi was initially offered as a factory-installed option in Chrysler vehicles. 1956
1) The WEF is pushing digital IDs in the metaverse to track and trace every interaction and transaction. This isn’t about safety, it’s about total control. A digital prison disguised as progress.
2) The WEF’s latest report calls for global governance of the metaverse. Digital IDs would tie your physical and digital lives together, ensuring constant surveillance.
3) Every transaction, ownership record, and personal interaction would be tracked in real time, tied to your digital ID.
No anonymity. No privacy. Total traceability.
The Strange Obsession with Pig-Faced Ladies in Regency London 🐷 1/ In 1815, amidst the celebrations of Britain's victory over Napoleon, Londoners became captivated by a bizarre urban legend: the Pig-Faced Lady. But where did this fascination come from?
2/ Belief in witchcraft was widespread, leading to assumptions that such afflictions were caused by curses. One story tells of a pregnant woman who refused to give money to a beggar, resulting in the vagrant cursing her, causing her female child to be born with a pig’s head.
3/ One of the earliest examples is Tannakin Skinker, a wealthy Dutch woman cursed with a pig's face. Her story was popularised through ballads and chapbooks, blending folklore with moral lessons about kindness and charity.
Photos that depict the interior of a Rococo period Pullman train car. 1800s
Original owners of Pullman Palacecars were EF Hutton and the Vanderbilt's had at least 3 of them, Harry, Willie, and Alice had one of their own... cattle barons bought them too.
The most famous stock holders of the Pullman company were JJ Astor, Ellen Banker, Chauncey Depew, Jay Gould, Julia Grant, John Hay, Henry Morgan, J Pierpont Morgan, JD Rockefeller, and the Vanderbilts.