06.03.09

Rest in Peace Danny La Rue…

Posted in Uncategorized at 6:02 am by DFR

“At the peak of his career in the 1970s Danny La Rue was possibly the best paid and almost certainly the most unlikely superstar in Britain. Almost 7ft tall in his stilettos and feathered headdress, the devout Irish Catholic with a reassuringly blokey delivery and spellbinding stage presence turned cross-dressing from a subversive cabaret turn into mainstream family entertainment. His death on May 31 2009, after several strokes and a short struggle with cancer, brings to an end a saga as densely packed with emotional climaxes, both uplifting and tragic, as any of the variety shows he headed.” Source: The Times

Danny La Rue the grande dame of pantomime and West End stage. His fans have numbered the good and the great. Noel Coward described him as “the most professional and charming man in the business” and Bob Hope called him “the most glamorous woman in the world”.

Born Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork, Ireland in 1927, Danny hit the big time in the mid-sixties. A major name, he was the man who, with an exagger-ated flutter of the eyelashes and a modest foam rubber bosom, became the biggest box office draw in the West End.

His risque material would seem tame by today’s standards but audiences then, as now, loved him. He walked the tightrope of glamour with the safety net of sending himself up all the time. He toured in the seventies, appearing in sell-out concert halls all over the world.

“It took me 20 years to make something that wasn’t acceptable, acceptable. I mean, it’s not funny just to put on a frock and a wig. It takes a lot of time to develop a character. But I suppose I must be doing something right otherwise I wouldn’t have lasted.” After 55 years on the stage, does it still feel the same? “Look,” he says, “when I go out on a stage, I always pretend it’s for the very first time.”

The transformation from male to glamorous female has to be one of the most difficult tasks for a makeup artist to create. So I couldn’t let the passing of England’s greatest drag queen go without posting a tribute to Mister Danny La Rue. Famous for his Music Hall style, something unique to the Brits. Danny had his own Night Club, constantly appeared on television, and even played Dolly Levi in the musical Hello Dolly!, the first time the role had been played by a man. “I’ve had a blessed life. I’ve made millions and I’ve lost millions. I’ve picked myself up and I’ve dusted myself down. And I’m still here.” God bless Danny La Rue, he would have been 82 this year. Wikipedia

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06.01.09

Beauty by Dior…

Posted in Uncategorized at 11:29 pm by DFR

Such a perfect face for cosmetics I just had to post this photo.

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05.29.09

Richard Avedon Exhibition

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A FASHIONISTA MUST SEE……..


“This exhibition will be the most comprehensive exploration to date of Avedon’s fashion photography during his long career at Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The New Yorker, and beyond. Working closely with The Richard Avedon Foundation, ICP curator Carol Squiers and guest curator Vince Aletti will present new scholarship on the evolution and extraordinary, ongoing impact of his work. The exhibition will feature more than 200 works by Richard Avedon, spanning his entire career, and will include vintage prints, contact sheets, magazine layouts, and archival material.” @ ICP MAY 15 – SEPTEMBER 6 2009

VERUSCHKA

VERSACE CAMPAIGN

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05.15.09

Versace Model Pile….

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:09 pm by DFR

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05.01.09

Venus in Furs…

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:01 am by DFR

Super model VERUSCHKA!

Relax Peta…Vera shot and ate it for food. She is just wearing the skins for warmth.

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04.28.09

Edilson Nascimento for Guess

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:44 am by DFR

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04.04.09

Please visit me at my new site…

Posted in Uncategorized at 6:04 pm by DFR

FACES PLACES & LIPSTICK TRACES

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04.02.09

Makeup Beat is being repaired…

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:35 pm by DFR

Thank you for your patience.

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Linda Morand…

Posted in Uncategorized at 6:09 am by DFR

My new BFF is 60s super diva Linda Morand. She of the wide spaced eyes
with cheek bones of Jackie O, and the creator of MiniMadMod60s fame.
Linda is just too fabu!

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Gisele on Vanity Fair…

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:58 am by DFR

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