Mae West: Lady Lou-ish

Her rising star in Hollywood positioned MAE WEST as an influencer. Here Vogue re-caps articles about Mae from 1933. This is Part 2 of eight segments.
• • Mae West Ruled Fashion in 1933 • •
• • Mae West’s influence on hats and more • • 
• • Laird Borrelli-Persson wrote:  Like Jean Harlow, Mae West set the stage for generations of blonde bombshells, including Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, but at a time when the French set the mode— —“fashions originate in Paris,” the star once told Vogue— — it’s perhaps even more impressive to see how her unapologetic style, which harked back to the Gay Nineties (as in the 1890s) trickled up after the 1933 release of “She Done Him Wrong.” This is the film in which the unapologetically seductive West uttered the line “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?”
• • Mae West’s love of excess • • . . . 
• • This fascinating 8-part series will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Laird Borrelli-Persson’s article in Vogue; posted on Wednesday, 17 June 2020.
• • On Sunday, 1 July 1934 • •
• • Supposedly, on Sunday, 1 July 1934, the censorship of the Production Code began to be seriously and meticulously enforced.  Mae West suddenly found her screenplays heavily edited.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •

• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for 16 sweet years now?
• • We've been the main Mae source for documentaries, solo shows, and biographies— — offering a trove of info, quotes, along with Westian arcana, thanks to 4,500+ posts.
• • We’re still here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The ghost light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In a recent interview about current styles and fashion, Mae West is quoted as saying, "I don't like fashions that are mostly straight lines. A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but I got there quicker with curves. ..."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "If a picture of mine didn't get an X rating, I'd be insulted."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on fashion and style mentioned Mae West.
• • Elsa Schiaparelli [1890 — 1973] • •
• • Colin McDowell wrote: In the fifth installment of BoF’s fashion history series, we study the life of Chanel’s arch enemy, who flirted with surrealism and brought shock factor into fashion. Elsa Schiaparelli shot to fame by mixing in Parisian society’s right circles which took her all the way to Hollywood where she dressed Greta Garbo and Mae West.  …
• • Source: The Business of Fashion; published on Sunday, 23 August 2015 
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,508th blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.

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