Mae West: Body-Hugging Sheath

“MAE WEST stood a mere 4 feet, 6 inches tall — — a shocking revelation to those who do not know everything Mae West,” states this article in Film Fracture. Let us focus on the movie queen's work in her rags to riches circus script and Mae's fascinating Deco-licious costumes designed by Travis Banton.
• • Keep in mind this quote by Mae West: “Nudity in a motion picture detracts from your face and personality. That’s why I never show my ankles.” This is Part 5 of 11 parts.
• • TCM Classic Film Festival: The Legendary Costume Design of Travis Banton, with Mae West in I’m No Angel • •
• • Mae West: A pseudo strip-tease • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: The light shines from behind her on stage and the sheer fabric of the dress reveals the outlines of her legs and waist.  

• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: The body hugging sheath contours every inch of Mae West as she dances her pseudo strip-tease and immediately the viewer is clued in to the type of character Tira is, full of sex appeal and plenty of tease.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: There is also the more demure side of Tira.  
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: A simple black dress with polka-dot accents in white, covered by a white jacket with black polka-dots to match, plus a sailor-type hat.  
• • Mae West: Can play the siren role or the sweet-face • • ...
• • This article continues on the next post.
• • Source: Film Fracture; published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
• • On Saturday, 7 June 1952 • •
• • In Hollywood, on 7 June 1952, Mae West made a check payable to her long-time secretary Larry Lee, who also provided significant editorial help to the actress. Christie's sold it in 1999.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Hollywood stars once lit up the residential roster at the Los Altos Apartments at 4121 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.  Photos of famous residents like Bette Davis, Mae West, Douglas Fairbanks, and Clara Bow still adorn their leasing office.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'll stick to the movie game for some time. But I hope to be able to find time to do another play."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC vaudeville acts mentioned Mae West.
• • At the New Amsterdam Theatre • •
• • Then came Mae West, the comedienne, erstwhile of the Capitol Theatre show, which she left last week.
• • She managed to work up applause with her primitive, to say the least, jazz offering, but failed to arouse any enthusiasm from the lower part of the house; the gallery, however, responding to her wiggling toward the end.
• • After Intermission, ... W. C. Fields, the artist, deft, graceful, and precise, did his tennis bit from the "Follies," assisted by Lucienna Meyan, a pretty French girl ...
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 5 November 1919
• • 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 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,750th 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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