Yesterday I entered the Couture Allure costume contest! I wanted to do a no-buy costume since I'm on a budget, so I dressed as a 1920s vamp (think Theda Bara sort of influence, see pics below) and sent in the picture. It would be great to win; it's a great store but definitely out of my price range at the moment....
vamp- short for "vampire"; a woman so cruelly attractive that she could ensnare any man, exploit him, trample him, and walk away with an enormous grin on her face (definition from here)
Theda Bara is the iconic 1920s vamp, and her characters in silent films made characters like Cleopatra and vampires possible for women in the future. (Read a great article on it here.) In one of her movies, Theda Bara has a scene that perfectly epitomizes a vamp. A man walks into a room and wistfully smells some roses (he's in love!), then walks out. After him, Theda the vamp (his love), walks in, smells the roses as well.... then tears them apart and walks out laughing. Scary ladies, these exotic vamps.
Of course, I don't condone the character issues of a vamp..... But it's pretty fun to cake on the makeup and be mysteriously dark for a little bit.
shoes- vintage 1920s
fur stole- from MJ
Wow wow wow, what a fabulous look! I feel so amazed cause recently tried 20's look as well :)
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Great costume, you also remind me of young Bette Davis
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