Posts in Category: Collection Spotlight
Fashion Fun at Home With Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 88
I believe this series of Jane modeling hats in the mid 1940s was taken at the Van Nuys home of her mother-in-law, which is where Jane lived with Robert Waterfield during the early years of their marriage. The clothes might be modest, but Jane is still glamorous!
Natural Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 87
As fab as Jane looked in the custom studio designs, she much preferred casual clothing. Here she is arriving in a preferred ensemble at what appears to the be the 20th-Century Fox lot in the mid-1950s.
Photographer’s Proof
Year of Jane Russell: Day 86
Here’s one last fashion-y photo of Jane which is a photographer’s proof. I think this is a wonderfully interesting image, though the markings indicating where retouching is needed eliminated its inclusion in the book.
Even More Fashion Photography With Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 85
Here’s another more fashion-leaning portrait of Jane. She pulls off that hat and gloves quite well!
More Fashion Photography With Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 84
This image, which was used on a promotional postcard for the film Montana Belle, appears to be from the same photo session as yesterday’s image, though the dress is different.
Fashion Photography With Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 83
Despite her early experience modeling clothing for photographer Tom Kelley, Jane didn’t seem to do a lot of fashion photography during her film career. This image shows there was indeed more to Jane than the Howard Hughes-crafted sex symbol persona.
Jane and a Kon-Tiki Raft Hat
Year of Jane Russell: Day 82
We’ve spent the last few weeks looking at candids of Jane, so I think it’s time for a portrait! He she is in 1951 wearing a replica of the Kon-Tiki raft fashioned into a hat.
Robert Gets Into the NFL Hall of Fame
Year of Jane Russell: Day 81
Jane and Robert Waterfield were married for almost 25 years and the relationship was often contentious, but not without its high points. Here they are in 1965 after receiving a telegram notification about his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Jane & Robert 1960s Style
Year of Jane Russell: Day 80
He’s a lovely color shot of Jane and Robert Waterfield attending a formal event in the 1960s. Jane also wore this dress for her role in the film Cauliflower Cupids.
Waterfield on the Set of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Year of Jane Russell: Day 79
After Robert Waterfield retired from the Rams, he would often visit Jane on the sets of her films. Here is his with Jane during the filming of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.