Tippi , Alfred, Louis Vuitton and Hermes ...
A photo came across my Facebook from a classic horror group of Tippi Hedren and a raven. Obviously a promotional photo from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". I'm a big fan of the film so it inspired me to blog about Tippi and Alfred in the world of fashion...
Tippi started out as a model in 1950 and was selected to wear one of the most fabulous dresses inspired by Hermes. The painted dress was crafted by Herbert Sondheim- New York, New York, 1951. The LIFE print ad was photographed by Gordon Parks, who was the first African American staff photographer and writer for Life magazine. http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org.
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| Tippi for Herbert Sondheim |
Ok! Back to Tippi and Alfred...Louis Vuitton has also been inspired by the pair, using a vacant train station as a homage to the film Marnie, with the opening sequence of a lone woman. I get two different dates on when the print ad was released by Louis Vuitton (2003 or 2006?) Not even sure if this is the print ad being referred to...I do see a resemblance but I'll let you decide from the images if it was inspired from the film...
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| Alfred Hitchcock- Marnie-Opening scene |
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| Louis Vuitton print ad 2003? |
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| Marnie opening scene |
It wouldn't be complete without Tippi and the birds...
