MUSINGS __ A shout out to Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich wasn't the first woman in the world to wear pant suits, but she sure is one of the most noteworthy.
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1930, a promotion for "Morocco" |
The German born actress made her American debut in the 1930's film Morocco — where Dietrich is a cabaret singer who dons a tuxedo and top hat, and gave cinema one of its first on-screen female kisses, creating quite a ruckus with the press.
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In 1933 Movie Classic magazine ran the feature “Will It Be Trousers for Women?” Dietrich was listed along with Greta Garbo, Katherine Kepburn, Mozelle Britton, and Fay Wray as “among the stars who have lined up on the side of trousers for women.”
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| 1933, Movie Classics Magazine |
"... I wear them to be comfortable, not sensational."
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Paris 1933, Marlene in her white suit |
Upon arrival, wearing a suit, men's coat, beret and sunglasses — Marlene walked off the train, grabbed the chief of police by his arm, and walked him off the platform.
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Marlene in 1936, by Kenneth Alexander |
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| Marlene in 1942, by Laszlo Willinger |
"If I dressed for myself, I wouldn't bother at all. Clothes bore me. I'd wear jeans. I adore jeans"
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