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Nov 14, 2017 · In a new National Portrait Gallery exhibition, “Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image,” a photograph of a young Dietrich—holding a suitcase while wearing an under-slip—hangs on the wall. Her early gigs as a model were by no means glamorous.
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Jun 19, 2017 · "Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image," a new exhibition at Washington's National Portrait Gallery, looks at how the German actress crafted her public persona.
Jun 19, 2017 · "Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image," a new exhibition at Washington's National Portrait Gallery, looks at how the German actress crafted her public persona.
In Morocco, wearing a man’s tuxedo, Dietrich played Amy Jolly, a French nightclub singer. During one of the most supreme moments in early mainstream cinema, Dietrich, as Jolly, smiles a devilish grin and proceeds to share a kiss with a woman.
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Jun 16, 2017 · Dietrich challenged the strictly limited notions of femininity at the time through her lifestyle and fashion: “I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.”
Jun 29, 2017 · Curated by historian Kate Lemay, the theme is constructed around Dietrich’s self-proclamation: “I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.” The life...
Nov 15, 2017 · The National Portrait Gallery exhibition takes its lead from something Dietrich told a journalist from the British newspaper The Observer in 1960, when she was at the height of her fame as a...