I'm a co-blogger on Spiffy

Just a little pronouncement that I now have joined a fun little blog called Spiffy. Look at the left sidebar to see a photo of a ca four year old Lolita! The other co-bloggers are for the moment Kate, Casey, Sarah, Nicole and Elizabeth.

Oh, and don't you want that gorgeous Gloria Swanson knitted hat? There's a Spiffy giveaway going on, follow this link to read the rules.

I think Miss Swanson, Raquel Torres and Evelyn Brent agrees with me that it's a really fancy kind of hat.

Smoking women - part 2

I herewith serve you with part two on my Smoking Women series. This time I feature pictures of them glorious women. I think I'll go with every other post - videos, photos, videos etc.

Part 1

Bette Davis, relaxing in a sofa with an unfiltered cigarette.

Tippi Hedren share a smoking moment with a mysterious handsome man.

The always astonishing Carole Lombard.

Evelyn Brent. (Smoking in a film clip in part 1 of the series.)

Ann Sheridan in a queen like outfit.

Baby Peggy in a Carmen parody. (Oh, this is just wrong!)

Bette Davis once again. One could not look more vulnerable than that while smoking.

La garconne of the 1920's impersonated by Clara Bow. (Video in part 1.)

Enid Stamp Taylor with a stylish cigarette holder and a funny hat.

And Jean Harlow in an arty Lucky Strike commercial.

Smoking women - part 1

There's no secret that I find classic actresses' smoking habits romantic, sensual and classy. Therefore I've decided to share that fascination with you through a little mini series called "Smoking women" - containing both film clips and photographs. You might see it as a sequel to my Men and cigarettes post from February.

Enjoy!

Evelyn Brent smoking a "bomber" in The Last Command (1928), directed by Josef von Sternberg. Handing her the cigarette is no other than Emil Jannings

, the strict professor Marlene Dietrich entangles as Lola Lola in The Blue Angel (1930).

Anna May Wong leans backwards in a comfortable arm chair, smoking a cigarette while waiting for Mr. Holmes (Reginald Owen) in A Study in Scarlet (1933).

Loretta Young in Born to Be Bad (1934) to the tones of My Mama Done Told Me. I love when she blows smoke in Cary Grant's face, wonderfully rude!

A scene from another Josef von Sternberg film, The Docks of New York (1928). Betty Compson, rescued from a suicide attempt by a blue-collar worker (George Bancroft), gathers her strength with a cosy bed and a lot of cigarettes. She's a real vixen, isn't she?

And lastly, for this time, the lovely Clara Bow. Smoking scenes from Call Her Savage (1932).