Cool pic of the day: Louise Brooks

Cool pic of the day: the one and only Louise Brooks, 

and don't forget to check out and vote in the new LBS blog poll 

(in the lower right hand column) regarding "Which LOST 

Louise Brooks film would you most like to see?"

New for sale page

There is a new "For sale" page. It can be accessed as a tab at the top of this Louise Brooks Society blog. For now, there are only a few related books listed for sale. Other items will be added in the near future. Check it out.

Sophie Kinsella - Twenties Girl

A few years back, British novelist Sophie Kinsella wrote a book called Twenties Girl. Published in the United States in 2009, it tells the story of a friendship between two young women. One is a twenty-something contemporary woman, the other the ghost of a 1920s flapper.

In an interview from the time, Kinsella, the popular author of Shopaholic novels, said "I've always loved the glamour and spirit of the 1920s, and the idea came to me of a flapper ghost. A feisty, fun, glamorous girl who adored to dance and drink cocktails and get her own way. I wanted her to be a determined character who would blast into the life of someone with no warning and cause havoc. I then decided she should haunt a thoroughly modern girl, with all the culture clashes and comedy that would bring."

"Having come up with this idea I loved it, so it then remained to plunge myself into 1920s research, which was no hardship at all, as I find the era fascinating. I researched vintage make-up, vintage dresses, read fiction from the period, investigated 1920s slang, and tried to channel as much I could of those feisty flappers who cut their hair short (shock!), smoked cigarettes in public (shock!), had sex (shock!) and generally rebelled in all the outrageous ways they could."

This book has only recently been called to my attention, that's why I am writing about it now. However, what's striking is the book's visual allusion to Louise Brooks, especially Eugene Richee's pearls portrait. The allusion to Brooks is even more noticeable on the cover of the Italian edition.

Would love to hear from anyone who has read this novel.

Video: Louise Brooks and Clara Bow

Louise Brooks and Clara Bow, possibly the two greatest female screen icons of the 1920's. Their individual beauty helped define the flapper look as well as the Jazz Age. This YouTube video celebrates them both. Enjoy, and prepare to be mesmerized. The song which accompanies the video is "Rainbow Chaser" by 1960's UK band Nirvana. (No, not that Nirvana.... but it is an interesting coincidence that Courtney Love narrated the documentary, Clara Bow: Discovering It Girl.)

On the theme of Lulu

 "On the theme of Lulu" is the title of a series of film screenings, talks, and musical performances taking place in Belgium. The series is being put on by La Monnaie De Munt, the Royal Opera House of Belgium, with each event relating to the Alban Berg opera, Lulu. Among the events is an October 18th screening of the 1929 G.W. Pabst film, Pandora's Box or LouLou, in which Louise Brooks stars as Lulu. Coincidentally, Pandora's Box also features the Belgian born actress Alice Roberts, who plays the Countess Geschwitz. Click on the links for more info.

Cool pic of the day: Louise Brooks shoots marbles

Cool pic of the day: that's Louise Brooks on the left, playing marbles with other Paramount actors and actresses. James Hall is in the middle. Who else can you name?