Hi to all on PF ,
Its good to have the time and the internet to post again so its my pleasure to be able to show you a bust from the company called Adalid Models :
Whats the subject of this review :
Title: Pretty Mati Hari ( in the blog its called La Bella Mata Hari)
Reference: HV 001
Scale: 1/7th
No of Pieces: 7
Material: Resin and White metal
Sculptor: Pablo Ronda
Concept and Box Art: Eduardo Sanchez
The title of this releae is Pretty Mati Hari , speaking to Eduardo she was the inspiration for the actual sculpt , they wanted to get the feel of the period , the model itself is not intended to look like Mati IMO but they have used her clothes , the hairstyles , the pose and the ambience of the time to produce the bust.
IMO its a 19320/30's "flapper ", I beg your pardon I hear you say a what ......so lets have bit of detail about these liberated and racy women of the period .
The term "flapper" first appeared in Great Britain after World War I. It was there used to describe young girls, still somewhat awkward in movement who had not yet entered womanhood.
The Flappers' image consisted of drastic - to some, shocking - changes in women's clothing and hair. Nearly every article of clothing was trimmed down and lightened in order to make movement easier.
It is said that girls "parked" their corsets when they were to go dancing. The new, energetic dances of the Jazz Age, required women to be able to move freely, something the "ironsides" didn't allow. Replacing the pantaloons and corsets were underwear called "step-ins."
The outer clothing of flappers is even still extremely identifiable. This look, called "garconne" ("little boy"), was instigated by Coco Chanel. To look more like a boy, women tightly wound their chest with strips of cloth in order to flatten it. The waists of flapper clothes were dropped to the hipline. She wore stockings - made of rayon ("artificial silk") starting in 1923 - which the flapper often wore rolled over a garter belt.
Flappers' behavior was considered outlandish at the time and redefined women's roles. The image of flappers were young women who went by night to jazz clubs where they danced provocatively, smoked cigarettes through long holders, and dated the slick males freely, perhaps indiscriminately. They rode bikes , drove cars, and openly drank alcohol, a defiant act in the American period of Prohibition.
Flapper dresses were straight and loose, leaving the arms bare (sometimes no straps at all) and dropping the waistline to the hips. Silk or rayon stockings were held up by garters. Skirts rose to just below the knee by 1927, allowing flashes of leg to be seen when a girl danced or walked through a breeze, although the way they danced made any long loose skirt flap up to show their legs.
Famous flappers of the period included : Marie Prevost . Marion Davies. Joan Crawford . Louise Brooks. Edna Perviance. Dorothy Sebastian. Clara Bow . Betty Compson. Anita Page. Barbara Stanwyck amongst many others .
The model itself was received well packed and secure as with the Confederate bust I reviewed in a clear see through container with box art on the front .
Continued in next post:
Nap
Its good to have the time and the internet to post again so its my pleasure to be able to show you a bust from the company called Adalid Models :
Whats the subject of this review :
Title: Pretty Mati Hari ( in the blog its called La Bella Mata Hari)
Reference: HV 001
Scale: 1/7th
No of Pieces: 7
Material: Resin and White metal
Sculptor: Pablo Ronda
Concept and Box Art: Eduardo Sanchez
The title of this releae is Pretty Mati Hari , speaking to Eduardo she was the inspiration for the actual sculpt , they wanted to get the feel of the period , the model itself is not intended to look like Mati IMO but they have used her clothes , the hairstyles , the pose and the ambience of the time to produce the bust.
IMO its a 19320/30's "flapper ", I beg your pardon I hear you say a what ......so lets have bit of detail about these liberated and racy women of the period .
The term "flapper" first appeared in Great Britain after World War I. It was there used to describe young girls, still somewhat awkward in movement who had not yet entered womanhood.
The Flappers' image consisted of drastic - to some, shocking - changes in women's clothing and hair. Nearly every article of clothing was trimmed down and lightened in order to make movement easier.
It is said that girls "parked" their corsets when they were to go dancing. The new, energetic dances of the Jazz Age, required women to be able to move freely, something the "ironsides" didn't allow. Replacing the pantaloons and corsets were underwear called "step-ins."
The outer clothing of flappers is even still extremely identifiable. This look, called "garconne" ("little boy"), was instigated by Coco Chanel. To look more like a boy, women tightly wound their chest with strips of cloth in order to flatten it. The waists of flapper clothes were dropped to the hipline. She wore stockings - made of rayon ("artificial silk") starting in 1923 - which the flapper often wore rolled over a garter belt.
Flappers' behavior was considered outlandish at the time and redefined women's roles. The image of flappers were young women who went by night to jazz clubs where they danced provocatively, smoked cigarettes through long holders, and dated the slick males freely, perhaps indiscriminately. They rode bikes , drove cars, and openly drank alcohol, a defiant act in the American period of Prohibition.
Flapper dresses were straight and loose, leaving the arms bare (sometimes no straps at all) and dropping the waistline to the hips. Silk or rayon stockings were held up by garters. Skirts rose to just below the knee by 1927, allowing flashes of leg to be seen when a girl danced or walked through a breeze, although the way they danced made any long loose skirt flap up to show their legs.
Famous flappers of the period included : Marie Prevost . Marion Davies. Joan Crawford . Louise Brooks. Edna Perviance. Dorothy Sebastian. Clara Bow . Betty Compson. Anita Page. Barbara Stanwyck amongst many others .
The model itself was received well packed and secure as with the Confederate bust I reviewed in a clear see through container with box art on the front .
Continued in next post:
Nap
