Rambova was a fan of Beardsley, and created the costumes inspired by him for “Salome” starring Alla Nazimova.
Rambova was a fan of Beardsley, and created the costumes inspired by him for “Salome” starring Alla Nazimova.
Alla Nazimova & Arthur Jasmine in Salome (1923, dir. Charles Bryant)
Production designer Natacha Rambova based much of Salome’s decor and costumes on the decadent illustrations Aubrey Beardsley produced for the first edition of Oscar Wilde’s play Salome.
The above still is a recreation of Beardsley’s The Peacock Skirt
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Richard Strauss † Salome † Wie schon die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! † Sir Georg Solti
Richard Strauss † Salome † Nach mir wird Einer kommen † Sir Georg Solti
Wherein John the Baptist makes utterly insane proclamations from inside a well and the princess Salome approaches after fleeing Herod’s party.