A fabulous Dickie

From Vintage Everyday:

These photos belonged to an Englishman by the name of Richard Colley, known as 'Dick' or 'Dickie' to his many friends. Most of photos are dated from 1922 to 1925, some others are dated 1932 and 1933.

Richard Colley enjoyed a privileged lifestyle of holidays, afternoon parties, receptions and costumed balls, interspersed with trips to the races and to the theatre. Many of his friends in the album are unidentified, but it is clear that he knew Dorothy Gish, Gaby Deslys, Harry Pilcer, Beatrice de Bourbon, and the former Queen of Italy.

It is possible that he himself enjoyed a brief career as a dancer or in silent films.

He evidently loved dressing-up!

Fab-u-lous, indeed!

A perfect example of why LGBT History Month is so important.

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” – Cicero

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Heavy Metal

RIP Francisco “Paco” Rabaneda Cuervo, better known as Paco Rabanne, architect and metal-sculptor-turned avant-garde couturier, who has departed to add his kooky Barbarella touch to Fabulon...

We're packing for our holiday in Spain...

...but what to take, and what to leave behind?

Decisions, decisions.

Ruven Afanador.

Of course.

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Wheeeeeee!

Been there. Done that.

[Film: Daisies (Sedmikrásky), 1966]

Then to Sylvia let us sing

Who is Sylvia? what is she,
    That all our swains commend her?
Holy, fair, and wise is she;
    The heaven such grace did lend her,
That she might admirèd be.

Is she kind as she is fair?
    For beauty lives with kindness.
Love doth to her eyes repair,
    To help him of his blindness;
And, being helped, inhabits there.

Then to Sylvia let us sing,
    That Sylvia is excelling;
She excels each mortal thing
    Upon the dull earth dwelling;
To her let us garlands bring.

RIP, the captivatingly beautiful Sylvia Syms OBE (6th January 1934 – 27th January 2023).

Another glittering star in the firmament has blinked its last.

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Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson

Our Patron-Saint-with-Attitude Señorita Chita Rivera is - gulp - 90 years old!

We are not worthy...

More Chita here, here, here, here and here]

Word of the Day...

... BUTCH!