“The lady who wear my turban, my funnee shoes and my treek jewelry, she gotta have the skinny face and the big-a-mouth like me, eh? After all, how would I going to look in hoop-skirts and Watteau hats, huh?” — Carmen Miranda Source (and accent): Duncan Underhill (1941) Photo: 1941 “Call me Carmen. I […]
“I was rich but I wasn’t having any fun. I bought half a mountain in Beverly Hills with a big mansion and a swimming pool. The place was so big that for two weeks I didn’t even see some relatives that were living with me. My friends were having a wonderful time drinking and eating […]
“What should I tell you about clothes? I will tell you this. A woman should not follow the fashion. She should wear what is becoming. For instance, I cannot wear one of the modern styles, the straight long waisted dress. I am too short. It makes me look terrible, like a pole. But today a […]
“I will not show my legs when it is perfectly obvious that the only reason I am doing so is to attract attention. If I am being photographed in a ballet or dancing costume, that is different. People expect to see your legs then and it would be very funny if you attempted to cover […]