Category: Cosplay the Classics

Cosplay the Classics: Barbara Stanwyck as Elizabeth Lane in Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

My closet cosplay of Barbara Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut I’ve wanted to do this cosplay for a minute now and finally got around to it!  However, I have not yet learned the lesson that the holiday season is too busy for me to get a proper Cosplay the Classics post out!  My closet cosplay … Continue reading Cosplay the Classics: Barbara Stanwyck as Elizabeth Lane in Christmas in Connecticut (1945) →

Cosplay the (TV) Classics: Lois Nettleton in “The Midnight Sun”

My closet cosplay of Lois Nettleton in "The Midnight Sun" My closet cosplay of Lois Nettleton in "The Midnight Sun" My closet cosplay of Lois Nettleton in "The Midnight Sun" Norma Smith is working away at her easel. Her studio apartment is scattered with paintings; some hung, some leaning in stacks, some finished, some not. … Continue reading Cosplay the (TV) Classics: Lois Nettleton in “The Midnight Sun” →

From the Archives: Cosplay the Classics – Elizabeth Montgomery

My closet cosplay of Montgomery as The Woman in “Two” Montgomery as The Woman in “Two” Today, September 15, 2025 to be specific, marks the 64th anniversary of the Twilight Zone episode "Two," starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Charles Bronson and written and directed by Montgomery Pittman. Here's is a little flash from the archives of … Continue reading From the Archives: Cosplay the Classics – Elizabeth Montgomery →

Cosplay the Classics: Alida Valli in Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

My closet cosplay of Alida Valli in Walk Softly, Stranger My closet cosplay of Alida Valli in Walk Softly, Stranger The Star When Alida Valli arrived in America, she arrived with ten years of screen experience under her belt and thirty credits—a substantial resume for a twenty-six-year-old. By the 2000s, Valli had committed over one … Continue reading Cosplay the Classics: Alida Valli in Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) →

Cosplaying Salomé (1922): A How-to

Seeing as my cosplay of Nazimova as Salomé is one of the more ambitious projects I’ve done for the blog, it seems fitting to give you all a little BTS and how-to. Because I didn’t fully document my process, this isn’t necessarily as full a tutorial as my Century of Glamour Ghouls series, but you … Continue reading Cosplaying Salomé (1922): A How-to →

Cosplay the Classics: Nazimova in Salomé (1922)—Part 2

My cosplay of Nazimova as Salomé As the studio system emerged in the American film industry at the start of the 1920s, many of the biggest stars in Hollywood chose independence. Alla Nazimova, an import from the stage, was one of them. In 1922, she made a series of professional and creative decisions that would … Continue reading Cosplay the Classics: Nazimova in Salomé (1922)—Part 2 →

Cosplay the Classics: Nazimova in Salomé (1922)—Part 1

My cosplay of Nazimova as Salomé My cosplay of Nazimova as Salomé My cosplay of Nazimova as Salomé The Importance of Being Peter: Nazimova’s Take on Wilde With over two decades of professional acting experience behind her (six on the “shadow stage” of silent cinema), Alla Nazimova went independent. She was one of the highest … Continue reading Cosplay the Classics: Nazimova in Salomé (1922)—Part 1 →

From the Archives: Cosplay the Classics: Greta Garbo

My closet cosplay of Greta Garbo based on her styling c. 1928-9 Commemorating 96 years since the release of The Mysterious Lady (1928), here's a little throwback from the archives! Six years ago (early in my closet cosplaying days) I put together these self portraits and a short essay inspired by Greta Garbo's styling in … Continue reading From the Archives: Cosplay the Classics: Greta Garbo →

Cosplay the Classics: Natacha Rambova

My closet cosplay of Natacha Rambova's signature look from the 1920s It’s unbearably common for people who have written  about Natacha Rambova to emphasize that her “real” name was “Winifred Hudnut.” In reality, Rambova had about a half dozen names she went by (or could have gone by). Natacha Rambova was the name she took … Continue reading Cosplay the Classics: Natacha Rambova →