lately i've been wanting to purchase a vintage vanity / dressing table. i think there's something irresistibly sweet and romantic about the look.

here are some glamorous movie stars from the silent film era and golden age of hollywood and their fabulous vanities, dressing tables, and mirrors getting ready for their close up.

i hope the pictures inspire you to create your own glamorous vanity vignettes !

brigitte bardot

bebe daniels

danielle darrieaux

sandra dee, 1959 - taking a call in her dressing room

marlene dietrich

frances farmer

joan fontaine, in suspicion 1941

greta garbo

ava gardner

gloria grahame

german postcard, 1933

rita hayworth

veronica lake

carole lombard, for vanity fair 1914

sophia loren, 1934

marilyn monroe

colleen moore

patricia neal, the fountainhead - 1940

mabel normand

kim novak

anita page

norma shearer, aka - the most lovely actor, ever.

norma, trouble in paradise

norma in 'pleasure mad' - 1923

norma, 'empty hands' - 1924

norma, 'the snob' - 1924

norma, 'lady of the night' - 1925

barbra streisand

barbara stanwyck

anne st. marie

lilyan tashman

lilyan tashman - shows off her shoe armoire !

elizabeth taylor, 1932

natalie wood

'the women' - rosalind russell, norma shearer, joan crawford and joan fontaine