I have got to rewatch Cleopatra with power couple Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Burton. Elizabeth as Cleopatra is all kinds of fly — those baby bangs! That eyeliner! Golden wings! The costume design is nothing short of jaw-dropping, if not completely historically accurate (but who cares when it looks this good?). Now I just need some more asp and cobra iconography for my apartment — or a snake tattoo…
Definitely a new tattoo. More on that to come!
Just read that Angelina Jolie will be playing Cleopatra in an upcoming film. . . she’s got the looks for it. . . but her acting skills? And she needs to gain a bit-o-weight for it to be believable
YES! I remember watching this movie in one of my costume design classes. It’s a feast for the eyes.
I think I must rewatch this movie again too! Its raining outside- so its the perfect excuse. I am starting to think about my latest collection, and I was looking into a bit of Egyptian costume- so of course I had to look back at Ms Taylor’s “Cleopatra”! It may not be the most accurate historically, but I agree with you- who cares when it looks this good?!