It would be remiss of me to do clothing themed posts and omit the era of classic film noir. I love the movies themselves and the fashions of the time. The dames are all elegantly dressed, silver tongued seductresses, with pistols in the purses and hearts like a lump of coal.
The first image below is from the 1950 movie D.O.A (poorly remade in 1988). The second is from the classic Out of the Past – widely regarded as one of the finest of the genre – staring Jane Greer as the deadly femme fatale.
For anyone wondering about the post title, it’s a partial quote from Out of the Past.
Ann Miller: She can’t be all bad. No one is.
Jeff Bailey: Well, she comes the closest.