For my first post, I'm going to
focus on the fashion of actress Eva Marie Saint. First, I would like
to give some background information on the lovely actress including
her films and personal life.
Eva Marie Saint was born in Newark,
New Jersey. She studied acting in college at Bowling Green State
University. Surprisingly to me, she did more TV movies then those
shown in theaters. One thing I learned that really surprised me was
that she voiced Katara in Legend of Korra! I had no idea!
Of course, Ms. Saint is most well
known for playing Edie Doyle in On the Waterfront (which
was her film debut) along with her part in the Hitchcock classic
North by Northwest. Her
performance in both films were phenomenal!
Now, time to look at how her style
changed throughout the decades!
1940s
Eva
Marie Saint started her work
as an
actress in 1946 when she had a small role in the game show Campus
Hoopla, in which she was a
commercial spokeswoman.
Unfortunately,
I couldn't find any pictures of her when she was in this show. Most
likely this is because the game show only lasted about a year. But, I
did find a picture of her in 1949. I didn't see anything about this
being a publicity photo for a
TV show, but in this year she did appear in an episode of Studio
One. But, it looks as though
this was just part of a photoshoot of some sort.
Here
we can see that she's got
some classic 40s style. She
definitely
looks very different from her typical 50s style I am used to!
Her hair is nicely curled, but
slightly untamed. They didn't
worry about making the curls look too smooth as they often did in the
1950s.
We can only see the top portion of
her outfit, but it's so very 40s. Her white blouse looks a bit loose
in the sleeves but with a big collar. We can't see if she is wearing
a skirt of pants as both were in style for women at the time, but we
can see a classic accessory for the time: a pearl necklace! Pearls
are just so pretty, whether they be real or not, and just add class
to any outfit. (Seriously, you could be wearing pajamas but add a
pearl necklace and BAM! Instant class!)
Her
makeup looks very soft and simple, as that was popular for makeup at
the time. It honestly doesn't look like she is wearing any eye
makeup, although it may just be because it's very light and soft. The
eyebrows were styled very naturally. It looks as though she doesn't
have much on her face in the way of foundation
and powder, etc. since I can see what looks to be some freckles on
her face. Of course, this picture is in black and white so it's hard
to see all the details but if I had to make a guess, I would say that
she's sporting some red lips here considering it was the most popular
lip color for the time.
1950s
Photo Sources:
One thing I noticed from photos of
Ms. Saint in the 40s compared to the 50s, was that her hair was
incredibly light, almost white, in the 50s. In the photograph of her
from 1949, I looks as though her hair may have been a little bit
darker. So, either she dyed her hair a platinum blonde (which is
likely as this was a popular hair color in Hollywood at the time), or
the 40s picture was simply taken in a darker lighting. Anyways, her
hair changed quite a bit in 50s whether she dyed it or not. When her
hair was curled, it always looked very smooth and neat. Not a hair
out of place! It was also cut fairly short.
Her style was very classicly 50s.
She was very chic, in many photos I found of her, she was wearing a
lot of black. Her prominent use of the color black in many photo
shoots helped make her light hair color stand out. I also found that
she was usually wearing pearls. If not pearls, some other elegant
necklace.
Her makeup always looked very
simplistic and kept her looking very young in all of the pictures I
found. Her eyeshadow was always light and soft. It didn't look like
she wore eyeliner in any of the photos I found, or she simply wore a
very small amount. Her lips were usually done red or pinky-peach
colors.
1960s
The
picture shown here is from her film Exodus and
even though this film was made in 1960, you can already see some of
the 60s style coming into affect. Her hair is fairly similar, but
it's got some more volume in it than before which was of course a
prominent part in hairstyles of the time. Tons
and tons of teasing and hairspray!
Her clothes still look very clean
cut and nice. There were three prominent styles in the 1960s, the
classy simplistic styles (think Jackie Kennedy), the mod style, and
the crazy groovy styles. She was definitely part of the classy 60s
style!
Her makeup isn't as soft and I can
see that she is definitely wearing some eyeliner here. She also has a
nice light peachy lip. Lighter colored lips were popular in the 60s,
and she looks so lovely with it here.
1970s
This picture is from a comedy film
she made with Bob Hope in 1972. Her style is pretty simple, but very
pretty! I absolutely love the way her hair is styled here. Eva Marie
really loved having her hair in curls but throughout each decade it's
done in a different way! Here it's in a nice updo. Her hair also
looks more golden here than it had in the 50s and 60s.
Moving onto her clothes, she's shown
wearing a light pink button up top with some crochet detailing. I
can't tell if she is wearing a skirt or pants but it looks as though
it is made from velvet and is a brown color? The 70s was an
interesting time for making different color combos.
Unfortunately,
the quality of the photo makes it hard to see her makeup, but it
looks pretty simplistic with a nude lip.
How YOU Can Incorporate Eva Marie
Saint's Style Into Your Wardrobe
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From looking through many photos of
Eva Marie, she was of course most prominent during the 1950s, so I
will be focusing on her style during this time for the outfit
inspiration. One thing that was consistent in her style throughout
many decades was that she has a nice, simplistic, classy approach to
style.
All you need are some classic black
staples. Black simple (but pretty!) tops, black pants, black skirts,
black heels, and black flats are all fashion staples that I think
everyone should have in their closet. Of course, you must have some
pearls in order to be Eva Marie! Then, just add some very simple eye
and face makeup with a fun lip color and you're all set!
I hope that you liked this post!
If there is a specific actress
that YOU would like to see me put a style spotlight on, let me know
in the comment section below!
Stay tuned for my next post which
will go into detail on the history of a certain summer fashion
staple!
