Birth Of The Blue's

Taking center stage in the gown she wore for the sultry blues number in the 1943 film La Femme Jolie Miss Gene Marshall in the role of Margeaux Jumeau captivates the crowd gathered below her as her dazzling beaded gown reflects her every sensuous move, scattering glittering points of light around the packed French cabaret. Through the smoky haze, her eyes seek to capture that special someone's attention.... Helmut von Warner, the handsome German officer whose love she will never fully know because their countries are deeply entrenched in the battles of World War II and they are on opposite sides of the conflict. Nonetheless, he is mezmerized as he drinks in the sight of her. Pouring her heart out in song, she holds his heart captive as she gazes at him with soul filled eyes.

A thrust of hip and a flash of slim elegantly clad leg are all that is needed to bring all spotlights on Gene as she claims center stage and passionately croons her smokey rendition of the 1929 hit tune "Birth of the Blue's" Oh, they say some people long ago Were searching for a diff'rent tune One that they could croon As only they can They only had the rhythm So they started swaying to and fro They didn't know just what to use That is how the blues really began They heard the breeze in the trees Singing weird melodies And they made that the start of the blues And from a jail came the wail Of a down-hearted frail And they played that As part of the blues From a whippoorwill Out on a hill They took a new note Pushed it through a horn 'Til it was worn Into a blue note And then they nursed it, rehearsed it And gave out the news That the Southland gave birth to the blues!

Her Erte style black velvet and vintage blue taffeta gown features an elegant diagonal pattern glass bead fringe in a dozen different shades of smokey blue. The diagonal is faithfully echoed at the bottom of the ankle length slim skirt. The head piece is a black velvet bandeau style turban with beaded fringe and Erte styling in the placement of the stiff curled feather biots. Her blue beaded collar is hand crafted of size 14 glass beads in a woven loop pattern that clings to the curves of the base of the neck. She wears thigh high micro knit black fishnet stockings, and black satin ribbon tie shoes.

This is a repainted dark haired "Pin-Up". I have given her champagne-brown eyes, black brows and lashes with deep grey shadow and pink to rose irridescent highlights. Her pouty lips are deep wine with a slightly darker lip liner. Her hair has been recurled to look like a short June Allyson style,but has not been cut.