Film noir (2)
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"Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style..." Wikipedia

Wear long black silk elbow gloves.

Use black liquid liner to emphasise you eyes, encapsulate the sexy sultry female leading lady mode in a glance. Emphasise your lips with red lipstick, apply with a lip brush for accuracy & stay.

Ditch your opaques for the day in favour of sheer black seamed stockings. Better yet, go for sheer seamed thigh high suspenders for the ultimate in femme fatale style stealing.

Forget colours & glam it up with sophisticated monochromatic black & white.

Strut your stuff in sky high ankle strap patent black heels.

Show off your curves in a high waisted pencil skirt.

Capture femme fatale character; go forth into today with strong will, femininity and a little mystery - but leave it at that - appropriate only the desirable traits of the femme fatale - no dark, cunning manipulation & murderous endeavours need be applied ;) See Lauren Bacall, not Jane Greer.

Part your hair, slightly left of the centre, and style with neat & precise loose waves/curls. Hold in place with a spritz of strong hold hairspray.

Photograph your femme fatale get up in black & white (& share with a link up in the comments!). Make use of light & shadows in true film noir style. Take a gander at this flickr group for some inspiration.

Organise a girls weekend - hit the vintage / op shops, dress up in your new found pieces, take a series of noir photographs and then enjoy a night with a movie marathon film noir style. Better yet - get the boys in on it too! You won't know your boy friends when they're all dapper as film noir men.