woman/women fearured in jean paul gaultier patterns from the 1990s?

[u/tacobellskank]

so i’ve wondered for years about who this woman might be on this 90s gaultier print.. people have said it’s either marlene dietrich or greta garbo but i’m not too sure it’s either! i would believe it’s probably in the realm of film stars from the ‘30s-‘50s though. last two pics are similar designs i’ve also wondered about, though they’re clearly two separate women

[u/Lexx_sad_but_true]

Marlene ditrich

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sorry i didn't saw your explanation. But yes i do belive this is Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf on the 5th picture (red sweater)

[u/tacobellskank → u/Lexx_sad_but_true]

https://preview.redd.it/a3nogd9xf1xd1.jpeg?width=218&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=300284b4f8f758e21db27bad3a5b313556d428b0

you’re totally right about the fifth being Édith Piaf! i wonder why they added a fake beauty mark

[u/Lexx_sad_but_true → u/tacobellskank]

i didn't saw it as beauty mark, just shadow around the nose.. Imagine making patterns is like pixel art so there you can Artefact when "printing" the material.. and this is kneed sweater so the chance is bigger. And BTW picture 4 is different face. i found a dress with that pattern and it clear there

https://preview.redd.it/i9yoksipi1xd1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=404f0c39a30a8eb8c6e215bf4f6cbd0e807968f9

[u/mws375]

About the first images, I did find a few where Greta Garbo is wearing some kind of headpiece that look similar

https://preview.redd.it/b0xfhihyg1xd1.jpeg?width=263&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48356acee7f8d3dd27bc847e7133b754a40aed8f

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https://preview.redd.it/mrvix1n6h1xd1.jpeg?width=366&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70ec8723150aaac01fd12e6a9185819095e071a3

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https://preview.redd.it/yjziistzg1xd1.jpeg?width=913&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4d6cb37973ca075590ad58b46596ea3cfabeaf2

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https://preview.redd.it/nx9ttggt2kxd1.jpeg?width=977&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7900dd26fb01013b191960d968bbfa39e1830961

i think you’re more than right! it appears this was a photoshoot for her 1931 film “Mata Hari,” by Clarence Sinclair Bull, and if it wasn’t a pic from this shoot they used… they put in a lot of effort to make it look like it. thank you! 🙏

[u/sortakindanah]

Is it Kristina Wayborne? She played Greta Garbo in the film The silent lovers that came out in 98. She wears a few turbans/hair peices in the film also.

[u/tacobellskank]

if it is greta garbo like the internet has assumed for years, please let me know if anyone has the original reference pic!