February 5, 2012
suicideblonde: Rita Hayworth photographed by Bob Landry in 1941 for Life Magazine In the summer of 1941, just a few months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, LIFE magazine ran a black-and-white photograph of an up-and-coming movie actress named Rita Hayworth. In the photo, the redheaded beauty is kneeling on a bed made up with satin sheets. Her silky nightgown is white, with black lace trimming the low-cut top. She’s smiling slightly for photographer Bob Landry.  The details surrounding the photo shoot are unclear. One story has it that the photo was taken in Hayworth’s own bedroom, but another suggests that she knelt on a bed on the movie set. The sexy lace nightie was either made by the press agent’s mother or came from Columbia Pictures’ prop department. A flashbulb may or may not have failed — sculpting the shadow on Hayworth’s chest. One rumor has it that someone told Hayworth to take a deep breath before the famous shot, making the image even more provocative. 

suicideblonde:

Rita Hayworth photographed by Bob Landry in 1941 for Life Magazine

In the summer of 1941, just a few months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, LIFE magazine ran a black-and-white photograph of an up-and-coming movie actress named Rita Hayworth. In the photo, the redheaded beauty is kneeling on a bed made up with satin sheets. Her silky nightgown is white, with black lace trimming the low-cut top. She’s smiling slightly for photographer Bob Landry. 

The details surrounding the photo shoot are unclear. One story has it that the photo was taken in Hayworth’s own bedroom, but another suggests that she knelt on a bed on the movie set. The sexy lace nightie was either made by the press agent’s mother or came from Columbia Pictures’ prop department. A flashbulb may or may not have failed — sculpting the shadow on Hayworth’s chest. One rumor has it that someone told Hayworth to take a deep breath before the famous shot, making the image even more provocative. 

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