#divas

[zporphyrogenita]

Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in "Death Becomes Her" (1992)

#death becomes her #meryl streep #goldie hawn #divas #movies #1990s #1990s movies #nineties #iconic movie dresses #movie dresses #iconic movie costumes #black #90s movies #90s comedies

[a-quiet-thunder]

#divas #lucy lawless #Xena #xena warrior princess #Star #hollywood

[dversus]

#salma hayek #divas

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Two divas meet: Marlene Dietrich congratulates Maria Callas backstage at the Metropolitan Opera on October 29, 1956, after Callas made her debut in Norma. Between them is her husband, Batista Meneghini.

Photo: Tom Fitzsimmons for the AP

#vintage New York #1950s #Tom Fitzsimmons #Maria Callas #Marlene Dietrich #opera #divas #Metropolitan Opera #Norma #Batista Meneghini #Met opening night #Oct. 29 #29 Oct.

[cutepinkloves]

#Bratz #TheGirlsWithAPassionForFashion #Glitter #Sparkle #Divas #LoveIt #Dividers #PNG #GIF

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

okay pop off, léa desandre as medée at the opéra de paris

#opera #opera tag #medée #medea #léa desandre #mezzos #divas #marc-antoine charpentier

[whitneystarheel84]

Phyllis Hyman backstage before a show at Kimball’s East in San Francisco, 1992

#phyllis hyman #90s #divas

[geeuh]

Whitney Houston By Steven Meisel, 1986

#whitney houston #steven meisel #portraits #the voice #divas #inspirations #fashion #style

[pop-generation]

#pop culture #pop music #lady gaga #little monsters #rihanna #rihanna poster #rihanna edits #ariana icons #ariana grande #ariana poster #positions #venus #lgbtqia+ community #pop #divas #female #lgbtqia+ #aesthetic #art

[a-quiet-thunder]

#julie newmar #Catwoman #Classic #hollywood #beautiful #beauty #divas #star #Vinatage

[monotonous-minutia]

you are my charming prince.

and if I could choose, I would choose you. Oh, how I wish I did not have to lose you the very moment that we met...

#opera #opera tag #cinderella #cinderella opera #cendrillon #cendrillon opera #mezzos #mezzo-soprano #emily d'angelo #isabel leonard #divas #fairy tales #fairy tale opera #opera gifs #cendrillon gifs

[dversus]

#summer glau #divas

[beautiful-women-of-wrestling]

Debra: Summerslam 1999

#women wrestling #debra #debra marshall #debra mcmichael #wwe #divas #wwf

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭

#opera tag #opera #ewa podles #ewa podleś #contraltos #divas #one of the VERY BEST #also operawire pick an age

[heart0fclay]

LADY FCKIN GAGA!!!!! the queen you are!

#lady gaga #stefani germanotta #pop diva #divas #pop music

[bitter69uk]

Who’s up for some “diva worship”? My quick review of the Diva exhibit at The Victoria & Albert Museum (my boyfriend Pal, our friend Fenella and I went on Sunday 27 August). The first floor (featuring early divas of opera, stage, silent cinema and golden age Hollywood) is a treasure trove. Things fall apart somewhat on the second floor, which brings us to the present day and the concept of “diva” seems to stretch to any random modern female pop star with a vaguely “empowering” message (or at least the ones who’ve loaned outfits for the exhibit. Let’s be grateful at least that Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa weren’t included. I wonder if the V&A regrets the emphasis on Lizzo given her current blizzard of bad publicity and legal woes). We could all bicker about our personal favourites not being featured, but it feels like glaring omissions that Marlene Dietrich and Madonna are barely represented (surely the Cinema Museum in Berlin could have loaned a Dietrich costume from their permanent collection?). And Eartha Kitt is represented by just an album cover! If they’re going to declare Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Prince and Lil Nas x honorary “male divas”, then why not include Divine, who was a diva of both cult cinema and hi-NRG disco?

Conclusion: The Diva exhibit is enjoyable but ultimately superficial and best approached as “eye candy”. It’s on until 7 April 2024.

Pictured: the “flame dress” Bob Mackie - maestro of the strategically placed sequin! - designed for soul queen Tina Turner to wear onstage in 1977. Want to see more? Here's my lavishly-illustrated scene report!

#diva exhibit #diva #divas #v&a museum #victoria and albert museum #bob mackie #tina turner #kitsch #gay icons #kween #fierce #sequins #lobotomy room #london