If Charlotte Dellal looks like she just stepped off an MGM soundstage, it’s no coincidence. Classic Hollywood has long served as inspiration for the accessories designer, who is about as famous for her flashbulb-ready blonde waves and perennial red lips as she is for her line of Charlotte Olympia kitten-embroidered slippers and Perspex clutches. “I used to watch old black-and-white movies with my mother as a child, so from a young age I fell in love with glamour,” she explains of her early education—which, as she’s the daughter of Brazilian model Andrea Dellal, also included a rather avancée dress-up box stocked with clothes and costume jewelry.
Today Dellal extends that notion of head-to-toe polish to her latest creation: a 21-piece makeup collection with MAC Cosmetics, complete with a lash curler, nail lacquers, and all the essentials for that pitch-perfect mouth. Here, in homage to those who have guided her aesthetic, the Londoner shares her five favorite cinema muses.
My favorite movie is Gilda, which is how I first discovered my all-time favorite movie star, Rita Hayworth. I first dyed my hair red because of her, and that’s what prompted me to start wearing red lipstick.
Marilyn was a blonde bombshell; she was very alluring to both men and women. I have several favorite movies that star Monroe, but How to Marry a Millionaire shows a lighthearted side of her.
Lauren Bacall was a real beauty: very refined, serious, but effortlessly sexy. I love her in To Have and Have Not with Humphrey Bogart, which is one of the names of the Studio Nail Lacquers in the collection.
Carmen Miranda was the queen of accessories. She was glamorous but showed off her playful side. She was an inspiration for one of my first collections, and I named one of my favorite shoes after her famous song “Bananas Is My Business.”
Bettie Page came from a different decade, but was confident—a pinup with a wild side.
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