"Of all the sirens of history, BRUNETTES are perhaps the most sensational— because they combine sensual appeal with mental strategy— a deadly combination. The brunette has the animal magnetism of a black panther and the logical brain of a chess champion. She is more subtle than either the blonde or the redhead, less impulsive, more determined. She has a will of iron and stops at nothing to gain her objective, whether it is a man or a throne. She's Nefertiti…She's Salome…She's Cleopatra…She is the moon goddess, luminous against the darkening winter skies. Her flower is the white orchid. Her jewel, the blood red ruby. When she wears pearls, she chooses the white tones that contrast with her hair. Her perfume, the heady exotic scents, like a witch's potion from the forest depths."

-Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl | John Florea, Life, March 1949

Arlene Dahl

Tell me what you see

Arlene Dahl wearing a low-cut top in a studio portrait, against a red background, circa 1960.

Arlene Dahl 1962

Arlene Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021)

Arlene Dahl's Lovescopes - Bobbs-Merrill - 1983 (design by Harry Chester Associates)

Irene Bailey (Arlene Dahl) black dress.. Here Come The Girls (1952).. Costume by Edith Head.

"In the four seasons of beauty, THE BLONDE is spring. Her time of day is morning, and she glistens in the spotlight like the morning dew. Her jewel is the diamond — of course…Pearls can also be effective…Though she's synonymous with all the flowers of springtime, she finds her true expression in the sweet-scented lily of the valley. The legend of blonde beauty runs like a golden thread through the tapestry of history…from the fair-haired beauties of ancient Crete to the golden-haired sorceresses of Renaissence art. From Lady Godiva to Kim Novak, they have sent men's senses spinning. In the Golden Age of Venice, blonde beauty was the ideal of love and art. In those days, light hair was the equivalent of a love potion…"

-Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl | John Florea, Life, March 1949

Red Skelton-Arlene Dahl-Fred Astaire "Tres palabritas" (Three little words) 1950, de Richard Thorpe.

Arlene Dahl

Modern Screen Magazine, June 1949.

Arlene Dahl