{"id":8869,"date":"2022-01-31T13:48:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=8869"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T22:00:02","slug":"whos-that-in-assiut-valentino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s that In Assiut?  Valentino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H-_TV8L-hQs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/screen-shot-2022-01-31-at-1-18-13-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.18.13-PM.png?fit=360%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,571\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-01-31 at 1.18.13 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.18.13-PM.png?fit=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.18.13-PM.png?fit=360%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8881\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.18.13-PM.png?resize=360%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"571\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Valentino as &#8220;The Young Raja&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Silent screen heartthrob Rudolph Valentino was the king of Hollywood when he made the movie, &#8220;The Young Raja&#8221; in 1922.\u00a0 Although the film was considered lost for decades, parts have survived and been restored.\u00a0 I was thrilled to find a video on YouTube that features stills presented sequentially, along with several lost clips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Surviving Film Clips of Assiut in Motion c. 1922<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fast forward to about the 12 min mark or Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/video\/409008\/young-rajah-the-1922-i-am-a-fatalist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TCM website<\/a> for the best quality video of the scene &#8220;I am a Fatalist&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">to see this magnificent assiut jacket in motion.\u00a0 Although the film is grainy and damaged, you can see the luxurious shine and the liquid metal drape of this cloth.\u00a0 This jacket is even more magnificent in the promotional stills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Fitted Jacket in Assiut<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These two images are my favorites that have survived.\u00a0 In this profile image, you can see how the unknown costume designer has lined this jacket.\u00a0 This not only gives the assiut textile support for this tailored style, but it also helps enhance the contrast and make the metal design pop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the front-facing image below, you can really see the style lines and the way the designer placed each motif and geometric pattern to enhance the shape of Valentino&#8217;s physique.\u00a0 The diamond patterns on the sleeves visually broaden his shoulders.\u00a0 While the vertical placement of long style lines down the front of the jacket emphasizes his height.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Want some more vintage assiut?\u00a0 Check installments of this series:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/10\/whos-that-girl-in-assiut-lina-murari\/\">Lina Murari<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/dagny-servaes-assiut-assuit\/\">Dagny Servaes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2017\/11\/whos-girl-assiut-yvonne-gall\/\">Yvonne Gall<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more?\u00a0 just type in &#8220;Who&#8217;s that Girl&#8221; in the search bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The design of this coat is absolutely inspiring. I will have to buy a large and glamorous modern assiut shawl to make one of these for myself!\u00a0 To learn more about this Valentino film &#8220;The Young Raja&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0013802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMDB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Young_Rajah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Happy Dance and Costuming,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Dawn Devine ~ Davina &#8211; January 30, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/screen-shot-2022-01-31-at-1-57-12-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=576%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,874\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-01-31 at 1.57.12 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=576%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?resize=576%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"874\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/\"><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"8892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/01\/whos-that-in-assiut-valentino\/screen-shot-2022-01-31-at-1-57-12-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=576%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,874\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-01-31 at 1.57.12 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=576%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>Valentino as &#8220;The Young Raja&#8221; Silent screen heartthrob Rudolph Valentino was the king of Hollywood when he made the movie, &#8220;The Young Raja&#8221; in 1922.\u00a0 Although the film was considered lost for decades, parts have survived and been restored.\u00a0 I was thrilled to find a video on YouTube that features stills presented sequentially, along with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-1.57.12-PM.png?fit=576%2C874&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-2j3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8869"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8894,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8869\/revisions\/8894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}