Lana Turner plays a pagan priestess in The Prodigal (1955)

Seeing as their engagement is all over the news, its interesting to look back through these images, taken in 2005 for W magazine. Taken at a time when the rumours were circulating about these two around the time of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith movie, they eerily predict the future.. Photographed by Steven Klein July 2005…

bellecs: Jetta Goudal, 1927 photographed by Nelson Biddly Keys

vintagegal: Gene Tierney in The Egyptian (1954)

vintagegal: Audrey Hepburn on the set of Sabrina (1954)

vintagegal: Helen Hayes Brown in the follies c. 1927, photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston

vintagegal: Brigitte Bardot c. 1950’s

vintagegal: Katy Turner and her poodle, Trix c. 1950

vintagegal: Joi Lansing c. 1950’s

ladymelbourne: Valentino campaign from 1966.

askios: Horst P. Horst Photo of Gene Tierney, 1940.