Barbara Streisand turns 80: we discuss the most iconic ‘looks’ from the artist’s career

Barbara Streisand turns 80: we discuss the most iconic ‘looks’ from the artist’s career

Actress, singer, producer, composer and film director. There is no artistic talent that can do with Barbara Streisand† After the death of her father, the childhood of the actress was not at all easy, which put a twist on the script in that neighborhood of Brooklyn, leaving the family mired in poverty. Her physical appearance outside of the beauty standards set by society at the time was harshly noticed by her mother, who pointed out that she would never become an actress because she was not beautiful enough. But Barbara Streisand was made from a different paste, one that does not bend to adversity and that allowed her to devote herself not only to her great passion: cinema, but to dare with everything born of her guts. Talent was never lacking.

It was cute girl (1968), the musical comedy of William Wylerthe one who catapulted her to fame, playing Fanny Brice, the famed star of the Ziegfield Follies alongside Omar Sharif, and for which she received an Oscar a year later for Best Actress, wearing a sequined jumpsuit from Arnold Scasassi with transparencies, with which it did not go unnoticed. A living legend of Hollywood and Broadway cinema, he dared to go beyond acting by creating his own works, films already part of cinematic history such as The Prince of the Tides (1991) and The mirror has two faces (1996). The latter is particularly remembered for the soundtrack to which she, along with Bryan Adams, provides a voice in the indelible song: I finally found someonewith that pop air that surrounds the whole romantic comedy.

In the mid-1960s, she broke with the stereotype of the canonical beauty of women in cinema, showing off her profile, eclipsing the big screen with talent and showing that there isn’t just one specific face that dictates what’s elegant or beautiful. is. It didn’t matter which angle you looked at it, because eventually that normativity faded in every shot, paving the way for other actresses who were inspired by it and didn’t give in to the recommendations of the senior officials who bet on the operating room before going through the cameras go. Barbara Streisand He gave us his boundless talent, but also his magnetic face and his own style. We celebrate your best outfits for the artist’s 80th birthday.

Source: Marie Claire

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