A Cocktail Glass That Stole the Scene.
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Tippi Hedren occupies a unique and iconic place in Alfred Hitchcock's gallery of elegant blondes—those enigmatic, coolly alluring heroines who were as central to his storytelling as the suspense itself. Unlike her predecessors Grace Kelly and Kim Novak, Hedren was a discovery of Hitchcock’s own, plucked from relative obscurity after he saw her in a television commercial. He cast her as the lead in The Birds (1963), launching her acting career with the full force of his creative and promotional power behind her.
Hitchcock shaped Hedren into his ideal of the "icy blonde," poised, restrained, almost ethereal, yet with an undercurrent of tension – an unsettling blend of vulnerability and strength. In The Birds, her tailored suits, aloof elegance, and platinum hair become a visual signature, contrasting sharply with the chaos and violence that surrounds her.
Hitchcock was a witty raconteur and inveterate Martini drinker who believed that each and every scene in his films should be a “privileged moment." For a scene in which Tippi sipped Martinis with Rod Taylor, Hitch selected a unique Martini glass from the Ritz Bar in London, a Finnish neo-modernist design that would look just right in her hand. The director, obsessed with every detail, selected the perfect cocktail glass – not just as a prop, but as a subtle extension of the character’s elegance and edge.
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