Jan 31, 2007 20:28
17 yrs ago
English term
Poland
the Mata Hari shop (London)
English
Art/Literary
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
"The Face"
A frequently used graphic in the 60’s, which was used to symbolize the independent modern woman. The International Times cover is from issue number 14. The Picture comes from the Mata Hari shop in London.
Was that simply a store where Mata Hari memorabilia was sold? The text I'm translating comes without pictures (of course).
I've found this picture: http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200601/31/13/e0039513_16193033.jp...
but as far as I know the woman in the poster is actress Theda Bara, who was also pictured on the IT logo
( http://www.hoppy.be/indexit.htm ).
A frequently used graphic in the 60’s, which was used to symbolize the independent modern woman. The International Times cover is from issue number 14. The Picture comes from the Mata Hari shop in London.
Was that simply a store where Mata Hari memorabilia was sold? The text I'm translating comes without pictures (of course).
I've found this picture: http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200601/31/13/e0039513_16193033.jp...
but as far as I know the woman in the poster is actress Theda Bara, who was also pictured on the IT logo
( http://www.hoppy.be/indexit.htm ).
Responses
| 4 +5 | Mati Hari Boutique, London (1967) |
William [Bill] Gray
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| 5 | Mata hari shop |
POSH1
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| 3 +1 | could be just the shop name |
Alexander Demyanov
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| 3 | There does not seem to be a Mata Hari shop in London so... |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Norway
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Norway
Working with words
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
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Mati Hari Boutique, London (1967)
This may be the answer to your question. The English love to use French words!!!
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-31 22:09:36 GMT)
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Sorry! Read your question again, and perhaps this is not an answer, but does seem to indicate that there was a shop called Mati Hari. Whether this even sold memorabilia is uncertain. But the answer to your question is at best speculative: it is quite likely that such a shop would have sold such memorabilia. More than that seem difficult to prove.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-31 22:09:36 GMT)
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Sorry! Read your question again, and perhaps this is not an answer, but does seem to indicate that there was a shop called Mati Hari. Whether this even sold memorabilia is uncertain. But the answer to your question is at best speculative: it is quite likely that such a shop would have sold such memorabilia. More than that seem difficult to prove.
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juvera
: It was boutique selling very fashionable clothes, not memorabilia. I think the text actually refers to the famous picture in your web reference. The shop's name just happened to be Mata Hari, but the picture is pure 1960-ish "independent modern woman".
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Thank you, Juvera!
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Dave Calderhead
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Thank you, Dave!
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PB Trans
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Thank you, Pina!
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Anton Baer
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Thank you, Heinrich!
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Bill and Juvera! That was really helpful!"
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There does not seem to be a Mata Hari shop in London so...
It seems to be a shop selling memorabilia but there is nothing on the Internet or in the London Yellow pages to indicate a shop of that name.
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1 hr
Alexander Demyanov
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
could be just the shop name
The fact that a shop that maybe existed in London in the 60s is not found in the Web or in London Yellow Pages now, doesn't seem very surprising. If the shop had closed back then and didn't make into some list of historical importance, nobody would think of writing about it in a web page.
My point is that while it could be what you suggest (Mata Hari memorabilia shop) or could be just a shop selling any stuff related to dance, or beauty, or visual arts, or whatever, whose owner liked the name and the associations it brings.
My point is that while it could be what you suggest (Mata Hari memorabilia shop) or could be just a shop selling any stuff related to dance, or beauty, or visual arts, or whatever, whose owner liked the name and the associations it brings.
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