tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78011408579716308712024-03-14T09:18:23.720+02:00Tea with Anastasia Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-42865130572867136722020-10-01T22:12:00.000+03:002020-10-01T22:12:01.164+03:00I watched EVERY Dracula Movie so You Don't Have To<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'll start with an honest disclaimer, I didn't actually watch EVERY Dracula movie. But be assured that I watched plenty.<br />
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This is my very "partial, prejudiced, & ignorant" review of them all. The films are rated on a scale from 1 to 13, because, duh, vampires.<br />
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<b>Nosferatu</b><br />
1922<br />
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A German "adaptation" in which Dracula is played by Max Schreck. There was a pretty public copyright infringement lawsuit against the film back in the day and all the copies were supposed to have been destroyed. But they were not; so we get to enjoy this gem.<br />
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I have to say, I honestly and truly enjoyed this film more than any of the other ones. First, Dracula or, rather, Nosferatu is appropriately terrifying. There is none of that gentlemanly horror that came later. Nosferatu is a monster. The cinematography and the score do a lot to evoke an eerie and uncomfortable atmosphere. And Schreck's makeup and body language create a pretty bizarre and unnerving creature, that still mostly reads as human, if only just. <br />
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The story also deviates from the novel, with the characters, locations and some of the themes being pretty different. However, unlike some of the later films, this one seems to have the most coherent story in terms of themes. Nosferatu comes to represent illness that spreads rapidly through a small community. To the audience in the 1920s, many of whom would have remembered the Spanish flu outbreak, this particular type of horror would have been vividly real.<br />
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For those not very used to old silent films, the slow pace and the over-the-top acting (which is just miming, when all is said and done) may feel a bit tedious. But considering that the film is almost a hundred years old, it definitely remains one of the most compelling versions of Dracula, if not a very faithful adaptation.<br />
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Should you see it? Yes, definitely, yes!<br />
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Score: 10/13 <br />
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<b>Dracula </b><br />
1931<br />
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Oh boy! I really wanted to love this movie, I really did. Bela Lugosi as Dracula is so iconic that to speak against this movie almost feels like sacrilege. But speak against it I must. It's just not a very good movie. I have seen a few of the early horror classics, and, to be honest, the pacing in them is usually tedious at best. The story in <i>Dracula </i>is just clunky, as it moves from scene to scene with all the grace of a derailed locomotive.<br />
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The characters' stories are shuffled about to create a <span data-dobid="hdw">hodgepodge narrative that is pretty difficult to follow unless you are very familiar with the source material. Our breading pair, </span>John Harker and Mina, are terribly bland. In fact, it's not Harker's, but rather Renfield's visit to Dracula's castle that sets the plot in motion. As a consequence, it feels very much like it's Renfield's story - he is the one who first encounters the Count's murderous blood lust, he is the one who is corrupted, and he is the one who has the most compelling character arc. And Dwight Frye, who plays Renfield, is phenomenal!<br />
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Bela Lugosi's Dracula is yet another reason that this film must be watched despite nonsensical plot and forgettable characters. He is both suave and frighting by turns. Truly a midpoint between the monstrous Nosferatu and Coppola's sexy-sexy Dracula. Every time he is on screen you forget about everything else. <br />
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This film has no score, which is both a boon and a drawback. The background noise, comprised of creaking and silences, creates a haunting atmosphere. And the set pieces are spectacular. Every scene in Dracula's castle is a macabre delight.<br />
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Should you see it? It's worth a watch, but only becasue Lugosi is so mesmerizing.<br />
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Score: 7/13<br />
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<b>Dracula </b><br />
1958<br />
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This British adaptation is also known as the <i>Horror of Dracula </i>in the U.S. And it's pretty horrific. Christopher Lee plays Count Dracula as a sensual, aristocratic gentleman. The first time we see him ascend down a flight of stairs, there is not a hint of weirdness. He is sprightly, agile, and sexy. This film has definitely cemented the image of the Count as a lover, not a monster. It may be in line with the modern interpenetration of the character, but frankly all throughout the movie I kept longing for the ghoulish Nosferatu. Nothing against Christopher Lee, but I want a little more monstrous in my monsters.<br />
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The story is pretty nonsensical. Most of the time it seemed like some movie exec put a copy of Stoker's <i>Dracula </i>into a blender and then made a film out of what came out of it. Characters and plots were shuffled around in the weirdest possible way. Dracula's three brides (one of my favorite parts in every Dracula adaptation) was downgraded to just one bride; Lucy is Harker's faience, Mina is married to some rando, etc, etc. The only delightful character was Van Helsing played by Peter Cushing. He is a real action hero, who has more in common with the titular character of the 2004 <i>Van Helsing</i>, than the bookish professors that have come before. Let's just say there is a pretty cool showdown between him and Dracula at the end of the movie<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span> <i> </i><br />
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Should you see it? Nah, you can live a happy, fulfilling life never seeing this movie.<br />
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Score: 4/13<br />
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1992 <br />
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Wow. Just, wow. This film was...interesting. This film has a lot of angst and sex in it. In fact, if I didn't know any better, I would have thought that it was a slash fiction of Dracula. All the scenes and dialogue lifted directly from the book are great, but the rest feels very much like fan fiction. And I don't mean to disparage slash or fanfic; both are awesome.<br />
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But credit where credit is due, Gary Oldman as Dracula is perfect. He is nightmarish and terrifying, yet strangely alluring. As I've said, I prefer my vampires as straight-up monsters, but Oldman's charisma is irresistible. That said, in this one, Dracula gets a very tragic and very unnecessary backstory.<br />
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I'm not sure whether this is done to humanize him or to explain his particular obsession with Mina, but I could have done without (SPOILER!) the reincarnated love storyline.<br />
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Still, this film is stunningly beautiful and mindbogglingly bizarre in all the right ways. Though I had to stifle a laugh at some character moments and some bits of dialogue, I was glued to the screen for its cinematography. The scenes in Dracula's castle are so wonderful, and the makeup in general is so well done that you really forget that this film is over 20 years old. Really makes your yearn for the days of practical effects when not everything was CGI.<br />
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A special shout out to the costume designer Eiko Ishioka. The costumes are spectacular. I would love to do a review of them here, but <a href="http://www.frockflicks.com/">Frock Flicks</a> have already done it and done it way better than I ever could hope to. So go over and check out their <a href="http://www.frockflicks.com/bram-stokers-dracula/">podcast</a>. </div>
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But though I loved the visuals, my opinion is that this film was not made for me. If you enjoy very intense and thematically confused "love" stories, this may be a bit more up your alley.<br />
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Should you see it? If you enjoy slash, definitely. If not, maybe. <br />
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Score: 6/13<br />
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That's all from me for now. Stay tuned for my review of some ye old horror classics. </div>
Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-47227535377748668452020-03-26T18:30:00.000+02:002020-03-26T18:30:08.362+02:00Poor Spinsters in Regency England | The Case of Miss Bates in Emma <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor, which is one very strong argument in favour of matrimony. -</i> Jane Austen's Letters </span></blockquote>
I have recently went to see <i><a href="https://mrsbertinsjewelrybox.blogspot.com/2020/03/movie-review-emma-2020.html">EMMA</a>. </i>(2020). And while there is much to say about this cheeky, pastel-colored adaptation of the classic, my thoughts often turned to poor Miss Bates, played to perfection by Miranda Hart.<br />
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In Jane Austen's <i>Emma</i>, Miss Bates is the staple of Highbury society. She is neither clever nor pretty (and never was), she is talkative and cheaper, lives with her mother, and is generally well liked. She is also an old maid and very poor.<br />
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I have recently had an occasion to contemplate the relationship between single-hood and poverty. Not just in the distant past, but in our contemporary world. Sure, having a large family and children can be quite a drain on one's resources, too. But being a single woman of a certain age with a limited income (and dependents, such as aging parents) is just as difficult today as it was in 1815*.<br />
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In Jane Austen's England, single women of genteel birth had few options of earning an income. They could become paid companions or teachers and governesses (provided they had found themselves into a little education). There were some options of entering into a feminine profession such as a dressmaker, but that too required industry and a good head for finances, as well as skill. However, all professions meant a loss of social standing. Consequently, the best a single woman without an independent income could do is to retain an appearance of gentility on a small income. Provided she was grateful and cheerful like Miss Bates, she could hope to be well-liked, but she had no certainty of being respected.<br />
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In the novel, Emma proclaims that she shall never marry. And when Harriet Smith with utter horror asks whether that means that she would be an old maid, Emma coolly replies:<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1em;">I shall not be a poor old maid; and it is poverty only which makes celibacy contemptible to a generous public! A single woman, with a very narrow income, must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid! the proper sport of boys and girls, but a single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else. </span></blockquote>
This distinction between the poor old maid and a rich one may strike the 21st century reader as ridiculous. But I invite you think about our contemporary discourses on single women. A single career woman can find acceptance, even adulation, for being a #GirlBoss. But if one is unfortunate enough to have neither a career (or even a job) nor a partner, one might be subjected to the same kind of contempt and pity as any poor spinster in Regency England.<br />
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But let's look at "poor old maid" and try to understand what that entails. I'll be using Miss Bates as a case study.<br />First, who is an old maid? Well, it's definitely a woman - hence, the "maid". Unmarried men do not seem to evoke the same level of contempt and ridicule. But how old is an "old maid"? Jane Austen has very few spinsters in her novels. A few of her characters hover on the edge of spinsterhood, but are usually rescued from it by a timely proposal.<br />
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In <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, Lydia exclaims that:<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 16px;"><i>Jane will be quite an old maid soon, I declare. She is almost three-and-twenty! Lord, how ashamed I should be of not being married before three-and-twenty!</i></span></blockquote>
But then again, Lydia is a very foolish character. And it's very unlikely that anyone but this flighty teen would consider the sweet and beautiful Jane at 22 to be a spinster. <br />
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Charlotte Lucas, one the other hand, is more generally considered to be on her way to spinsterhood. She is 27 and has no fortune. But she extricates herself from the unfortunate fate by snagging Mr. Collins just in time.<br />
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Elizabeth Elliot in <i>Persuasion </i>is nearing her 30th birthday, and she feels that she's approaching<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 4%;"><i> ...the years of danger, and would have rejoiced to be certain of being properly solicited by baronet-blood within the next twelvemonth or two.</i></span></blockquote>
We don't know whether Miss Elliot ever marries, but she has rank and (some) wealth on her side. At any rate, she will most likely be spared the indignity of real poverty in spinsterhood. Anne Elliot is 27 at the beginning of the novel, and she is treated by most people as a spinster.<br />
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From Austen's work we can glean that spinsterhood begins around late 20s and early 30th. However, spinsterhood is clearly not about age, or not entirely about age. While Elizabeth Elliot worries about her unmarried status, she is not treated as a spinster by those around her. Anne Elliot, on the other hand, is expected to always be convenient to others, whether it is caring for her hypochondriac sister Mary or playing the piano, while others dance. An old maid is thus defined not only by her age, but also by her social status. Wealth and rank play an important part in this, but as the comparative cases of Elizabeth and Anne Elliot show, spinsterhood is more about how others relate to you. An old maid is a woman who does not (or cannot) do as she pleases.<br />
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This makes poverty an important components of spinsterhood. I am talking about relative poverty. <i>In Emma</i>, Miss Bates is not from the laboring classes. Her father was the vicar of Highbury (the position now occupied by Mr. Elton). But her present situation is that of relative destitution, made worse by the fact that she has known comfort and some prosperity in her youth.<br />
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Austen is often very explicit about everyone's income in her novels, whether large or small. But we have to guess how much Miss Bates has. We know that on their income, Mrs. and Miss Bates can only afford one maid and have to rent lodgings above some shop or business premises in Highbury. Miss Bates's monologues are full of communications about provisions, daily routines, and food. Emma find this tiresome; but for Miss Bates these are not trivial matters - she is trying to economize wherever she can and is grateful to neighbors and friends for gifts and attention.<br />
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<i>Sense and Sensibility</i> is a novel full of clear information about different income brackets. The Dashwood women, on a joint income of £500, can afford two maids and a man and a cottage (though rented to them on very easy terms by a cousin). When Mrs. Jennings contemplates the income of Lucy Steele and Edward Ferrars, after he had been disinherited by his mother, she clearly does not think that they would have more than £150 - £170 per year. Just like Mrs. Bates and Miss Bates they would not be able to afford more than one maid. In a wealthy household like Chatsworth in 1811, a housemaid would earn £11 per year. A "stout girl of all works" that Mrs. Jennings envisions for the young couple would probably come cheaper.<br />
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Miss Bates does not keep poultry or cows and does not have a garden. And she has no male relatives who could add to her comforts with any steady flow of cash. In the 1800's, labor was relatively cheap, while goods were expensive. Therefore we can assume that most of the income goes to food, lodgings and some for clothes. Therefore, Miss Bates's income would have been on the lower side of £150.<br />
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This income is so small that it cannot comfortably accommodate the addition of Jane Fairfax, who is on the verge of becoming a governess. Miss Bates is in raptures regarding the salary offered to Jane. Considering that when Mary Wollstonecraft went to work as a governess to Lord and Lady Kingsborough in 1786, she was offered a salary of £40<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">*</b><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">*</b>. It is unlikely that Mrs. Elton's friend Mrs. Smallridge would have offered much more to Jane to be a governess. But if Miss Bates's entire household income is around £120-150, even £20 per year for a single person would have appeared to her as immense riches. <br />
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In the end, Jane is save from the terrible fate of being a governess and from the even more terrifying fate of being an old maid by her marriage to Frank Churchill. We can assume that with Jane becoming the new Mrs. Churchill, Miss Bates and Mrs. Bates would acquire some supplement to their income. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(*) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/19/divorce-women-risk-poverty-children-relationship">The biggest financial risk for women today? Embarking on a relationship</a>, <i>The Guardian</i>, 2017.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(**) Brandon, Ruth. "Other People's Daughters: The Life and Times of the Governess." Phoenix, 2009.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Copeland, Edward. “Money.” The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen. Ed. Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster. Cambridge: CUP, 1997.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Craig, Sheryl Bonar. "“The Value of a Good Income”: Money in Emma." Persuasions On-Line: the Journal of the Jane Austen Society of North America 22, 2001.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Jacobs, <span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">Corrie L. "</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">The ‘Great Talker’: Spinster Stereotypes in Emma".</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"> Jane Austen Society of North America. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">2015 Essay Contest Winning Entries, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">2015. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">- </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">From Servants to Staff: How much? C</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">hatsworth Official Website, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">News & media ,News, blogs & press releases, </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">2017</span></span></div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-67915344489148338782020-03-22T09:30:00.000+02:002020-03-22T09:30:00.389+02:00Red Cloaks in Regency England <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of the very fun costuming choices made by Alexandra Byrne for the new EMMA. (2020) is the matching red cloaks worn by the pupils from Mrs Goddard's school. Emma's new BFF, Harriet Smith wears just such a red cloak. </div>
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The red cloaks and bonnets seem to strike some as a reference to the similar uniforms in <i>Handmaid's Tale. </i>Autumn de Wilde does not shy away from this comparison, but states that: </div>
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"[Regency] schoolgirls would have worn that type of bonnet and those capes. It's an identifier of Harriet's class position." [<a href="https://fashionista.com/2020/02/emma-movie-autumn-de-wilde-interview-costumes">Fashionista</a>]</blockquote>
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Woolen red cloaks were practical attire for working class women and for country wear. Such a cloak was cut on a bias and made of closely woven wool, the hem left raw. Due to their simple construction, they could be sold ready-made, and were, consequently, more affordable than more tailored spencers or pelisses. </div>
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These cloaks were sometimes called the "cardinal" becasue of the red color.<br />
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The look may be familiar to all of you Jane Austen film buffs out there. Lydia and Kitty wear them in the 1995 adaptation of <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>(costumes by Dinah Collin). The bright color expresses their loud and brash personalities. In contrast, Elizabeth's spencer is mustard, to make her stand out, but seem more grounded, while Jane is in angelic blue and poor Mary is barely visible in her brown cloak. </div>
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While these were sensible garments, red cloaks did make their way into fashion plates of the period.<br />
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"...<i>Cassimere </i>crimson mantle, confined close to the back, lined with purple silk, embroidered round the neck, cape, and sides with purple fancy border; a deep cape falling from the shoulders, sloping to a narrow point, with tassels. A crimson velvet bonnet, turban front and trimmed with purple to correspond...” <br />
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This very fashionable lady wears a "mantle" instead of a "cloak". It seems that these cloaks remained a fashionable part of the walking dress and could be occasionally seen with evening dresses. <br />
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Red accents appear in many of the fashion plates of the time, though mostly this comes in the form of a shawl rather than a cloak.<br />
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Harriet Smith's simple red cloak signifies her class position. She is not as wealthy as Emma and cannot afford fitted winter garments. At the same time, it shows her simplicity, as she takes her walks </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion, by Hilary Davidson </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Yale University Press (November 12, 2019)</span></div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-14338036528119956712020-03-20T16:00:00.000+02:002020-03-20T16:00:05.358+02:00Jane Austen Fan's Reading List <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Where to turn next? Here, I will suggest six (plus one) novels to read if you need a Jane Austen fix. <br />
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<b>1. Belinda by Maria Edgeworth</b><br />
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Belinda is a young lady who is introduced to the world of wealth and dissipation by the charming Lady Delacour. The lady in question uses her wit and vivacity to conceal her fears of a terminal illness. There are misunderstandings, petty jealousies and a falling out. Belinda is courted by several young men and there is much speculation over whom she would choose.</div>
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This is a charming story. While Belinda is a bit colorless, Lady Delacour is a delight. And this is one the few novels of its kind where one of the principal characters is a person of color. I demand they make it into a mini-series! </div>
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<b>2. Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress by Frances Burney</b><br />
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Poor Cecilia has the double inconvenience of being an heiress and having too many guardians. She has to navigate London society and meet with every kind of vice and folly that late 18th century England had to offer. The novel is more of a character study, and you will delight in the absurdity of some of the people our Cecilia has to meet along the way.</div>
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Unlike the sedated novels of Austen, this one is a lot more over the top. The villains are a bit more dastardly and the heroine is a little more precious. But it's a fun ride. </div>
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<b>3. Camilla, or A Picture of Youth by Frances Burney</b><br />
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This novel is about the Tyrold family and their various relatives and dependents. Camilla is the middle of three sisters. Her eldest sister Lavinia is sweet and gentle, and her youngest sister Eugenia is very intelligent, but due to a childhood illness and an accident is considered plain. They also have a mischievous brother, a rich uncle, a silly cousin, and a wealthy ward. Camilla is meant to be an heiress, but then she is disinherited. Love matches are made and broken, abductions and forced marriages occur, people lose their wealth and end up in debtors' prison. But in the end everyone gets what they deserve.</div>
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This novel can perhaps be best described as a book Jane Austen would have written if she had never outgrown her Juvenilia. It is exceedingly fun, but the plot is not very plausible. </div>
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<b>4. The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents by Ann Radcliffe</b><br />
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Most people think of <i>Mysteries of Udolpho </i>when they think of Radcliffe. But I would argue that <i>The Italian</i> is much more manageable and entertaining. While <i>Mysteries</i> are a little tedious and somewhat predictable, this Gothic novel gave me a few genuine chills.<br />
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The noble Vincentio di Vivaldi loves the virtuous Ellena di Rosalba. But she is poor and obscure, and his mother, jealous of their family's position enlists the help of her confessor Schedoni to stop the marriage. The Inquisition gets involved and things get pretty dark. But not too dark. In the end the villains are punished and love triumphs.<br />
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<b>5. Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Frances Burney </b><br />
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Evelina is a girl of uncertain parentage (her father had never recognized her) who would have lived out her life in peaceful retirement if not for her grandmother. Mme Duval returns to England and claims her granddaughter. She intends to make her more worldly.</div>
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Evelina is pursued by the eligible Lord Orville and the unprincipled Sir Clement Willoughby (hey, I've seen that name somewhere before!). She makes many social blunders, is accused of being an impostor, but in the end is reunited with her father and finds happiness.</div>
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<b>6. The Female Quixote; or, The Adventures of Arabella by Charlotte Lennox </b><br />
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If Northanger Abbey pokes gentle fun at Gothic novels and those who love them, <i>The Female Quixote</i> does the same for French romance novels. Arabella is wealthy, noble, and intelligent. But she thinks that everything she reads in romance novels to be true. (I feel you, Arabella!) She constantly makes social blunders (but is generally completely oblivious to them) and mistakes ordinary situations for beginnings of adventures. </div>
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The novel is funny and entertaining, and never turns into an outright farce. You laugh at Arabella's silliness, but can't help but admire her absolute faith in her own vision of the world. </div>
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<b>+ 7. The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis</b><br />
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If you're feeling adventures and a little naughty, this is a novel for you. A Gothic romance that feels like an 18th century draft for a Game of Thrones book. The monk Ambrosio is wise and virtuous, but he is prideful, too. He is seduced and then falls into one sin after another. There are imprisoned nuns, specters, magic potions and incest.</div>
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It may come off as a little hokey to a modern reader, but the story has enough twists and turns to be very engaging.</div>
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Have you read any of these novels? Which one is your favorite? </div>
Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-5592053594214500872020-03-16T06:00:00.000+02:002020-03-16T16:19:58.379+02:00Movie Review: EMMA. 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I went to see Emma (2020) today with a few friends. I will not lie - I loved it! And, so, naturally, I had to share my thoughts about this movie. Spoilers ahead!<br />
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Directed by Autumn de Wilde and written by Eleanor Catton, this sparkling period drama stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma Woodhouse and Johnny Flynn as Mr. Knightley. Everyone and their mother have said this already, but I shall add my voice to the chorus - the movie is visually stunning! The soft pastels, the warm lighting, and the floral motifs bring to mind a rococo pastoral painting.<br />
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But they also put me in mind of works by Regency caricaturists such as James Gillray. This is not an accident, both the costume designer and the director took inspiration from satirical cartoons and fashion plates of the period(1). The result is a lush, saturated color palette, but also a wry and cheeky approach to the source material. <br />
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The dialogue is mostly taken straight from the book and most of Austen's plot remains intact. A few things are cut here and there in the interest of time; a few things are added to keep with the tone and visual medium of the film. I quarrel with none of these. For the most part, I have no complaints about the changes made. <br />
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I have heard that some people had expressed concern regarding certain posteriors that appear in the film. It is true, many of Jane Austen's adaptations up until now have been rather buttoned-up. But we must remember that behinds are very period appropriate. In fact, they show that de Wilde is clearly familiar with the visual culture of the time:<br />
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The only thing I can find fault with is the pacing. The transitions from one scene to another are a little clunky at times. But individual scenes are invariably perfect. Autumn de Wilde is able to tell the story visually so well that I sometimes felt that there was no need for dialogue at all.<br />
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Her talent in setting the scene and visual story telling is greatly assisted by a frankly astounding cast. Almost every single person seems like they were born to play this exact role. Anya Taylor-Joy, as the self-assured Emma is wonderful. Her face is incredibly expressive, which makes watching Emma's character as she unravels so much fun.<br />
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Johnny Flynn is by far my favorite Mr. Knightley. He brings a blend of manliness and softness that makes you fall in love with him over the course of the movie. I have heard some complain that Flynn is not old enough to play Knightley. He is 36 to Taylor-Joy's 23. In the book, Emma and Knightley are 21 and 37 respectively. In the new adaptation, Knightley may appear younger becasue he does not take the sanctimonious, dictatorial tone that other directors tended to ascribe to the character. He acts more in line with what a contemporary man of 36 would be like with a friend, rather than a father-figure of ye olden days. <br />
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Bill Nighy as Mr. Woodhouse is a delight. His hypochondria is still there, but it is off-set by a sprightly and energetic manner, which makes it so much more hilarious.<br />
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Miranda Hart as Miss Bates is the breakout star of the movie. She makes Miss Bates as annoying as humanly possible, yet when she is hurt, her pain is palpable. The Eltons are perfectly cast. Mr Elton (Josh O'Connor) is just as smarmy and simpering as you'd expect. Mrs Elton (Tanya Reynolds) is overbearing and over-trimmed. She is a great contrast to Emma, almost as a reminder that this is what Emma could have been if she did not have such a good head and heart.<br />
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The rest of the cast is equally wonderful. The only two I would mention here is Amber Anderson as Jane Fairfax and Callum Turner as Frank Churchill. Anderson gets very little screen time as Jane, and since her character is rather reticent, little can be said about her. The only one who comes close to being miscast is Callum Turner as Frank Churchill. Turner does the character justice, but he just does not have much to work with. He also does not have the disarming charm of Ewan McGregor (who played Frank in 1996 Emma). <br />
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Overall, I would say this is now my favorite adaptation of Emma (Clueless, naturally, notwithstanding). It feels modern and fresh, without any of it feeling forced. However, this may not be a version for everyone. If you come to this film looking for sentimentality, you will not find it. This is a broad comedy, a farce, where all the situations and characters are a little (or a lot) absurd. Fortunately, that is exactly how I like my Emma adaptions. <br />
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This review is too long, so I defer gushing about the costumes to a latter date.<br />
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1. <a href="https://fashionista.com/2020/02/emma-movie-autumn-de-wilde-interview-costumes">AUTUMN DE WILDE ON THE DREAMY, COLORFUL AND PERIOD-AUTHENTIC STYLE IN 'EMMA'</a>, Fashionista</div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-4612682521604480262018-01-28T10:30:00.000+02:002018-01-28T10:30:31.850+02:00How to Wear Vintage & Stay Warm in Winter <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We finally have snow and the temperatures are dropping fast over here. For many vintage lovers who live in warm and moderate climates autumn and winter are a wonderful time to bring out their cute little knits, half boots and trench coats. For those of us who live up north, the period between November and May is usually the time when we give up on all stylish pursuits and commit to ugly puffed jackets and rubber boots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Sheridan, Christmas 1940’s (<a href="http://mothgirlwings.tumblr.com/post/2440216688/ann-sheridan-christmas-1940s">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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But we don't have to! Here are my tips on how to dress vintage and stay warm all winter. </div>
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<b>1. Stick to natural fibers </b></div>
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Step away from that polyester sweater and reach for woolen pullovers. Icelandic wool is particularly warm, but so is cashmere as well as alpaca.If you're crafty you can make your own vintage sweater using some great free patterns out there. But if you're not, you can often find sweaters in second hand shops that have a very vintage look. Just be sure to check the wool content on the label. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boiled wool skating outfit 1940's(<a href="https://whitakerauction.smugmug.com/Fall2011-4/Clothing-DAY-2/ID-312/i-Hg89Ffj/X3">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Queen sweater, mittens, hat knitting pattern, 1940's (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/72166005/1940s-snow-queen-sweaterhat-mittens?show_sold_out_detail=1">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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Cotton or linen underthings and silk blouses (silk is surprisingly warm despite being so light) are also a great way to keep yourself nice and snug. <br />
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Again, this may seem obvious, but layering is almost an art form. Start with thinner layers first and then build it up. A combination of a camisole, a blouse and a sweater or vest over it can keep you pretty warm. Make sure to put on a pair of long johns or thin tights under your trousers for extra warmth. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Stanwyck wearing a gray gabardine ski head, Edith Head, <i>Photoplay </i>1942 (<a href="http://archive.org/stream/photoplay120phot#page/n51/mode/2up">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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Many people avoid skirts in the winter thinking that they cannot provide enough warmth, but, once again, it's all about layering. Add a warm petticoat to your outfit and you may be able to get away with wearing a skirt even when it's -15<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">°</b>C and lower. Look for skirts that are made of wool.<br />
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I have my own trick with tights. I tend to wear a pair of very thin tights and then add another pair of woolly tights. Alternatively, you can wear a pair of warm leggins over your tights. Don't forget warm socks since feet can get quite cold. <br />
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<b>3. Cover your head</b><br />
You know how your mom has always told you to cover your head when it's cold? Well, that's a pretty good tip. You would be surprised by just how much more comfortable you will be if you would only put on a cute hat or a lovely scarf. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knit Yourself a 1940's Turban (<a href="http://fortiesknitter.blogspot.fi/2013/01/knit-yourself-1940s-turban-free.html?spref=pi">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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Vintage magazines are full of great hats, scarfs and turbans. In fact, if you are crafty, you can knit a cute <a href="http://fortiesknitter.blogspot.fi/2013/01/knit-yourself-1940s-turban-free.html?spref=pi">turban</a>. A scarf, if it's long enough, can cover both your head and neck, giving even more protection against the elements.<br />
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Whatever your favorite time period, look for new fashion icons who lived in colder climates. You would be surprised how many images from Denmark, Sweden and even Soviet Union you can find. These may be a little less glamorous, but they will give you some ideas on how to keep warm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Estonian fashion Winter 1933. Taluperenainen 1932-33. <a href="http://mielitty.com/blogi/tag/historialliset-vaatteet/">Source</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finnish fashion, February 1942. <a href="http://hopeapeili.blogspot.fi/2011/09/kaunis-kansikuva-1942.html">Source</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fashions for the coming winter, <i>Kotiliesi, </i>October 1954. <a href="http://hopeapeili.blogspot.fi/2015/10/tyylia-talviasuun-1954.html">Source </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two girls by the sign "Swedish Tourist Association's hostel", Nordiska museet (<a href="https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013852331/tva-flickor-vid-skylt-svenska-turistforeningens-vandrarhem">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Fashion Album, Autumn/Winter1955-1956, wool dresses, Soviet Union (<a href="http://avrora9.blogspot.fi/search/label/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%201955-1956%20%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2">Source</a>)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For more inspiration, you can check out my vintage winter Pinterest board. </span></div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-32000976960206776062018-01-21T10:30:00.000+02:002018-01-21T10:30:06.317+02:00Best Cafes and Tea Rooms in York<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's getting pretty chilly outside which makes me think of warm drinks and wholesome cakes. I begin to miss York and all it's wonderful cafes and tea rooms. Not to mention it's more congenial winter. So here is my list of some of my favorite places. I can assure you that this is nowhere near a complete list. These are just the places that I liked to frequent. If you go there, please let me know what you think. So in no particular order: </div>
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<b>Betty's Cafe and Tea Room</b> </div>
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There is no place fancier than Betty's! The afternoon tea there is rather pricey, but the experience is unforgettable. From the perfectly formed finger sandwiches to the white table cloths to the delicious scones to the piano playing while you are enjoying all this goodness. If an afternoon tea is a little too much for you, you may try their normal menu, which, I can assure you, is anything but ordinary. The tea is served in lovely silver pots and you can enjoy a variety of cakes and savory snacks. I had their pavlova and both the appearance and the taste were divine. But the place is very popular so you may end up queuing before you can enjoy all of that. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is my favorite place in York. A little out of the way, but it's definitely worth a visit. It's a charming 1940s style tea room, with friendly staff, amazing afternoon tea and probably the best cake selection in town. It's really popular with the locals and it does get very busy around lunch time. My personal favorites - scones, naturally, and brie and grapes sandwiches.</span></div>
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<b>The Cake Shop & Tea House </b><br />
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This place is no Betty's, but it has undeniable charm. It has a lovely 1930s aesthetic and a quiet relaxed atmosphere. The afternoon tea is served on a wooden stand and the cakes are amazing. They are delicious and have a real homemade feel to them. My only regret is that I only had two opportunities to try all their delights.</div>
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If you can only go to one cafe in York, I suggest you go to this one. I would not go as far as to say that it is the best one, but it is most certainly picturesque. It's located on Walmgate bar (Remember, in York all streets are gates, all gates are bars, and all bars are pubs) and it's a perfect place to sit down and relax as you're making your way around the York city wall. The place inside looks like something out of a Harry Potter movie with wooden benches, tiny windows and old arm chairs. My personal recommendation is their aptly named London fog tea and mini cinnamon rolls. It is very popular with students, so beware. </div>
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This place is so cozy, no lie. They have comfy chairs, lots of books around so you can sit and read something light and frothy as you are enjoying something light and frothy. Again, I can definitely recommend their scones. And their tea sets are so lovely. </div>
Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-22076577861027615732018-01-17T17:30:00.000+02:002018-01-17T17:31:05.840+02:00Fashion Vocabulary: Dinner Dress vs Formal Dress <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Naked or décolleté dresses are suitable only for small parties or extremely formal occasions. A dinner dress is more suitable for the theater or the opera. If you are of limited means, buy a dinner gown rather than a formal gown. For you can wear the dinner gown to formal affairs but you can't possibly wear a formal gown to a public gathering.</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;"> ~</span> Orry-Kelly</span> </i> </span></blockquote>
Orry-Kelly, the costume designer responsible for such Hollywood classics as <i>Casablanca </i>and <i>Some Like It Hot</i>, gives this piece of advice in the January 1940 issue of <i>Photoplay</i>. The issue contains many more bits of great and terrible advice on how to make a good first impression from such luminaries of the 1940s Hollywood as Edith Head, Max Factor, Jr. and Adrian. I will post more of it here soon, but right now I want to get back to the Orry-Kelly quote above.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I read this, I was </span>immediately curious to know what is the difference between a"dinner dress" and a "formal dress" in the context of the 1940s. Now, a sensible person would have just gone to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_dress">Wikipedia</a>. But I am not that person. I decided to figure it out based on context using Photoplay and other such magazines as my guide.<br />
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Figuring out what a dinner dress looks like was not a difficult task. Almost every issue had a fashion spread that featured at least one gown that was described as a dinner dress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carole Landis wearing a pink-pearl crepe dinner dress with a slim skirt and a slim peplum, decorated with silver and crystal beads tropical leaves. The skirt is slit at the hemline and the top features an off-center V-neck. Designed by Adrian. 1943</td></tr>
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As I pored over the dinner dresses, a pattern emerged - they were mostly floor-length, with long sleeves and relatively high necklines.<br />
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The problem was that "formal dress" did not seem to feature in any of the fashion spreads. That, perhaps, is not too surprising as Orry-Kelly advises the average woman to step away from formal gowns and go for a dinner dress.<br />
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But after following a few clues, I came to the conclusion that a formal gown is one that is sleeveless or even strapless with a low neckline or exposed back.<br />
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As one fashion forecast proclaims:<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sleeves will be more generally used in dinner and evening dress than they have been for a decade, but will be most </span>heartily<span style="font-family: inherit;"> approved in transparent </span>fabrics<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;">~ </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photoplay, 1939 </span></i></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Ginger Rodgers models an evening gown from <i>Once Upon A Honeymoon. </i>The gown is satin in sun tan, a color described as richer than beige and deeper than ivory. It has a tight-fitted strapless bodice and a flaring skirt with bugle bead and rhinestone embroidery. Designed by Leslie. Photoplay 1943 <br /></td></tr>
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One other feature of such a dress was its price. A formal dress would cost more than a dinner dress as the cost efficiency of dressing less formally is repeatedly remarked upon. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maureen O'Hara wears an evening dress of printed satin and silk jersey. The white satin skirt is decorated with black tulips and the bodice is made of draped silk jersey. Raab and Harmell. Photoplay, 1941 </td></tr>
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A formal dress can be styled to serve multiple purposes. A sleek black evening gown can be worn as a dinner dress with a matching over-blouse. It can be worn dancing with a pink chiffon scarf draped over the shoulders and pinned at the waist. And it becomes appropriate attire for a restaurant paired with a tight-fitting lamé jacket. (<i>Photoplay</i>, 1941). A last year's strapless dress can be turned into a dinner dress by covering it with a matching bolero or a lace jacket with long-sleeves (<i>Hollywood, </i>1940). <br />
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It seems that the decade between 30s and 50s was a little more relaxed in terms of attire for formal occasions (for obvious reasons). At least for women. Here are two images of couples dressed for black tie and white tie.<br />
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While the man is dressed very formally, the woman seems to wear outfits that are relatively informal. For black tie (top image) she wears a crimson jersey blouse with jet embroidery and a slick skirt that flares in front. The entire outfit would have been available from for about <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">$</span>15. For white tie (bottom image) the man wears "tails", while the woman wears a white flannel suit decorated with pastel pearls and gold embroidery. The skirt is slit in front and has a small train in the back. The entire outfit could be had f<span style="font-family: inherit;">or <span style="background-color: white;">$20</span></span>. The outfit looks modest but the price is anything but. According to some calculations, <span style="background-color: white;">$</span>20 would be more than <span style="background-color: white;">$300 today.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In stark contrast to such conservative </span>ensemble is a delightful story in the gossip section of one of the Photoplay magazines from the 1940s about a famous actress who gave her stand-in a nightgown as a gift and threw her a birthday party. To the great shock of everyone, the young woman turned up to the party wearing the nightgown thinking it was an evening dress. I would imagine that such mistakes would have been pretty common at the time: night gowns were very lavish. </div>
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For more on formal wear in the 1940s check out a great article by <a href="https://vintagedancer.com/1940s/1940s-formal-dresses-history/">VintageDancer</a>. </div>
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It's Christmas! For me, it's the beginning of the holiday season that will last for four weeks. First, it's a traditional Christmas with my boyfriend's family. Then, a fun Russian New Year's celebration with my family. Then back for Russian Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7. And finally, Old New Year on January 13, which is the beginning of the year according to the Julian calendar. Old New Year is not an official holiday, but people like to celebrate it with a hint of irony.<br />
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Christmas also means a lot of my favorite things:<br />
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<b>Great TV & Christmas movies</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037595/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Christmas in Connecticut</a> (1945)<br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?ref_=ttmi_tt">Agatha Christie's Poirot</a><br />
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<b>And wonderful music</b><br />
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Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald<br />
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Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry<br />
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Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt<br />
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So you want to be dress up as Dorothy from Wizard of Oz? That's easy! All you need is a white blouse, a blue dress and Toto. But what about the ruby slippers? If sparkly shoes are not in this season, you can make a pair yourself with just a little patience and a lot of glitter.<br />
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The original ruby slippers made for Judy Garland in the <i>Wizard of Oz </i>(1939) were dyed red and then covered with organza, decorated with burgundy sequins, and then two bejeweled red leather bows were added.<br />
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Since sewing sequin is pretty time consuming, simple glitter would do the trick. <br />
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You will need:<br />
- a pair of pumps or ballet flats (if they are red, that's a plus)<br />
- loose glitter<br />
- craft glue or Mod Podge<br />
- glitter glue<br />
- a few paint brushes you're not too attached to<br />
- hairspray<br />
- disposable cups<br />
- a stiff red ribbon<br />
- a glue gun<br />
- scissors<br />
- red rhinestones in different sizes<br />
- needle and thread<br />
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STEP 1<br />
Clear a working space for yourself and make sure to cover it with cooking parchment or some disposable paper. Glitter has a tendency to get everywhere. I made these shoes a week ago and there's still bits of glitter I find in my bedroom and on my balcony.<br />
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Fill one disposable cup with a bit of glue and the other one with loose glitter. I don't usually like to use anything disposable, but this method will help you avoid contaminating your glue with glitter and will let you collect any loose bits of glitter afterwards.<br />
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Using a paint brush, cover a section of your shoe with a thick layer of craft glue.Sprinkle loose glitter over that section. Shake it off. I have seen some tutorials where people mixed the glitter and the glue and then covered the shoe with the mixture, but it didn't work for me. The glitter got too lumpy and wouldn't spread. <br />
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STEP 4<br />
Repeat this process over the entire outer area on both shoes. Avoid the inside of the shoe (you don't want to feel glitter between your toes) and the heel. Leave to dry over night.<br />
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STEP 5<br />
See if your shoes still need some coverage in places. Cover those sparsely glittered areas with more glue and glitter. Now with a paint brush cover the heels of the shoes with glitter glue. I prefer this to covering them with glitter as glitter glue gives a smoother shinier finish and you can avoid sending bits of glitter flying everywhere when you click your heels together. Leave to dry overnight.<br />
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STEP 6<br />
Cover the entire outer area of the shoes with glitter glue. This will help keep any loose glitter in place. Give the heels another layer of glitter glue. Leave to dry.<br />
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In the meantime, make the bows. Cut your ribbons into two strips, approximately 6cm each. Using needle and thread make them into bows. With the glue gun, attach smaller rhinestones all over the bows. Aim for as much coverage as you can get gluing the rhinestones close to each other and making sure to put some in every nook and cranny. Attach a larger rhinestone to the middle of the bow with the glue gun.<br />
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STEP 8<br />
Once the glue on your shoes is completely dry, give them a nice even spritz with the hair spray. I had a real problem with loose glitter, so I had to spray them four times before I was confident that I would not leave a glitter trail behind me as I walk.<br />
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STEP 9<br />
Once your shoes are completely dry and no loose glitter is left behind when you shake them, attach the bows to the front of the shoes with the glue gun.<br />
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Now put on a pair of bobby socks and you're ready to follow the yellow brick road! <br />
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<i>"Thank you, I never drink... wine."</i><br />
<i>- Countess Marya Zaleska, Dracula's Daughter </i><br />
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It's officially Halloween season! Which means I will be writing about all things ghoulish and frightful. <br />
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There are some disagreements as to who is the most iconic mistress of darkness out there. Morticia Addams, Vampira, Elvira and Lily Munster are all fan favorites. But my heart belongs to Countess Marya Zaleska, Dracula's Daughter.<br />
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Played by Gloria Holden in the 1936 <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027545/">Dracula's Daughter</a>, </i>she is equal parts mysterious, deadly and vulnerable. The film has it share of cheese and the human characters are somewhat on the bland side, but Countess Zaleska is mesmerizing. </div>
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Plot (with spoilers): Being a squeal, the film picks up from where <i>Dracula </i>(1931) left off. Countess Zaleska and her manservant Sandor steal Dracula's body and burn it. The Countess hopes that this would rid her of vampirism. But it does not work and she gives in to the blood lust. She meats Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger), a psychologist and one of Von Helsing's foremer pupils, and after a conversation with him becomes hopeful that he could help her overcome her urges through psychoanalysis. But when she encounters a beautiful model Lili (Nan Grey), she cannot resist and drinks her blood. Countess Zaleska gives up any hope of becoming human again and lures Dr. Garth to Transylvania. Her attempts to make him her undead companion fail and she is destroyed by her manservant. </div>
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I think this film and the character are often, sadly, overlooked when people think of the Universal Studios monster line up. The film has very striking visuals and atmosphere. Its treatment of vampirism is also somewhat different from what we are used to today. The lust for blood is framed not as physiological need, but as a psychological affliction. There is no indication that Countess Zaleska needs to drink blood to survive. She drinks blood becasue she cannot help herself. And she expresses remorse and disgust at what she does. Consequently, the suggested cure is not a blood transfusion or any other antidote one could take, but rather psychoanalysis. Gloria Holden is superb as Countess Zaleska, equal parts poised, commanding and tragic. Her line delivery is always on point and she possess that magnetism that makes her dominate every scene. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you want to know more about the film and its production history, check out a wonderful three part article over at <a href="http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2016/10/14/life-times-marya-zaleska-draculas-daughter-part-one/">Women Write About Comics</a> or see the film, which you can sometimes find on YouTube. </span></div>
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This autumn I am planning a short trip to the UK. I will be going to York again and, naturally, I'm very excited to visit my old haunts. So I decided to post these lists of my favorite places to shop for vintage in York.<br />
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<b>Bowler Vintage </b><br />
52 Fossgate<br />
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This is by far my favorite store of the lot. Not becasue it has the best wares, but becasue how stylish it is. Every time I'm there I just feel instantly glamorous. Even if I hadn't washed my hair and I'm wearing my lazy day jean, when I step over the threshold, I become Bette Davis or Norma Shearer. There are two floors to the store, first one is dedicated to men's fashions, and the second has a collection of modern repro clothing (they've got all the usual suspects with Hell Bunny, Collectif and Dancing Days by Banned) as well as vintage pieces. And the atmosphere is lovely - the store is bright, with a lovely old display that contains accessories, wooden chairs, low hanging lampshades and bag-scarf-hat combos decorating the shelves. <br />
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<b>Dog & Bone Vintage </b><br />
28 Castlegate<br />
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While I love Bowler Vintage for the atmosphere, I love Dog & Bone for the stuff. And, boy, do they have some nice stuff! It's also two floors of shopping delight. The ground floor has men's clothes and lifestyle things - cards, games, cups and books. You need to go into the basement to see the women's clothes, and they have plenty. The lights are low and it's a lot more crammed, but they do have some of the best vintage dresses I have ever seen from blue chiffon prom dresses (perfect for cosplaying 1950s Cinderella) to delightful novelty prints cotton frocks that seem to be from the days of rationing.<br />
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This is what I would call a bric-à-brac store. It has an assortment of the most wonderful things from old typewriters to parasols, from hats and purses to little brushes to remove crumbs from your dining table. I cannot recommend this place enough! You can spend your whole day there looking at little treasures and once you're tired of that, you can head to the second floor and take some tea with cake in their cafe. I am still very sad that I bough nothing there since the things were either too big or too brittle to transport them back home with me. <br />
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This store was on my regular to-visit list since it was right next to the bus stop that took me to the University. They mostly have the usual rockabilly stuff, which did not strike my fancy. I did, however, feel very drawn to an assortment of sweaters, which had been made by the owner's wife based on authentic 1940s patterns.<br />
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I loved this thrift store (or as they call it in the UK - a charity shop). Unlike most other thrift stores in town that had a pretty indifferent collection of old Marks & Spencer sweaters and ugly shows from the early 2000s, Sue Ryder had a vintage section on the second floor and some of the things there were divine. I have come across some really beautiful hairbrush and mirror sets that were in good condition and cost a fraction of what you would have paid for them in the vintage stores. I bought a pair of cream colored embroidered gloves there. I would have bought a hat, but I had no way of transporting it back home. <br />
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Hope you liked this post. In my next one, I will list my favorite York cafes.</div>
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Finally, the photos from our summer Tarot Cards themed photo shoot are here. It was a lot of fun and I'm very happy that I can share the photos here with you. <br />
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My first costume was The Star<br />
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It's the 17th card of the Major Arcana. It tends to show a naked woman kneeling next to a pond or a river and pouring out water from two jugs. There is usually one or more stars above the woman.<br />
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In divination, The Star signifies spirituality, hope, inspiration and serenity.<br />
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I had my own interpretation of the card and was very much inspired by the beautiful Hedy Lamarr and her star dress. More on that <a href="https://mrsbertinsjewelrybox.blogspot.fi/2017/07/making-star-dress-inspired-by-hedy.html">here</a>. I picked a really lovely spot next to a small fountain with the bay behind me. However, the day was very windy and my hair lost most of the curl and the dress was a little hard to manage. Still, I am quite happy with how the photos turned out.<br />
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For my second costume, my friend and I went for Two of Cups<br />
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It's a card of the Minor Arcana. It usually depicts a man and a woman standing face to face and holding cups as if they are toasting each other.<br />
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In divination, The Two of Cups means relationship, attraction, unified love and bonds of friendship.<br />
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We decided to create two shield maiden characters, who are drinking from goblets at the end of a long day's fighting.<br />
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I am particularly proud of my tunic which I made from a bed sheet and then embroidered. I used my woven belt that I had bought during a <a href="http://historyfest.ru/en/">Times & Epochs</a> historical reenactment festival in Moscow a few years back. The gold medallion was something I'd found at a thrift store and the sheep skin vest was a souvenir from Greece. My friend made her tunic out of a dark blue crimped material and trimmed it with faux fur. She's wearing an old Kalevala necklace and a pair of men's boots she'd picked up at the Opera flea market. <br />
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I still wish we had more time to work on the costumes. And the weather was a little grey and indifferent. I have learnt a valuable lesson, though, if you use body glitter, be prepared to find specks of it everywhere for the rest of your life. <br />
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My aunt gave me a wonderful birthday present - a photo session with the retro studio "<a href="http://www.shipr-media.ru/">ШИПР</a>" (Pronounced <i>shipr</i>). These guys are amazing. It's a studio in Moscow where they take pictures using equipment from the early 20th century.<br />
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There is no photoshopping involved. Instead, you have a very old camera and a makeshift dark room. They develop the photos right in front of you, in dishes full of chemicals. You can also see them at festivals doing street photography and you can hire them to do events.</div>
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My sister took the pictures of the process. I had two outfits, one that was more 1950s and the other a very 1940s look.<br />
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Shoes - Miss L Fire <br />
Stockings - H&M<br />
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Blouse - Collectif<br />
Trousers - Indiska, from a few years ago<br />
Shoes - Keds<br />
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The photo record of the process by Maria K.<br />
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The results were delightful! I feel just like an actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood.<br />
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-75467614302127666352017-08-23T09:30:00.000+03:002017-08-23T09:30:10.188+03:00Visiting the French Gardens at Kuskovo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My sister and I have been making the rounds of all the manors around Moscow for the past couple of years. This year we decided to visit <a href="http://kuskovo.ru/en/">Kuskovo</a>, a little green paradise in eastern Moscow. One of its main attractions is the only French formal garden left in Moscow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French garden at Kuskovo</td></tr>
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A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_formal_garden">formal French garden</a> is characterized by symmetry and order; it's nature brought under human control. This type of garden was particularly popular in the 17th century. In the 18th century the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_formal_garden">English landscape garden</a> emerged which is all about the picturesque and creating the illusion of wild, untamed nature. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French garden on the left, all order. English garden on the right, all wilderness. <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/a-war-of-roses-the-french-vs-english-garden-168600">Source</a></td></tr>
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Well, you get the picture.<br />
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Kuskovo was the summer estate of the very wealthy and powerful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetev">Sheremetev </a>family. They owned large chunks of land around Moscow (their name may be familiar to you from the Sheremetyevo Airport, where they owned a village and its inhabitants), owned a large number of people and were patrons of the arts and theater. I very much recommend reading about them - TV shows like the White Queen will look pretty tame in comparison to their lives.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kuskovo manor and church, view from the pond </td></tr>
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Apart from the palace, which is just a very large manor house beautifully decorated, the park has a grotto, a hermitage, the Dutch house, the Italian house, the Swiss house, the menageries for the waterfowl, the remnants of a summer theater, and two orangeries. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grotto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The orangery </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hermitage</td></tr>
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After a tour of the park, it is essential to take a little rest in the shade with a good book.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barely visible roof of the Swiss house</td></tr>
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There was also an English landscape garden, wild and romantic.<br />
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And some semi-wild cats everywhere.<br />
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After getting enough fresh air and sunshine, we decided to take a turn around the manor house.<br />
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While we were there, we got to see the French Elegance exhibition. Different rooms of the manor housed a collection of dresses and outfits, recreations of the the French 18th century fashions.<br />
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My favorite gown was in the dinning room.<br />
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More outfits from the dinning room.<br />
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A beautiful formal gown from the reception room.<br />
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I found this replica of the famous Madame de Pompadour dress delightful.<br />
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Some less formal fashions and wigs from the dressing room.<br />
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And finally, in the last room of the manor house there was a small exhibition of shell art from the grotto. The grotto is undergoing some restoration work, so they moved some of the pieces from there into the main house. I did not know that you can make such beautiful art with shells. Now I do!<br />
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Well, that's all from the beautiful Kuskovo. Until next time!<br />
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Outfit notes:<br />
Dress - originally Lindex, thrifted<br />
Wrap - KappAhl<br />
Belt - thrifted<br />
Bag - borrowed from Mom<br />
Hat - farmers market in Porvoo<br />
Shoes - Keds from <a href="https://itis.fi/fi/shooz">Shooz</a><br />
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-63308251326486577752017-08-20T10:00:00.000+03:002017-08-20T10:00:24.310+03:00Thrift Haul from July <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, I want to share with you some of the wonderful things I have bought during my thrift haul in preparation for the summer vacation. Now that the vacation is over, I feel confident that I can share not only the freshly bought clothes, but also my impressions of wearing them. </div>
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I must admit that I use the term "thrift haul" rather loosely. All the things you will see here are thrifted, but there's only six items. </div>
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First up, a leather jacket I bought from UFF (all the things in this thrift are from <a href="http://uff.fi/">UFF</a>). It may seem strange to buy a leather jacket in July. But I live in Finland. It's cold here. Also, I've never had a leather jacket so I thought it would be fun to try it out. And I love it! It's possibly the most early-2000s thing I have ever owned. The brand is called "DIGITAL l@bel", yes, spelled with an "@". The only way they could have made it more 2000s if they had added "Xtreme" in there somewhere. </div>
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And when I wear the jacket I seem to have a passing resemblance to the favorite movie character of my childhood - Gleb Zheglov from the Soviet mini-series <i>The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed</i> (1979). I just need the hat.</div>
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The other new acquisition - the white button down blouse with a lacy collar has a lovely 1940s vibe and served me very well in the Moscow heat. </div>
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The peasant blouse with embroidery was something I have been looking for the whole summer. It seems that it's a bit of a trend this season and all the regular stores were full of them. Consequently, all the thrift stores were out completely. But I managed to find one and it fit. It's a lovely light cotton and goes perfectly with my summer skirts. </div>
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The final item of clothing were these wide-leg shorts (would you call these culottes?). They seem to be from the 90s, but I thought they have a very vintage look. The color has a bit of a rust-red tint which made me hesitate, but I ended up finding a perfect blouse in my wardrobe to go with them. And after I took them in at the waist, they were so comfortable that I spent a large portion of my vacation wearing them.</div>
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They do remind me of these lovely vintage shorts. </div>
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On top of that, I bought some fabrics that I intend to use for various projects. </div>
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On the left is a piece of thick cotton that I am planning to turn into a skirt. The pattern is super fun. When you see it you may think that those are blueberries, but when you look closer you realize that those are actually blue cherries. Yes, blue cherries! Who wouldn't love that! </div>
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On the right is a blue polyester shawl with a paisley pattern. I'm not too in love with this piece of fabric but I bought it becasue I wanted to try out some of the make do & mend sewing patterns from the '40s that encourage you to turn your old scarves and shawls into blouses. I feel that I'm cheating a little here since I did buy the scarf to turn into a blouse, but, frankly, I like all my shawls and scarves too much to cut them up. I will document my process on this blog. </div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-73315013793609429862017-07-31T10:00:00.000+03:002017-07-31T10:00:29.713+03:00Making the Star Dress Inspired by Hedy Lamarr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My theater group has had several <a href="http://blog.thespiansanonymous.org/index.php/2014/09/making-it-up-part-2/">photo</a> <a href="http://blog.thespiansanonymous.org/index.php/2016/01/photo-shooting-myths-and-legends-part-3/">shoots </a>over the years. This year we wanted to do one based on tarot cards. I was very excited as I had a brilliant idea for an outfit. I decided I would do the Star, inspired by the glorious sparkling gown worn by Hedy Lamarr in <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034415/">Ziegfeld Girl</a></i> (1941).<br />
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There are several other star dresses in the film. The one worn by Lana Turner is not quite as spectacular in my opinion.<br />
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And the one worn by Judy Garland is downright silly. That is a lot of tinsel! <br />
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So I decided to create an approximation of Lamarr's gown and headdress. Though, I simplified a lot of it.<br />
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I was lucky enough to find a white dress from a thrift store for 12 euros and then some <a href="https://www.eurokangas.fi/tahti-ikkuna-u102-5602666u102">light fabric</a> that had already been decorated with small clusters of silver and gold stars. I also spent a small fortune on sequin and glitter glue. But the dress turned out very beautiful. <br />
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(I know it's hanging from a lamp, but I don't have a dress form so I had to make do. :) )<br />
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Since I had all these sequin and glitter, I decided to jazz up my fabric a bit and add some more stars in various sizes. Lamarr's dress seems to be decorated with sequin stars and then larger stars covered in sequin.<br />
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So I cut out a few smaller stars from Aida cloth and covered them with several layers of silver glitter glue. I then cut out paper stars and covered them with sequin using normal glue and glitter glue as adhesive. The effect was lovely, but it did take a lot of work.<br />
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The piece of poly fabric was attached to the gown around the collar and at the bodice. I miscalculated how much room my head would need, and ended up having to leave some fabric hanging loose in the back.<br />
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Originally I was going to sew on all the sequin onto the poly fabric but that was just taking too much time. So out came the glue and, miraculously, it held up rather well.<br />
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The headdress was made for me by my friend Lotta. She took a metal head band and attached wires to it. And to the wires she attached some stars cut out of silver paper and then covered with some silver glitter.<br />
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The makeup for this look is a mix of Lamarr's very 1940s look and my own desire to add glitter to everything.<br />
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I couldn't get anyone to take a photo of me as I was trying out the makeup, and so the best I could manage was this rather artsy photo of myself in a mirror.<br />
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The glitter around my eyes and on my forehead did not show in the picture, which is a shame becasue it looked rather nice in real life. I also attached some sequin to my face with eyelash glue but in the end decided to remove them as they looked a little silly with the gown.</div>
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I have a very ambitious plan - I want to make my entire summer wardrobe myself. Yes, I know it's July and I've only just started. But in my defense, I live in the north, and it has been rather cold. It's hardly the time to wear play suits or sundresses. <br />
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First up, the lounging pajamas. I've been meaning to make something like this for a long time.<br />
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To be fair, I'm only making the pants. I have a pink silk button down shirt, which is a little too big for me. I removed the collar and the pockets and now it looks like a lose top with something resembling a Chinese collar. I am making the pants. I bought a very nice green cotton fabric with just a bit of a sheen to it. And I'm using McCall's Costume 2940 pattern.<br />
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The pants turned out a little bulky and heavy. But I've never made pants before and did not dare make them out of light or slippery fabric. Now that I'm a little bit more confident, I'll make the next ones out of viscose (it's cheaper than silk).<br />
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Second, I will make a play suit based on Simplicity 9138 pattern. It's meant to be a swimsuit, but I thought a cute little sundress/play suit would be easier to make and more fun to wear. The fabric I picked is a lovely light blue cotton with white flowers. It has a bit of stretch so it would be pretty comfortable to wear. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got the fabric from <a href="https://www.eurokangas.fi/">Eurokangas</a>. Unfortunately, they no longer have it on their website and the only picture I could find was of a dark blue version, but you get the idea. I will post pictures of the finished dress and my thoughts on the process very soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Third, I'm making this Butterick B5209 dress, view B. I have seen a lot of pics of this dress online which tells me that it's a good pattern. There is also a wonderful <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRTUBUSRa0">step-by-step video</a> on making it. I'm working on a mock-up at the moment. In my naivete I thought this would be an easy project, but the dress turned out a bit more fiddly than I had expected. I was also a little unsure about the fabric. I wanted to do something floral, but the only affordable fabric I could find from Eurokangas is a brown polka dot cotton. It will have to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know that this doesn't sound like a lot of sewing, but I have a photo shoot with my theater group based on tarot cards this summer (I will post pictures, I promise) and I need to make two costumes for that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One will be a simple linen tunic made out of an old bed sheet I picket up from the UFF thrift store. It is pretty easy to make. I based it loosely on this pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But to make it a little more fancy I will decorate the collar and the sleeves with some embroidery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The second costume is going to be for tarot card the Star. And it's based on this lovely piece worn by Hedy Lamarr in <i>Ziegfeld Girl </i>(1941). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I bought a white dress I will use as a base and then some lovely poly material with silver and gold stars. I will add a bit more shine to it with sequin and large fabric stars covered in silver glitter. My friend is making a head piece for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I'm moving at a glacial speed, these will last me until the end of summer. </span></div>
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-197091817288331102017-07-06T17:29:00.000+03:002017-07-06T17:29:17.076+03:00Great Superheroines of the Past <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The other week I went to see the Wonder Woman. And boy-oh-boy, did I enjoy it! Growing up I mostly read the Batman family comics, Batgirl and Birds of Prey being my favorites, but Wonder Woman with her Greek mythology backstory (I admit to being a huge mythology nerd) and really fun powers (lasso of truth, anyone?) always had a special place in my heart. <br />
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And to see her for the very first time on the big screen was exciting. I'm not going to lie, I did bounce up and down in my seat when I saw the Amazons riding out on to the beach (that's as spoiler-y as this post is going to get, I swear). But it got me thinking, there are so many wonderful comic book superheroines of yesteryear that are all but forgotten. So I thought I'd put together a list of my favorite vintage ladies who kick butt. This is not a an exhaustive list by any means, but I thought I'd pick the ones I think would make for great movies or TV shows. And though not all of them have super powers, they are all pretty super. <br />
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<b>Black Cat</b><br />
Possibly my absolute favorite of the vintage comic book crime fighting gals. Black Cat aka Linda Turner is a stunt woman who becomes a Hollywood actress. But she is bored with the glamorous life of a starlet and when on a picture she encounters possible Nazi spies, she puts on a costume and uses her stunt woman training to bring evil doers to justice. With Old Hollywood setting and a lot of stunts, this would make for a great movie. <br />
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<b>Zaza the Mystic</b><br />
Before there was the Mentalist, there was Zaza the Mystic. Zaza is a fortune teller and a psychic. Or is she? Her friend and admirer Lt. Bob Nelson cannot quite tell. Zaza seems to be able to predict the future and she uses this gift to help Bob solve crimes. Perhaps the source of this gift is just a keen eye and intuition, but maybe there's more to it. This would make a great TV show<i> à la</i> the Mentalist.<br />
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<b>Girl Commandos</b><br />
I'm cheating a bit here, because the Girl Commandos are not one but five brave ladies. But no list of this kind can be complete without them. This title is unique even by today's standard because of its incredible diversity. The team consists of Pat Parker, the leader of the group, Ellen Billings, her second in command, Tanya, a photographer from the Soviet Union, Penny Kirk, an American radio reporter, and Mei-Ling from China who joins the group to avenger her family who had been killed by the Japanese. Though there is some stereotyping in how the characters are portrayed,they are still shown with respect, their opinions are valued by other members of the group and there are no cruel jokes at their expense. I would love to see this group in a movie or a TV show, going behind enemy lines on daring rescue missions or foiling the plans of saboteurs.<br />
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<b>Phantom Lady </b><br />
Sandra Knight, daughter of the Senator Henry Knight, is dissatisfied with a life of a socialite. And so she starts fighting crime as Phantom Lady using her martial arts skills and a blacklight ray that can blind her opponents or make her invisible. She must have had some other magic to go with the ray since even though she did not usually wear a mask no one seemed to recognize her. She also had some of the best named foes - Subway Slayer, anyone? I would love to see her in a TV show fight crime and corruption in Washington. <br />
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<b>Senorita Rio</b><br />
She shares some similarities with the Black Cat: Rita Farrar is also a Hollywood star and a former stunt double. She is a spy and uses her acting abilities, fighting skills and extensive knowledge of languages to infiltrate enemy cells in Central and South America. I honestly do not know why there isn't a TV show about her. It would be perfect - glamour, action and adventures. <br />
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There are more, so many more unstoppable heroines. If you want to learn about the super ladies of the pasts I can recommend Mike Madrid's <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Divas-Dames-Daredevils-Heroines-Golden/dp/1935259237">Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics</a></i> (if you want to find out about vintage female villainy, there's also <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vixens-Vamps-Vipers-Villainesses-Golden/dp/193525927X">Vixens, Vamps & Vipers: Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics</a></i>) or Hope Nicholson's <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spectacular-Sisterhood-Superwomen-Awesome-Characters-ebook/dp/B01JWDZSMU">The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History</a></i>. Do you have a favorite vintage female heroine that you would want to see in a film or a TV show? Let me know. </div>
Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-33213850022575962182017-07-04T17:47:00.001+03:002017-07-04T17:47:31.771+03:00Summer Wardrobe Inspiration from 1946<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I don't know about you, but I'm definitely ready for the summer. Yes, I know it's July. But around here it's about 15 degrees. Which means that all I can do is fantasize about the perfect summer wardrobe, while wrapping myself up in three layers of wool. Fortunately, here is Alexis Smith, star of <i>Gentleman Jim</i> (1942) and <i>Here Comes the Groom</i> (1951), to give us her fashion advice. The photos and descriptions are from <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/screenland501unse/screenland501unse#page/n799/mode/2up">Screenland </a>magazine from July 1946.<br />
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Clothes for fun in the sun should be gay, says Alexis. She lives up to her convictions in this off-white print frock with bands of brilliant red edging the front closing and skirt, which is slashed at either side. </div>
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Black and white stripes make a gay summer frock, topped with huge cartwheel accessories with dotted veiling. From Saks Beverly Hills. </div>
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Star of Warners' "One More Tomorrow" selects her favorite play suit to model for us. The long-sleeved blouse of aquamarine and white striped rayon may be combined with a white shark-skin shorts or the nicely cut skirt. </div>
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Brown and white print, styled with an unusual flange drape, fashions this becoming tow-piece dress which Alexis enhances with a long brown jersey gloves and saucy burnt-straw sailor. </div>
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Black and white for the beach is always dramatic and daring and especially smart with white pique edging as carried out in this suit from Catalina. The shorts have an apron front and back. </div>
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Lounge pajamas of black jersey trousers have a have a deep U-necked bare midriff top, which is reversible, showing white and black stripes on one side, and green and white on reverse. </div>
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I love all the outfits, but the my personal favorites are the black and white stripe dress - check out the buttons on that one; the play suit with the white and aquamarine striped blouse - that would look so pretty on the beach; and the lounge pajamas - I really love the reversible top, you get two tops in one.<br />
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Anastasia http://www.blogger.com/profile/16077829418587848163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801140857971630871.post-39529101498370360012017-03-16T09:30:00.000+02:002017-03-16T09:30:47.200+02:00Vintage Market Finds and a Few Extras <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I went to wonderful event the other week - York Does Vintage. It's a great vintage fair in a beautiful Merchant Adventurers' Hall. The medieval guildhall itself is worth a visit, and during the fair you can get a pretty good look around and the entrance fee is reduced.<br />
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The fair itself has a lot of great vendors. There's usually tea and cakes being served by one of York's many outstanding cafes. And there's some live music and possibly some workshop - last time it was decoupage.<br />
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I've been to a few of them, and I always come back with something pretty. I want to share a few of my finds from the fair and then a couple of things I got from here and there.<br />
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I am absolutely in love with this red silk Laura Ashley blouse (I apologize for the quality of the photos, I don't have a proper camera ATM). It's not a true vintage, but it can be styled in a few ways to give it a distinct 1940s look. I can see it with a pencil skirt for a glamorous seductive look or with a a pair of high-waisted trousers for a more day-to-day style.<br />
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This beaded belt with a thistle is gorgeous. I was quite surprised that none of the beads were missing. I think I would wear it with something light and flow-y.<br />
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I also got this lovely Stratton compact with tiny black birds. I started collecting compacts recently, and since I love everything bird related, I could not pass it by. I could not date it, but I found it on Etsy and the seller there suggests that it was made between 1960-68.<br />
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Finally, from Sue Ryder I got a pair of lovely soft cream colored gloves. I think they are divine with the little flower embroidery. And from an antique book store I picked up this book on how to be the perfect 1930s host or hostess. It's an eye opener and I will share many of the delightful tidbits of information from it really soon.<br />
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I found these wonderful beauty tips in <a href="http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=67396">Teen-Age Diary Secrets</a> comic book from 1949. I love old comic books, and I will be posting a lot more of them here in the future. Romance comics were a particularly popular genre after WWII. Some of the earlier stuff can be pretty racy. Those oriented towards a female readership often carry articles about beauty, personal daintiness and social graces. Some are interesting, some are entertaining, and some are unintentionally hilarious. This post is about tips that are actually some what useful today. </div>
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The advice on nails is pretty good. My nails are a little on the boxy side and I have used this technique to slim them down and give them an illusion of length (sorry, no pictures at present. I haven't got any nail polish right now). </div>
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Most of us have used a hair band at least at some point in our life, but it seems that in the 40s this was something of a novelty. Though, I would not recommend using an actual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_band">rubber band</a>. It can damage your hair. Also, I have never been a "barber at heart" and so cannot say much about this hair cutting technique. Please let me know if you have used a razor and what were the results. <br />
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These days it seems more common to pick out a lipstick based on your skin tone. But next time I'm buying one, I will definitely think more about the lighting. As per this tip, something like this would be appropriate for evening wear:<br />
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While this would be more suitable for daytime ware:<br />
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I love a good root beer float or a cream soda float. There's just something about the foamy, bubbly goodness that makes you feel like you're a bobby-soxer on a "date" with Cary Grant. I don't have access to my kitchen at the moment, so I had to pull some pictures from the internet. <br />
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My own recipe is very simple. You will need:<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I always go for Curiosity Cola. It's not as sweet as some other sodas out there and has a nice slightly flora taste. And the bottle is super vintage-y. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Any good quality ice cream would do, but I'm a fan of this Finnish brand. . </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Make sure it's a tall glass. You don't want to lose any of that sweet-sweet foam. I have this old Coca-Cola glass I got from McDonald's. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Paper straws come in many cute patterns. They do have one serious flaw, though, they do get soggy. But, by golly, they are so fun! </span></div>
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I've been sick for the better part of the week. And when I'm sick, I like to watch a lot of movies. It was then very fortunate that I came across the delightful 1937 <i>Stage Door</i> on BBC iPlayer. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers, the film tells the story of trials and successes of aspiring actresses who all live in a boarding house in New York City. It has it all - sparkling humor, biting wit, Ginger Rogers dancing, the glamour of the stage, the tragedy and poverty backstage, and, of course, the delectable late 1930s fashions.<br />
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Plot: Hepburn plays Terry Randall, a rich girl, who wants to see if she has what it takes to become an actress. She is determined, pragmatic and maybe just a little too entitled. All this doesn't sit too well with the other aspiring actresses at the Footlights Club boardinghouse where Terry lodges. She and her new roommate Jean Maitland (Rogers) develop an amusing love/hate relationship that leads to a lot of comedic moments. The other inhabitants of the boardinghouse are the shrewd Linda Shaw (Gail Patrick), the fragile and tragic Kay Hamilton (Andrea Leeds), and the endearingly goofy Judy Canfield (Lucille Ball). Terry gets a part in a new play, but acting turns out to be harder than she had thought. It takes a real tragedy to make her into an actress.<br />
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There is a lot of humor in the film, but there's also a lingering sense of doom over the young women in the house. Like <i>All About Eve</i>, one of my all-time favorite films, <i>Stage Door </i>may be glitzy and glamorous, but underneath all this there are some hard questions - will Terry's success last or will she be forgotten by the next season? Are the other girls going to find their big break or will they have to give up and marry? Will they live out the rest of their lives in obscurity and relative poverty? <br />
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One of the things I especially love about this film is that it centers on women, their lives and their goals. Unlike other movies about women that are really about men (yes, I'm looking at you <i>The Women </i>1939), <i>Stage Door </i>does not try to hammer in the point that a woman's best role is that of wife and mother. In fact, marriage seems to be treated as failure and near tragedy, while men are obstacles, rather than heroic saviors. One of the more prominent male parts in the film is the smarmy producer Anthony Powell (Adolphe Menjou). He is as close as this film gets to a villain. Even though he is rather pompous and silly, his predatory behavior shows clearly what the women have to put up with to succeed in the theatrical world. <br />
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Hepburn is delightful as Terry. She bring the dry wit and sophistication that this part really needs. Terry does come off as rather entitled and too posh at times. The scenes where she quarrels with the director and the writer of the play she had been cast in are truly cringe-worthy. But she learns her lesson in the end.<br />
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Rogers as Jean is fresh, bright and sparkling (sometimes literally). Her comedic timing is impeccable and she delivers some of the funniest lines in the film. But she also has her moments of gravitas as she contemplates her future and the future of the other girls in the boardinghouse.<br />
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Miss Luther (Constance Collier) is one of my favorite characters. She is played for laughs as an aging actress who is trying to become an acting coach and insists that the girls need theatrical training. The audience is meant to laugh at her, but she's not wrong. Terry's main problem is that she assumes that acting is somehow innate. The film makes a broader point that the tragedy of show business is that it's more about being liked by powerful men like Anthony Powell rather than having talent. But I'm still with Miss Luther on this one, those girls should at least know a little bit of Shakespeare.<br />
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Needless to say, the outfits in the film are wonderful. The costume designer was Muriel King. <br />
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The Battle of the Mink Coats. Jean and Linda are deliciously antagonistic. <br />
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I just love this polka dot romper. I really need to make this for myself. <br />
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This hat gets a lot of hate from the girls at the Footlights Club boardinghouse. But I think the outfit just screams chic Doctor Zhivago.<br />
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Oh, that hat! That purse! That coat! That...dress? Oh, Jean, no! <br />
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A lot of the outfits in the film are more stylish day-to-day stuff rather than glamorous gowns. I love Jean's blouse and high waisted trousers combo, but Linda's dress with the half-turban and the sash are delightful in their pretentious sophistication. <br />
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Judy's suit is really fun, but Jean, once again, wins me over with the blouse and high waisted skirt with suspenders. Also, ukulele. </div>
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I'm just really partial to pajamas. Maybe it's becasue I live in a cold climate and therefore find pretty, impractical PJs to be the pinnacle of fashion. I really love Terry's dress, too. <br />
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It's been years...Yes, years...I feel bad about abandoning my blog. But there were a few things happening in my life, and I just didn't have the time. Recently, I came across some of my old posts and it just reminded me how much I love writing things about things. As I follow a lot of blogs, the amount of creativity, cleverness and the general sense of community never ceases to amaze me. </div>
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First, the name of the blog has changed. I decided to call it Tea with Anastasia. Not terribly creative, I know, but I am Anastasia and I do love tea, and, darn it, I want people to know. </div>
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Second, I want to focus a bit more on my new found love of vintage. I've always flirted with vintage style a little bit, but now I want to go steady with it. I'll try to document my ideas, successes, and failures here. </div>
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Third, I have spent the last several months living abroad in the UK, and I want to share these experiences, too. </div>
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And, finally, I think blogging will be a wonderful outlet for my non-academic interests and passions.
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I call this list my Declaration of Intent (kind of like New Year's Resolutions, but mine come in February) </div>
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And so, here we go...again!</div>
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