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06 December 2010

breathless for jean seberg (and a guest post)






Christy Turlington by Ellen von Unweth for US Vogue, October 1990


Readers of SHE who saw my Friday Fame: Jean Seberg post recently will already know that I cite Jean's fabulous character in the classic 1960 French film, À bout de souffle as one of my favorite on-screen style icons. Needless to say, a recreation of the film's most famous scenes through fashion photography is just the thing for me. I've seen bits of this photoshoot over time, but last night I finally found the full set! From Us Vogue all the way back in '90, Christy Turlington plays Jean Seberg's Patricia while Stéphane Ferrara recreates Jean-Paul Belmondo's Michel. I can't believe this set is twenty years old. Where does the time go? This is such a fun tribute, and so wonderfully achieved; Christy and Stéphane captured both the actors and the characters so well, and Ellen von Unwerth recreated the intricately lazy vibe of Godard's first film with vigor. Some of my favorite moments from À bout de souffle are captured here. I wouldn't mind going back in time to 1990 and snagging a copy of this issue - and then going further still to 1960 to see this film in all its original glory!

If you're not familiar with the beautiful Jean Seberg, you can read a bit more about her style as Patricia in my post at SHE. And if you've never seen À bout de souffle - well, I hope seeing this shoot has inspired you to check it out.

image credit: faking fashion



I was invited by the lovely Kirstin of Crimson Rosella to write a guest post during her absence! I was honored to contribute to her amazing blog. I wrote a small feature about a resort town in Michigan - Mackinac Island - and how it transforms into a quaint little village during the holidays. I hope you'll check it out and be sure to follow Kirstin's blog! She has the most adorable outfits and she'll prove to be a bright ray of sunshine in your blogroll. There are also lots of guest posts from other amazing girls coming up, so watch for those!

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25 November 2010

I Heart Dujour



Happy Thanksgiving to all my lovely Stateside friends! I hope you're all having a beautiful holiday. And to everyone else in the world, I hope you're having a beautiful Thursday! If you can stand a little more beauty check out this grand, free preview of the new Handmade Issue from Dujour Magazine! I especially love the interview with Katrina of Pugly Pixel. I adore this girl, her blog, her dogs and her stellar freebies. Learning that she's self-taught in all of her graphic design endeavors was quite a surprise to me. Proof that determination and hard work can help you achieve truly great things, huh?

Be sure to check out the Dujour blog as well, where you'll find all manner of lovely and beautiful things!

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24 November 2010

wishpot wednesday: dorothy perkins

I recently made my very first purchase from Dorothy Perkins overseas, the lovely lilac tree print jersey tunic. It's perfection! After the size conversion I ended up getting a size smaller than I tend to wear, but it fit perfectly. That is a very good feeling going into the holiday season, ha. And now I'm rather in raptures over the shop! I went on a Wishpot frenzy over the weekend. Here's what I've added...


Rust Military Button Cape; £65 | Grey Long Ruched Gloves; £7 | Tan Knee High Boots; £55
The site suggested pairing these bits together, and I thought it was such an adorable look. So I added the whole thing! I'm not sure I approve of the "Wear it with" feature because whoever at DP is responsible for styling the pieces is far too talented. I suddenly start daydreaming about the outfits they put together and suddenly each piece just isn't "complete" without the rest of the ensemble!


Rust Georgette Sleeve Top £25
I'm crazy about the sleeves on this top - and also the color. It's a rather elegant color, isn't it? I love the shape of it and especially the length. I always think longer tops have some sort of extra elegance, oddly enough. I like that it's softly sheath-like so the looser sleeves don't make it too overpowering and peasant-ish.


Khaki Lace Insert Top £26
Most people know that I love a good empire waist, as I've probably said it on here a few times already. Certain things I find when I'm shopping online are so "me" that I feel like I already own them. This is one of those! I love everything about it; the detailing and the buttons and the color...


Mink Palazzo Trousers £32
I'm sorry, but what's not to love about palazzo pants? They make such a statement in a minimalist way. I think these are darling, with the little sash belt. I also love the color, I feel like there's so many possible ways to wear it.


Black Round Toe Mid Heel Shoes £25
These were suggested with the palazzo pants, but sadly they're not available in my size. Just the same, I had to add them to the Wishpot because they're so darling. I love the little vintage look, and the button detail is too cute!


What have you been wishing for this week?

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Wishpot.com is an easy-to-use site that lets you create an online wishlist from products you find all over the web. A button added on to your browser lets you add to your Wishpot as you shop. Check it out, and feel free to add me as a friend!

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23 November 2010

etsy love: holly knitlightly


Shop Holly Knitlightly on Etsy


Very recently, the author of one of the fabulous blogs I follow, Holly Knitlightly, opened her very own Etsy shop under the same name! And it's gorgeous. I know quite a few people who are shopping Etsy for their holiday gifts and I thought now would be a lovely time to spread the word about Holly's amazing knits. Some favorites of mine are the Buttercup Cowl, the Ginkgo Scarf and the Blueberry Hat (cutest ever!). Holly gives great details and insights on each of her items, which makes the shopping even more personal. Go check it out, and be sure to visit her blog!


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10 November 2010

wishpot wednesday: if i were a rich girl...

I'm not by nature particularly starry-eyed when it comes to fashion; I'm a full-blown Maxxinista, to be sure, but I attribute that to my old-fashioned love of quality rather than a desire for designer brands. I have my favorites, of course, and there is a thrill to happening across an Anna Sui top or a BCBG dress, but I'm just as happy finding something by a label I don't know. However. I'm not immune to the luxe draw of high fashion, and there are a few icon pieces I've fallen rather ardently in love with...


Mulberry Alexa Leather Bag, $1,150; net-a-porter

This bag. Oh, this bag. It's not traditionally my style, and I don't even consider its namesake (English It-Girl Alexa Chung) to be a particular style icon of mine, but there is just something about this bag! It's somehow vintage and bohemian simultaneously. It's at once structured and slouchy. I love the shape, I love the accents. I just can't get enough of it, and I can't help but be my traditional self and desire the most iconic version of it, which is of course the oak shade. I wear mostly black and shades of gray, but the Alexa just looks like it was made for this color, doesn't it? I've seen a few people who have found the bag for a steal on eBay, but I'm not a particularly experienced eBayer and I don't have the easiest time telling the real ones from the replicas. Sigh.


Christian Louboutin Décolleté 100 Jazz Pumps $595; net-a-porter

Call me a hopeless romantic (because I am), but my life somehow won't be complete until I've worn a pair of black Louboutin pumps. This shoe, in my very Carrie Bradshaw-esque opinion, is a completely relevant investment of almost six hundred dollars. If you're the sort of person who has six hundred dollars to invest. In shoes. But really, I don't have a singular interest in being Rachel Zoe or Victoria Beckham and having a collection of Birkin bags (VB apparently has over 100 - Posh Spice indeed). I simply want one pair of classic Louboutins that I can have forever. I think that's a pretty healthy viewpoint as shoe fetishes go. Realistic, for an unemployed, unpublished novelista? Of course not. But it could certainly be worse!



A Fabulous Fantasy Lip Kit $22.50; MAC Cosmetics
Dashing Lassie Eye Shadows $36; MAC Cosmetics

Readers of SHE will already know of my love for these palettes from MAC's Tartan Tale holiday collection.  I'm a big fan of MAC (though I do think I've been spoiled by the baked eye shadows from Urban Decay; can nothing be more perfect?) and the holiday collections are the best time to get great sets at comparatively decent prices. I'm craving the fabulous smokey eye that would come from that second palette and the either nude or dramatic lips from the first. Gimme!

I hope you've all enjoyed this foray into my fashion daydreams. What have you been wishing for lately?

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Wishpot.com is an easy-to-use site that lets you create an online wishlist from products you find all over the web. A button added on to your browser lets you add to your Wishpot as you shop. Check it out, and feel free to add me as a friend!

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09 November 2010

style profile: audrey hepburn


Welcome to a new series here at The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower! Style Profile is my small attempt to capture the style of artists, celebrities, icons, historians and other people of the world whose looks inspire me. I thought it was only appropriate to start the series off with my most beloved icon, the indisputably lovely Audrey Hepburn. Everyone knows Audrey for everything from the little-black-dress to cigarette pants, but as watching some of her lesser known films will show you, our dear Audrey was not afraid to take risks in fashion. Of all her years of statement-making style, I've selected the two decades in which she inspires me the most: the 1950s and 1960s.


Behind the scenes of Sabrina, 1954.

I think Sabrina was the film in which she found her style. It was here that she began her lifelong friendship and collaboration with Hubert de Givenchy. The Cinderella story of Sabrina really seems to reflect her off-camera style at the time. She went from being the fresh-faced sweetheart who swept the Oscars off their feet in 1953 to the sophisticated European with the mysterious je ne sais quoi. Even her hairstyle went from the cute cropped cut of Roman Holiday to something much more chic and mature.


On the set of Funny Face with Fred Astaire, 1957.

For a lot of women, Audrey is the quintessential fashionista. Everyone knows the image of Holly Golightly outside Tiffany's dripping in jewels and munching on a danish. Audrey was a bit more subdued in her own style, I think. She didn't create her look for the purpose of drawing attention to herself. Her instant style icon status seemed to happen just by the simple act of being herself. Even her most streamlined minimalist looks were quietly romantic, as she was.


How to Steal a Million, 1966.

Her style is iconic, and yet she changed drastically throughout her film career. Comparing her look in productions like Roman Holiday next to her later films such as Two for the Road will give you two amazingly different Audreys. I think her off-screen style was represented quite accurately through her on-screen style and the changes she went through on camera were similar to the fashion risks she took in real life. The 1960s, which were kick-started with her unforgettable turn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, launched a whole new style for Audrey. I think she grew out of the classic, timelessly chic look after that. She started experimenting with bold make-up and modern hairstyles. Her clothes maintained a classic silhouette, but she was vibrant and colorful as the years went on.


Shot by Howell Conant, 1967.

By all accounts, her style was a reflection of her personality. At the beginning of her Hollywood stardom in 1953 she was timid, demure and anxious. As she grew accustomed to her status and as her personal life took her through many hardships and joys she grew more understanding of the world and more confident in herself. In the '50s, with her romance and marriage to her first husband, Mel Ferrer, she believed in fairy tales and relished the timelessness of true love. That was her quietly romantic period. After two divorces, multiple miscarriages and the harsh realities of Hollywood attempted to take her down she realized that fairy tales are what you make them and that life isn't always black-and-white. She never married the man she called the love of her life, Rob Wolders, because she no longer believed in the institution. I think it was then, later in her life, that she was at her most independent and artistic and I think the 1960s were the years that started shaping that vision.


I hope you've all enjoyed this peek into the icon and simultaneously rather unpredictable style of Audrey Hepburn. It's difficult to capture the entirety of Audrey in just one post, but I wanted to at least touch on some of the ways she has inspired me. I'll be featuring Audrey again in a secondary upcoming series with a focus less on style and more on character. Thanks for reading and stay tuned!

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07 November 2010

john galliano for ladurée



Be still my beating heart, if this is not a collaboration of truly epic proportions! (I'm feeling compelled to punctuate every sentence in this post with an exclamation point, but I'll do my best to contain my excitement.) The unstoppably fabulous John Galliano has created a limited edition collection of macarons for the perhaps equally fabulous Ladurée pâtisserie. The collection, which is available this month, is in celebration of Galliano's latest fragrance, Parlez-Moi d’Amour. The macarons come in flavors of rose and ginger which, I can only imagine, bares a similarity to the perfume. Ladurée locales in Paris, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan and Monte Carlo will all be selling them - for a limited time, of course.

As if the petite French confectioneries weren't perfect enough on their own, they can now add Galliano's name to their ever-growing list of affiliates, right beside Christian Louboutin and Sofia Coppola. This really must be the most fashionable cookie to ever exist.

I just had to take a break from my NaNo-ing to share this, and now it's back to noveling my little heart out. I'm trudging towards 20,000 words! I'd really like to reach that goal by the end of the day as well as (finally) respond to a bunch of comments and e-mails (sorry for the delay). Of course, the brilliance of Galliano meeting Ladurée has not made for a particularly productive Casee Marie. Although it makes me a bit sad that one of my favorite designers has collaborated with my most dreamed-of pâtisserie to create a special version of the cookie I've been madly desiring to taste for the past two years (unhealthy obsession, anyone?) and I'm stuck smack-dab in the middle of the States with positively no way to take part, the fact that it happened rather outweighs all that. And now, let the daydreams of Paris continue!

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02 November 2010

all walks beyond the catwalk

I'm so excited to share with you all an organization I came across the other day through one of my favorite blogs, Some Kind of Style. (If you aren't following, be sure to do so!) The lovely Camilla posted about supermodel Erin O'Connor and the year-young organization, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk.


All Walks Beyond the Catwalk is an organization that recognizes the power the fashion industry has to communicate positive messages to women and men about their bodies and acts.
Small steps, big ideas.

All Walks Beyond the Catwalk


Founded by O'Connor, Caryn Franklins and Debra Bourne and endorsed by the British Fashion Council, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk is about embracing individuality in all forms - whether by race, color, shape or size - and has seen contributions and support from some of the leading names in the industry, including photographer Rankin and designers such as Antonio Berardi, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and my favorite fresh face, William Tempest! He is quoted on the All Walks web site for saying, "Individuality gives people style and charisma and is what keeps life fresh and interesting. It’s really refreshing to be making and seeing fashion on a variety of different shapes and sizes."

It's so wonderful to see more people tackling the issue of the fashion industry's narrow view on beauty. Take a moment to check out this inspiring video in which contributors talk about the organization and what it stands for...



There's also another great video interview over here with the marvelous Erin O'Connor. Be sure to check out more from Erin O'Connor in Cam's Erin O'Connor is 'Revealed'!

All Walks Beyond the Catwalk on Facebook
All Walks Beyond the Catwalk on Twitter

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30 October 2010

mike, molly and marie claire


I often wonder at the identity of my blog. Sometimes I think I haven't found it, other times I think it's not something that needs to be found. A blog - or at least this blog - is an extension of its author. If the author wants to take a break from being an author and create visually-inspiring entries with less emphasis on text before turning around and publishing an editorial-style entry, that's her prerogative, isn't it? That's why I feel comfortable brandishing my diversity with posts like Miu Miu by Kris Atomic and Friend Friday: Shapes and Sizes. That's also why I'm here with a few words about the now-infamous blog entry by Maura Kelly for Marie Claire, Should "Fatties" Get a Room? (Even on TV?). If you've missed this bit of weight-centric drama, I'll explain: Kelly was asked by her editor to write a post on the subject of plus-size actors on television. What resulted could be considered an attack on obese people by a woman suffering from anorexia and a blatant obsession with being thin. Kelly targeted CBS's new hit comedy Mike and Molly, which stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as overweight Chicagoans who meet and fall in love at Overeater's Anonymous. My mom and I watched the pilot, both ecstatic about seeing our dear Melissa McCarthy in a starring role after such hilarious and charming pursuits as Sookie St. James on Gilmore Girls and Dena on Samantha Who?. Neither of us could get invested in the comedic tone of Mike and Molly, but it was certainly not for lack of trying on the part of the leads.



In regard to Kelly's article, Sharon Osbourne has spoken out about it, along with a legion of angry readers via Twitter, Facebook, the blogging world and in comments on the original post which have built up to almost 3,000. Kelly has since issued an apology - you can read that at the end of her original post. In my opinion, however, no apology will ever be sufficient for things like this:

Yes, anorexia is sick, but at least some slim models are simply naturally skinny. No one who is as fat as Mike and Molly can be healthy. And obesity is costing our country far more in terms of all the related health problems we are paying for, by way of our insurance, than any other health problem, even cancer.

So anyway, yes, I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other ... because I'd be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything. To be brutally honest, even in real life, I find it aesthetically displeasing to watch a very, very fat person simply walk across a room — just like I'd find it distressing if I saw a very drunk person stumbling across a bar or a heroine addict slumping in a chair.

...I think obesity is something that most people have a ton of control over. It's something they can change, if only they put their minds to it.

The average reader of Marie Claire is thirty years old (source), but it's still Maura Kelly's job as an author to evaluate her writing and thoroughly understand the influence it will have on its audience. Let's face it, there's no age-limit on being impressionable. Even adults can be swayed into believing one thing or another by the media. The first paragraph could easily influence a woman into believing that Kelly thinks being anorexic is okay because it's less expensive, or that there's no such thing as a naturally heavy person. Wording like this, whatever her intention, is very badly done. As to the second paragraph, the fact that anyone could possibly form those words in their mind, translate them to print and not for a moment entertain that they could be in any way offensive is perfect proof of how insensitive our society has become. Again, I fault Kelly as a writer for having such flippant regard for the way her words will be interpreted. My own personal interpretation of them was grossly negative and I was left wondering how someone with such little regard for language - nevermind someone who freely expresses such unhelpful opinions as these - could possibly have a career as a writer. Her obvious disgust at the idea of obese people "kissing", waking across a room or simply "doing anything" reeks of unhealthy body image issues and encourages the reader to notice and judge the appearance of others. I'm of the opinion that a person's weight is their own business and if an obese person makes a decision to be healthier there are specialists to help and discuss that. Our business ought to be to accept the people we share this world with. Publications like Maura Kelly's are throwing the acceptance process into complete reverse and society is impressionable enough to follow their trend. There may be a high obesity rate in this country, but low self-esteem is an epidemic.

While I'm disappointed in the author of the offending article, I also need to express my outright anger at the editor who first presented this topic to a woman with pre-established weight issues and who allowed its publication online.


Regardless of your opinions on weight-related issues, just look at those faces! Melissa is without question one of the perkiest, sweetest, most dazzling women on television right now. I don't understand how anyone could not enjoy watching her.

Mike and Molly co-star Swoosie Kurtz said of the show, "I think it will help people to feel not so alone. We all kind of build these little self-imposed prisons of loneliness for ourselves because of our feelings of inadequacy and insecurity." I agree wholeheartedly with this, and I applaud Melissa, Billy, the cast, crew and the CBS execs for giving this approach a chance.

This brings me to a few other posts I'd like to share which cover subjects relating in some ways to the ones above...


Beautifully Invisible: Can't we all just be Fashionistas?
The stimulating and anonymous Beautifully Invisible approaches the many words that stereotype fashion bloggers - "Plus size", "Curvy", "Fatshionista" - and voices her own opinion on the size issue in the fashion blogging world.



Grit and Glamour: Why I'm Not on Weardrobe, Chictopia, Lookbook or Hypeed
V of Grit and Glamour is the author of many inspiring posts (as are all the ladies I'm mentioning here - with the exception, perhaps, of the very first: Miss Kelly). In this particular piece V boldly acknowledges the favoritism and stereotyping issues of social fashion Web sites. The opinions she gives voice to in this post are some that I share in quite passionately.



ArtFashion: Friday Parade: The Fashion blogosphere - Is hate the new trend?
On a slightly different topic, Bere of ArtFashion has started a revolution to end the hate that has long gone uncontested in the fashion blogging world. She speaks out against those who create blogs for the sole purpose of "bashing" fashion bloggers and encourages everyone reading to embrace kindness. A must-read, as these all are.


I hope this post has been in some way beneficial to you, dear reader. If you're still with me, thank you very much for devoting a bit of your time to such prominent and challenging issues. I hope we can all work to change the negative perspectives that manage to suffocate the creative, unique and independent artists online.

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20 October 2010

wishpot wednesday: frankie, frills and forever 21


Frankie Magazine 12 Month (6 Issue) Subscription; $112.07, magnation.com
I've been in love with this magazine for about two years now, and I've never read an issue. It's difficult to justify that price for only six issues, however magical I'm sure they are. I'd like to begin a mission of trolling eBay for old issues and start building up a collection, but to have new issues delivered to my door would be sunshine, too. I love that they, for the most part, use unknown models on their covers (which also aren't riddled with ridiculous text) and that the contents seem to be a delightful, positive, lovely concoction of all things vintage, silly, romantic and whimsical. What's not to love?


Frankie Diary 2011; #33, magnation.com
In proper Frankie fan fashion, how can I not want the new 2011 Frankie diary as well? (And the cookbook, and the photo book, but we'll save those for another Wishpot Wednesday.)


Quilted Drawstring Shoulder Bag; $25.80, Forever 21
I owe this and the following find to Jen's wonderful Fabulous Finds: Accessories post on SHE last week. I'm obsessing over quilted bags right now, and this one seems a bit reminiscent of Alexander Wang, doesn't it? Love the color, love the style, love the studs. So much fun!


Lace Gloves; $3.80, Forever 21
I don't know that I would actually use these, but obviously they play to my inner Austen heroine. How is an old-fashioned girl supposed to pass up something like that? Do any of you have suggestions on how to - pardon the Tim Gunnism - make it work?


Fan Ring; $5.80, Forever 21
At first I thought this looked like a mermaid's tail, which would be pretty cool in its own right. But when I took a good look and realized it was a replica of a classic fan - - hello again, dear old rococo/Marie Antoinette obsession!


Large Faceted Ring; $3.80, Forever 21
I really don't have a statement ring like this. I love the detailing on the side of this one.



Sweet Hair Pins; $2.50, Forever 21
How cute are these?! I think I'd want two sets so I could use them as matching bows either on each side or the same side of my hair. Wouldn't they be cute stuck into a braid?


That's all for this week's Wishpot Wednesday. What have you all been wishing for lately?

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Wishpot.com is an easy-to-use site that lets you create an online wishlist from products you find all over the web. A button added on to your browser lets you add to your Wishpot as you shop. Check it out, and feel free to add me as a friend!

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17 October 2010

etsy love: cinderbella's


Shop Cinderbella's on Etsy

I'm quite excited to spread the word about a brand new mother-daughter Etsy shop, Cinderbella's! Gabrielle of Pink Tuesdays created Cinderbella's with her mother as a place to house their handmade and vintage-inspired jewelry and accessories. The items they've launched the shop with are absolutely divine; I love the Sasha Silver Rose Necklace and the Gypsy Bella Earrings especially! And isn't it fun to know it's the work of a mother-daughter team? Do be sure to check out their shop. You can also follow Cinderbella's on Twitter and Facebook. I just love Etsy for giving talented craftswomen a way to market their products to such a large audience.

If you have any favorite Etsy shops I'd love to see some links. I hope everyone is having a delightful weekend!

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15 October 2010

kathy flats and weekend reads



My new Kathy Van Zeeland flats! I'm a huge Kathy fan, I have at least five of her handbags, so of course I was thrilled when she launched a line of shoes. I was surprised (delighted, ecstatic, etc.) to find these darling little things at Marshalls on Wednesday - and equally delighted, ecstatic, etc. when my lovely mom bought them for me! I wore them today for our Barnes-and-Noble-and-Pumpkin-Spice-Lattes outing which we weren't able to fit into our Wednesday plan. We spent at least two hours there looking at books - it was quite divine.

I'm behind in my blog reading this week, for which I'm terribly sorry - I love reading my blogroll! - but here are a few (okay, quite a few) posts I enjoyed over the week...

• A Spot of Whimsy did a marvelous post about Neil Gaiman's books, all of which I want to read.
• Following Kendra's adventures in London has been terrific escapist fun for my Anglophile self.
• Britta of Forelsket is reading Pride and Prejudice and sharing her thoughts, love it.
• Everyone loves Florence + the Machine; iloveyouvalentine muses on the meaning of Cosmic Love.
• Great bold make-up at designer Yves Camingue's SCUAVE, thanks to Sweet of Pens and Lens!
• Kendra also wrote a fabulous piece about Michael Redgrave at her Vivien & Larry Blog.
• She's also doing a 30 Days of Vivien Leigh meme, so be sure to follow that.
• A trip to Italy via Fairy Tales are True and the lovely Letters to Juliet.
• Do blondes have more fun? Cafe Bellini ponders the idea, and shares a rather interesting map.
• The Layered Pancake's beautiful post on masquerades left me singing Phantom of the Opera, ha!
• Given the above picture, obviously I loved Jen's fabulous post about flats on Her Waise Choice!
• City Girl Diaries (EC1) talks about one of my favorite Frenchmen, the remarkable Guillaume Canet.
• Absolutely adore thee Halloween-themed Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.
Polaroid Coasters at Daydream Lily, what's not to love about that idea?
Smitten Kitchen's Roasted Eggplant Soup looks utterly divine and perfect for the season.
• The English Muse posted about The Secret Writings of Marilyn Monroe. I definitely want that book!
• My dear friend and SHE co-writer Jen posted about You've Got Mail on her personal blog. Favorite!
• Lots of spectacular Mexican art and culture in ArtFashion's weekly MegaLove.

And here are a few quick links outside of the blogosphere that I wanted to share as well...
• My awesome friend Cindy made a lovely October mix, which you can listen to right here on 8tracks.
• The new issue of Lonny Magazine is out and absolutely gorgeous-looking.
• Shameless self-appreciation: Independent Fashion Bloggers included my guest post for Beautifully Invisible in their weekly link round-up!

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