Random thoughts (very random)

I've been stewing in old movies from the 30s and 40s for the past 6 years of my life. It's become an obsession actually; a very beautiful obsession I think. Who wouldn't want to be obsessed with such a glamorous and golden time of the movies huh? Whether or not their actual lives were glamorous at times... i.e divorces, scandalous affairs, cigarettes and booze...nonetheless their onscreen lives were absolutely enchanting and I love it! And you should too! I've just finished a biography on who else but Clark Gable and oh that man has been with practically every woman who's worked with, including the love of his life Carole Lombard. Who could blame him? He's Clark Gable! And during this time, while paparazzi very much existed, they didn't follow him through his coffee run, or the taking out the garbage.

Here they are in a very passionate glare:

Wouldn't I trade places with Carole Lombard here!? Even if I could though, I'd go through heartaches on so many different levels!

And speaking of glamour, here are a few gathered photographs of some very glamorous ladies.. and I mean few.
Le lovely Bette Davis here... And well if you're ever in those moods, see her film Of Human Bondage(1934)

Shimmerin eyed Carole Lombard, before the tragedy:

Ava Gardner; you'll find Heidi Klum wearing a similiar gown at the recent daytime Emmys...not as glamorous as the one below I'll say:

Lana Turner and the shoulders I wished they'd bring back!

Miss Jean Harlow just below. If you know anything about this woman, she was the blonde bombshell of her time, very sassy and classy all at once! See all that sassiness in Red Dust (1932)

I'll blog more on this Golden Era later....

Speaking of vintage... I've been wandering in vintage clothing stores and man they have the best items, better than the imitation, plastic stuff you find at forever21 for the same price or ever less! Take these gorgeous boots I found:

Pure vintage suckas... I'll post more later, including their websites.

This isn't vintage, but I found it through lucky magazine. Innit beautiful? I've been dressing myself in these light floral dresses and it makes me feel so ladylike. Not that I wasn't without it tyvm!

Random pieces I found very parallel with current American/European trend, at an Asian-based online clothing chain:

That lacy blouse below is to die for! Find it at Yesstyle.com

Ruffles are in? Who'd thought?! Here's a subtle way to don it:

On another note, not a particular fan of Katie Holmes style vamp, because it's sometimes sporadic that I'm not sure what's her style, but I'm diggin this outfit: