bringing sexy back...

i love old movies. For many different reasons. The stories, the actors, the style, the cars, the songs and the clothes. Yes, the clothes! They are gorgeous, and they really knew how to accessorize! I love the hats!

I'm thinking about bringing about this trend back...

mild obsession monday: it's coming! it's coming!

LOST

Oh yes. It's coming. The final season of Lost. And 'mild' obsession may be a little too, well, mild of a description of my feelings for this show. (insert sheepish grin here)

I've called my friends during the commercial breaks to discussed what just happened. I've read websites (yes, that's plural) that theorize on what Lost is all about. I've gone to Lost parties - dressed as characters from the show. (another sheepish grin)

There's been 3 new cast photo promos just released:

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Entertainment Weekly Online has a contributor named Doc Jensen. He really loves his Lost and he really loves theorizing about the show. If you have a mild obsession too, you should read some of his ideas here.

AHHHHH!

Ok, that's a little exaggerated. My sister-in-law got this book of vintage labels that included a CD of all the images. You see, all of the labels are public domain so she let me upload the ones i wanted. They are beautiful! So i uploaded a few in hopes of doing something with them. But i don't know what to do! I'm a little overwhelmed with all of the gorgeous labels! I hope to figure something out soon. In the meantime, here's a few lovely labels to enjoy...

art deco - a personal fav...

Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional, and modern.

Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative.

Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 30s and early 40s, and soon fell out of public favor. It experienced a resurgence with the popularization of graphic design in the 1980s.

The structure of Art Deco is based on mathematical geometric shapes. It was widely considered to be an eclectic form of elegant and stylish modernism, being influenced by a variety of sources. The ability to travel and excavations during this time influenced artists and designers, integrating several elements from countries not their own. Among them were the so-called "primitive" arts of Africa, as well as historical styles such as Greco-Roman Classicism, and the art of Babylon, Assyria, Ancient Egypt, and Aztec Mexico. Much of this could be attributed to the popular interest in archeology in the 1920s. Art Deco also drew on Machine Age and streamline technologies such as modern aviation, electric lighting, the radio, the ocean liner and the skyscraper for inspiration.

Art Deco was a luxurious style, and its lavishness is attributed to reaction to the forced frugality imposed by World War I. Its rich, festive character fitted it for "modern" contexts, including the Golden Gate Bridge, interiors of cinema theaters and ocean liners. The style is said to have reflected the tensions in the cultural politics of its day, with eclecticism having been one of its defining features. In the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the distinctive style of Art Deco was shaped by 'all the nervous energy stored up and expended in the War'.

hold the phone...

Wait. what's going on?

Well, i'm changing the look of my blog. But i don't know exactly what i want. So, within the next few days it may change several times :-) you may leave your comments about it, if you like...

mild obsession monday...

Myrna Loy.

I love her.

Who is she, you ask? She's an actress from the 20's, 30's and 40's. She's great! Well, she's great in everything that i've seen her in. Unfortunately, that's not a lot, but i'm trying to modify that. I own two of The Thin Man series that she appeared in with William Powell and today at the library, i checked out Libeled Lady (also with Powell and Jean Harlow!).

Why do i love her? She's hilarious in The Thin Man movies! Her husband in the film refers to her as a lanky brunette with a wicked jaw - A perfect description. She's smart, witty, sophisticated, and dying for an adventure :-) I've only seen three other movies of hers: Wife Vs. Secretary, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. She is great in every one!

I can't wait to watch Libeled Lady!!

Here's some trivia about Myrrna:

In 1936 Myrna was named Queen of the Movies and Clark Gable King in a national poll, winning a crown of tin and purple velvet. in her autobiography, she says that she did not get on with Gable in her earlier films with him. However, in her later films he developed a respect for Loy and they became good friends.

Her profile was the most requested in the 1930s by women to their plastic surgeons.

Was supposedly the favorite star of famed outlaw John Dillinger. He came out of hiding to see Manhattan Melodrama (1934), in which she starred, and was gunned down by police upon leaving the theater.

Turned down the role of Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934). Claudette Colbert was given the part and went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. - one of my favorite movies ever!!

"Life, is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming."

on my mind...

yep.