100 years

Like the proverbial dead horse, all we've heard about lately is this:

I must confess, the Titanic disaster does capture my imagination...having said that though, if it had happened post 1945, I probably wouldn't be as fascinated. It's the time capsule at the bottom of the sea that gets to me.
I've borrowed a couple of favourite pictures from here:

Sad, sad teacup.

PS. no I don't like THAT movie. It made me cross...selfish selfish Kate Winslet's character.

Paul and Joe

Since I first saw the Kitten Collection, I've been a bit nuts for Paul and Joe cosmetics...they're hard to find over here, so thank God for the internet! This post shares the whole collection and I had to borrow a few photos because they're such eye candy.

The other thing I really like about the cosmetics line is that the packaging is so retro and 50s. Sweet!

Shoe love and Miss Fisher

Just ordered myself a pair of Miz Mooz shoes from here.
I wanted a pair of these too (photo above) but need more dosh before I can buy them.

Also about to watch Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries on the ABC. Loving the costumes and style.

However, am the only one who find Miss Fisher's air of smug self-satification so annoying that I want to smack her? Probably. Perhaps I need the books. But anyway, the ABC show is all about the costumes and sets. For me, anyway.

Pincurls

Pincurls on the brain.

photo source here.

This is not a picture of me, by the way.

I bought these pins from ebay the other week, I think more so because I like the packaging...they're a bit flimsy compared to my other pin curl clips.

Beauty case

Lately I've had a craving for a good old fashioned (well, 50s-60s) beauty case. I came across this one on ebay, and was smitten with it as I have the same ballerina illustration on some fabric that I covered a wire-legged dressing table stool with. Alas, my memory failed me and I didn't bid on it. So I saved a picture for eye-candy anyway.

Oh Marilyn, how I adore thee!

farm boy '39

I love this image from Shorpy.