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snowazaleaI stayed up really late last night and watched The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. I have always wanted to see that movie, and I found a VHS of it in a record store while Nathan was shopping there Friday night. It was supposed to be depressing, and it sort of was, but also sort of baffling. It was about a wealthy former actress, recently widowed, who has an affair with a younger Italian man. She falls in love with him, but he's just heartless, and toxic, and trying to get money out of her. So she feels at the end like she just has to throw her life away after she sees him hooking up with a young actress.
But for me, it was all about Vivien Leigh, whom I loved when I was a teenager, 1960s fashion, home decor, and makeup. In high school, I searched the world over for VHS tapes of her movies but only found a few. I couldn't pass this one up in the record store, if anything just for homage of my younger self.
Her outfits were incredible, though, especially the iconic one-shoulder dress in a kind of greenish-beige. I don't know what kind of contraption is needed to make your bust look that way. I will admit I was researching vintage bras before I started this post trying to figure out if one could work for me. And I wanted all the things on her dressing table. It was really cool to see Vivien Leigh just a year older than the year I am now.
I have been taking every opportunity to smell the Chanel and Dior collections at Ulta and Sephora... trying to figure out if I want to take the plunge for a really complex vintage-like scent. My favorites are Chanel No. 5 L'eau and Chanel Gabrielle Essence. I hem and haw about it. I'm reluctant to invest in a somewhat large bottle of expensive scent, especially one that is a little edgy amongst the kinds of scents worn today.
If I do get the 1960s bra, I'm definitely going to get the vintage perfume to go with it, though.
I dropped a whole bunch of money this morning on home decor and organization, focused on the bedroom today:
A new laundry hamper. The old one is cloth and very stained, and this one is a real piece of furniture that opens and closes.
New frames for some art prints Nathan received as gifts and a large canvas frame for a painting Nathan's cousin-in-law painted for us for a wedding gift, that has been frameless for many years after the old frame fell apart. These three custom frames were really expensive!
Black curtain rods that are large and strong enough to support the heavier white curtains I have for the bedroom.
A new bedrest pillow for me in white. The old one doesn't have a removable cover, has gotten old and stained, and is just too large, actually.
A new bed tray for me in black. The varnish or something on the old one is sticky and gross.
A globe. I have been wanting one, and it will continue the pops of blue color from the artwork nicely. The room is all white with dark brown furniture and black accents, so the spots of bright blue will look really nice.
I got some archival plastic sleeves and cardboard backing for my Women's Home Companion magazine from the early 1900s. It was expensive, but it's a relief to feel like they'll have some protection. Right now, there's no good way to store them without compromising them.
But for me, it was all about Vivien Leigh, whom I loved when I was a teenager, 1960s fashion, home decor, and makeup. In high school, I searched the world over for VHS tapes of her movies but only found a few. I couldn't pass this one up in the record store, if anything just for homage of my younger self.
Her outfits were incredible, though, especially the iconic one-shoulder dress in a kind of greenish-beige. I don't know what kind of contraption is needed to make your bust look that way. I will admit I was researching vintage bras before I started this post trying to figure out if one could work for me. And I wanted all the things on her dressing table. It was really cool to see Vivien Leigh just a year older than the year I am now.
I have been taking every opportunity to smell the Chanel and Dior collections at Ulta and Sephora... trying to figure out if I want to take the plunge for a really complex vintage-like scent. My favorites are Chanel No. 5 L'eau and Chanel Gabrielle Essence. I hem and haw about it. I'm reluctant to invest in a somewhat large bottle of expensive scent, especially one that is a little edgy amongst the kinds of scents worn today.
If I do get the 1960s bra, I'm definitely going to get the vintage perfume to go with it, though.
I dropped a whole bunch of money this morning on home decor and organization, focused on the bedroom today:
A new laundry hamper. The old one is cloth and very stained, and this one is a real piece of furniture that opens and closes.
New frames for some art prints Nathan received as gifts and a large canvas frame for a painting Nathan's cousin-in-law painted for us for a wedding gift, that has been frameless for many years after the old frame fell apart. These three custom frames were really expensive!
Black curtain rods that are large and strong enough to support the heavier white curtains I have for the bedroom.
A new bedrest pillow for me in white. The old one doesn't have a removable cover, has gotten old and stained, and is just too large, actually.
A new bed tray for me in black. The varnish or something on the old one is sticky and gross.
A globe. I have been wanting one, and it will continue the pops of blue color from the artwork nicely. The room is all white with dark brown furniture and black accents, so the spots of bright blue will look really nice.
I got some archival plastic sleeves and cardboard backing for my Women's Home Companion magazine from the early 1900s. It was expensive, but it's a relief to feel like they'll have some protection. Right now, there's no good way to store them without compromising them.
