Vintage Finds!

So I found my camera charger (fairly soon after I started looking properly).

I promised a post about my vintage finds from the Blind Lemon Vintage fair:



Ive wanted a pair of sheer black gloves for ages but normally the vintage ones are super tiny and I havent found any to fit! I was lucky this time and saw these pair for a wonderful £3.50! I was sure Id got inspiration for them from Bette Davis in the film in All about Eve (1950) but now I'm not so sure where I saw them. Its a cracking film by the way if you get chance to see it! Bette is wonderful at her role as the diva Margo. I also loved the supporting role played by Celeste Holme as Margos kind and levelheaded friend Karen, she was beautiful! Marilyn Monroe has a bit part also.



This next one was also a bit of luck. There were a lot of vintage leather suitcases on sale this time but on in particular caught my eye. It had my initials painted on it! I couldnt let that pass me by! It is in fairly good condition just a couple of bashes to the corners which you would expect on a old used case. I want to know who it belonged to now! £25 it cost me.

I also got a cute knitted short sleeve jumper top very 1940s in style but I doubt its that old. Its currently hanging out to dry so I will get a photo of it for you soon.

byeee

Catching up with movie stars

Ive been ill the past few days so have been curled up in bed.

Today I watched Gentlmen Prefer Blondes.

I really enjoyed the film, the storyline was fun and I liked the songs, especially Bye Bye Baby.

Finally got to see Marilyn in the costumes I saw on the Marilyn dolls a few years ago.

(diamonds are a girls best friend scene)

(Opening scene, Little Rock number)
If you havent seen this musical, its set on a transatlantic crossing to Paris. Jane Russell and Marilyn are 2 best friends, Marilyn wants to marry her millionaire boyfriend but his father dissapproves fearing her a money grabber. There are a few mix ups thanks to the niavety and flirtatious nature of Monroes character but her friend is always there to help. Love, laughter and songs and a nice shopping montage in paris :)

Barbie

Ive not posted in so long now I cant remember what I've been doing!
So i will just mention the Barbie Exhibition I saw on holiday.

So I went to Majorca for a week in August and I was delighted to stumble across a Barbie exhibition! (in truth I have never grown up and still get excited by Barbie dolls and other wonderful girly stuff).
The exhibition was on the top floor of Palma's El Court des Ingles (a big department store). Barbie it seems is 50 this year! Congrats Barbie! So she got her own celebratory show. (this is me all over excited)
Here are some of the many photographs i took showing my favourite Barbies from the exhibition.
Here is a 1920s Barbie with a wonderful costume, I would love to own a coat like that haha.

A copy of the fist ever Barbie made (or so I think, all the writing was in Spanish!)
Queen Elizabeth I, one of my most favourite historical characters.


Remember one of my older posts where I mentioned Cristian Dior and the 'New Look'? well look what they had a Barbie of!!




and Chanel...
an amazing Aztec Princess, i love the costume on this as well very carnival-esque and lots of pretty gold!


Some great Legends now:


Ive seen the Audrey Hepburn, Holly Golighty Doll in the pink dress on eBay before.

I like how in this box they used the young dolls to make Jane and Micheal that was such a good idea!



AND LOOK! THE WIZARD OF OZ!!
I lve this film, wish they had had a dorothy for sale :(


- uploading all those photos took ages so i'm going to leave this post here and continue giving you a catch up later.

hope you liked the Barbies, and especially all their wonderful costumes.

bye for now x