Random Musings

Once upon a time, a simple girl dreamed of extraordinary things.

theniftyfifties:

Model Nena Schlebrugge, 1950s. (mother of Uma Thurman)

theniftyfifties:

Model Nena Schlebrugge, 1950s. (mother of Uma Thurman)

katespadeny:

or swizzle straws. (Taken with instagram)

or swizzle straws. (Taken with instagram)

theniftyfifties:

Model in a gold embroidered turquoise Lanvin-Castillo gown in the Theater of King Louis XV at Versailles. Photo by Henry Clarke.

theniftyfifties:

Model in a gold embroidered turquoise Lanvin-Castillo gown in the Theater of King Louis XV at Versailles. Photo by Henry Clarke.

woodendreams:

(by i.thelin)

(by i.thelin)

I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

Theme: Cavalcade

theniftyfifties:

Ava Gardner

theniftyfifties:

Ava Gardner

(Source: latinamericana)

theniftyfifties:

Diana Dors for ‘The Unholy Wife’, 1957.

theniftyfifties:

Diana Dors for ‘The Unholy Wife’, 1957.

theniftyfifties:

Showgirl Dale Strong on stage.

theniftyfifties:

Showgirl Dale Strong on stage.

Young & Posh blogger Phil Oh of Street Peeper snapped these Olympia Le-Tan handbags at New York and Paris Fashion Week. Aren’t they great?

The Tangential: Why Movies About Love are Better Than Books About Love

I’m currently reading Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being, a classic love (or, perhaps, anti-love) novel that I hadn’t previously read; I like it, but it’s unlikely to become one of my all-time favorite books. In fact, I’ve realized, none of my favorite books are about love. On…