My Dear Mr.Darcy

So I am minding my own business, being a good nurse and taking care of my wonderful patient, when I noticed he was watching Pride and Prejudice on TV. This version with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier is one of my favorite movies of all time.
It doesn't hurt that Laurence Olivier is soooo handsome.
I love the big, voluminous dresses, too. Not too crazy about the hats, though.
A fun movie.

Old Movies

There are some movies that touch our hearts, that transport us to another place and time. Regardless of how many times we've seen them they stay special to us. We can recite the dialog, know each part by heart, yet we are drawn to them and watch them over and over again. My hubby loves action flicks....Gone in 60 Seconds with Nicolas Cage or The Transformers. He loves them and gets all excited...."Check this out"....."I had a car like that"....."Eleanor".....I guess for me it's the "chick flicks" that make me smile and stop me. I love "You've Got Mail" with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. They fall in love and he hangs in there through it all. The New York City setting makes me sort of homesick (just sort of).  Even the music at the end of the movie "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is just right.  Enjoy.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

I love old movies. I remember sitting on the couch with my mother watching Crosby and Hope, the Kettles, and the Bowery Boys, just to name a few. Anything made in the ‘60’s was too new for me and I barely tolerated the ‘50’s. I loved the movies of the 1930’s and 40’s; the elegance of the 30’s fashions and the war-time patriotism of the 40’s. The stars were glamorous. The men strong and dashing, the women gorgeous and elegant.

Although I loved the old movies, the musicals were my favorites. I used to watch Fred Astaire over and over and envy every step taken by Ginger Rogers. They made it look so easy that I never dreamed it took practice, lessons, and more practice, not to mention a little talent.

And the music! The songs still stick in my head playing over and over, not like the one you can’t stand and can’t get rid of but more like a good friend whose company you enjoy and love to visit with. Baby, It’s Cold Outside is one of those songs.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside was from the movie “Neptune’s Daughter” starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, and Keenan Wynn.  The song was composed by Frank Loesser for the movie and performed by Red Skelton and Betty Garrett. It won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1949.

Well, when the temperature dipped into the 20’s (and in Florida, that’s pretty darned cold), the tune crept into my head. A little later, I found the cover of Modern Screen in my collection with Esther Williams.

I guess that cover just confirmed it. That song will be playing in my head for a while cause Baby, it’s cold outside! Brrr! lol

post by Eileen Patterson of GoofingOff.Etsy and GoofingOff.Artfire where everyday is a day meant for goofing off.

12.4.10 Movies, TV, and Sewing Patterns

Movies and TV have always been involved with fashion. Women copied their favorite star's hairdos (Veronica Lake), pants (Katherine Hepburn), and dress (Audrey Hepburn). There was even a pattern company called the Hollywood pattern company that used pictures of Hollywood stars on their pattern envelopes. Other pattern companies, such as Simplicity, McCall's, and Butterick, had illustrations that looked like the stars to sell the patterns or had designers that would design similar clothing. Here's a few: Butterick Pattern 6988 from the 50's has the image of a young woman who just happens to look like a young Ava Gardner. Ava Gardner was very popular at the time, and very beautiful. Another Butterick pattern has the illustration of a cute, perky lass reminiscent of Mary Tyler Moore. One of the most popular movies in the 70's was a film by Woodie Allen called Annie Hall. Annie was played by Diane Keaton. The film was so popular that everyone wanted to look and dress like her (at least it seemed that way). Here is a pattern from that time with the Annie Hall look by Rena Rowan of Jones New York. Butterick 6325 There's many more, much more than I can post in one blog. Know of some? Got one? What's your favorite?