Posts in May, 2013
So sobs Daisy over Gatsby's beautiful tailor made shirts, but oh fair Daisy, you are not alone! We, the viewers of Baz Lurman's cinematic extravaganza, share your sadness and longing for intricate design and the glitz and glam of a bygone age! An age when cascading jewels, pearls, feathers, velvet and silk were sashaying on every dropped waist dress in town. When the 13th Amendment intended to halt hedonism but... ...READ MORE
Whenever I pull myself into a slinky item from American Apparel I am reminded of tap class aged five and my shiny blue unitard which I used to team with bunches lassoed in matching ribbon. In my local church hall I would stamp my little red Fred Astaires against the parquet floor until I shuffle-ball-changed myself into a trance. Back in those days, I made Honey Boo Boo and the... ...READ MORE