Points 3), 5), 6)

My Sunday was filled with me working through my list...and I have to say I managed to get through points 3, 5 and 6.

We cruised in the heat through the Columbia Road flower markets, wandered around Brick Lane and listened to an ol' crooner band in the streets.
We also checked out the new Westfield in Stratford - you see it's an institution for an Aussie to visit any Westfields... we have to, it reminds us of home!

Brings back memories

As a child I remember my mum purchasing an amazing book filled with portraits of glamorous Hollywood actresses. This book took up many of my hours, as I flicked through the pages wishing I could be one of these beautiful women. Their beauty astounded me - everything from their hair, to their make up, to their clothes and the dreamy finish of the actual photo.
I feel this book could have ultimately started my love affair with all things vintage.
So to revisit my childhood I took myself to the National Portrait Gallery to see their exhibition of Glamour of the Gods Hollywood Portraits.
I walked around in awe of all the photographs of actresses such as Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe and my favourite Katherine Hepburn. I reminisced the times I spent looking at that pivotal book and noticed all the classic movies these actresses had been in that I had seen with my mum or heard her talk about.
The exhibition was beautiful and I highly recommend you to see it, es specially any one who, as a child dreamed of being like these women just like I did.

Exhibition is on until October 23rd

Katherine Hepburn - stunning!




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Barefoot in the park

I found a bonus about not working today (ok not working at all) I get to watch old movies on TV. I have a secret love for old movies which I think I get from my mum. I love their innocence, I love how they tell an amazing story without all the big hoo-ha, I love the movie posters that are created to accompany them, I love how stunning the actors and actresses are and I love how a lot of them pushed the boundaries before their time (ah-la Breakfast at Tiffany's). I also think it is because I secretly wish I lived in another era.
Today I watched the movie 'Barefoot in the park' with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. All the vivaciousness of Corie (Fonda) and building her new life with her new husband (Redford) and how life can throw amazing and crazy yet wonderful things at you. It's about accepting these and running with them. Ahhhh bliss.

There's a lesson to be learnt in all these movies.