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Post by everso on Jul 19, 2010 16:55:56 GMT
I just watched on Film4 "There's no business like show business", a 1954 musical starring, among others, the divine Marilyn.
I've just made up my mind. Apart from the 1930s, the 1950s were great for clothes. Some of the stuff the women were wearing made my mouth water.
I had a lovely afternoon reclining on my sofa and nearly dropped off a couple of times.
Retirement is pretty good occasionally. That is when I'm not looking after the children or driving down the A12 to Romford.
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Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Jul 19, 2010 17:56:02 GMT
I just watched on Film4 "There's no business like show business", a 1954 musical starring, among others, the divine Marilyn. I've just made up my mind. Apart from the 1930s, the 1950s were great for clothes. Some of the stuff the women were wearing made my mouth water. I had a lovely afternoon reclining on my sofa and nearly dropped off a couple of times. Retirement is pretty good occasionally. That is when I'm not looking after the children or driving down the A12 to Romford. I love classy ladies everso. I may argue that I was born in 1967 and there is photographic evidence of me being held by many ladies dressed very elegantly. Many of them have now died, sadly, including my full time babysitter, Nancy. She pushed me for miles through acres of Norfolk countryside, which is where I was born (King's Lynn). Nancy was finally admitted to a halfway house (a loony bin) after a series of mental breakdowns...her husband drank heavily and beat her.  I was just talking to my mum at the weekend about Nancy. I remember her very very vaguely. I do recall her her handing me an African wooded carved figurine... and I played with it for months...it had a bongo drum on the left arm. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 19, 2010 18:01:02 GMT
I look at pics of women from WWII when they were cutting up curtains to make their clothes...but the lines of said clothes are still elegant and classy IMO.
Fashion went way down hill during and after the 60's, especially for women.
AH
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Post by everso on Jul 20, 2010 10:00:30 GMT
True, Alph. I loved the sixties, as you know, but the fashions weren't really up to much.
I love the fashions from the 1930s - the old Fred and Ginger films especially. People were a lot thinner then too, which helps make the clothes look better, although the women had better curves.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 29, 2010 11:36:12 GMT
True, Alph. I loved the sixties, as you know, but the fashions weren't really up to much. I love the fashions from the 1930s - the old Fred and Ginger films especially. People were a lot thinner then too, which helps make the clothes look better, although the women had better curves. Indeed...   AH |
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Post by aubrey on Jul 29, 2010 17:01:21 GMT
I heard of some idiot hollywood bloke, talking about doing a remake of "The Seven Year Itch" and saying that the girl in the original was "Kinda fat."
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Post by Weyland on Jul 29, 2010 17:11:48 GMT
I heard of some idiot hollywood bloke, talking about doing a remake of "The Seven Year Itch" and saying that the girl in the original was "Kinda fat." Fat?! Hah! Clinically obese.  Hmm. Reminds me of somebody . . . . . |
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Post by everso on Jul 30, 2010 8:16:48 GMT
I always feel that that photo was one of the better ones of me.  |
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I was just talking to my mum at the weekend about Nancy. I remember her very very vaguely. I do recall her her handing me an African wooded carved figurine... and I played with it for months...it had a bongo drum on the left arm.
