cinephile.

oh my goodness, i cannot believe it has taken me this long to share debbie reynold's phenomenal collection of hollywood costumes and artifacts.  or at least it used to be hers, because after amassing this collection over decades, she - gasp - auctioned them off back in june!  i don't know what prompted her to do so, because these pieces are fabulous.  i included some of my favorites below, but check out the full catalog here.

{marilyn monroe in the seven year itch}

{elizabeth taylor in national velvet}

{julie andrews in the sound of music}

{judy garland in the wizard of oz}

{grace kelly in to catch a thief}

{audrey hepburn in my fair lady}

{elizabeth taylor in cleopatra}

{edmund gwenn in miracle on 34th street}

{judy garland in meet me in st. louis}

{barbra streisand in funny girl}

xo. di.

*images via tom & lorenzo

legends: july.

the book legends by john miller catalogs "women who have changed the world."  given to me as a gift 8 years ago, it inspired me to dedicate the last friday of every month's post to a different legend (in my humble opinion).

this month: julie andrews. i already expressed my love for her children's books, and now, let's celebrate her movie roles.

 ah.  my favoritest movie EVER

practically perfect in every way

as the iconic guinevere in camelot

these pictures are becoming a recurring theme around here: it always comes back to audrey!

at three years old i used to reenact the above scene from the sound of music over and over and over.  don't believe me?

yup, that's a reality



i have confidence in sunshine. 


xo. di.

*image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7, image 8, image 9 from my personal collection

secret garden.

the children's book mandy by julie andrews edwards* left a lasting impression on me, just as kathleen kelly said it would.  i desperately wanted my own secret cottage, surrounded by a whimsical garden.  i even turned my mom's vegetable garden into a flower garden for a few summers in elementary/middle school (and managed to keep most of them alive, something i can't seem to do as a grown-up.  hm.).  it couldn't quite compare to these, however:

just how i always pictured mandy's seashell cottage.  suddenly i'm 10 years old again.  bliss.

"it's all imaginary anyway.  that's why it's important.

people only fight over imaginary things."

-neil gaiman 

xo. di.

  

*yes, julie andrews edwards is THAT julie andrews, a.k.a. mary poppins.  she also wrote the last of the really great whangdoodles, another of my absolute favorite children's books.  i've got a special place in my heart for that woman. 

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