http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com She has crystalline eyes and a cinematic disposition, perfume laces her tresses as she realizes her endless ambitions... Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2005 has turned out to be a larger-than-life year for the world and as a historian, I am endlessly fascinated by it. For little ol’ me, it has been equally eventful, albeit on a far smaller scale. I moved back to a heavily populated, real city (scratch that: ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/12/31/best-of-2005-the-new-the-vintage-the-obvious/ The warm sun is failing, the bleak wind is wailing, The bare boughs are sighing, the pale flowers are dying, And the year On the earth, her death-bed, in a shroud of leaves dead, Is lying. Come, Months, come away, From November to May, In your saddest array; Follow the bier Of the dead cold year, And like dim shadows ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/11/07/the-elegy-of-autumn/ I have been tagged by the wonderful, dear Siren. Here are 20 random facts about me: 1. By the time I finished high school, I had gone to 8 different schools. My family moved around a lot due to my brother’s health–started out in Brooklyn, trotted out to ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/10/17/tagged/ Autumn is over the long leaves that love us, And over the mice in the barley sheaves; Yellow the leaves of the rowan above us, And yellow the wet wild-strawberry leaves. The hour of the waning of love has beset us, And weary and worn are our sad souls now; Let us part, ere the ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/10/09/the-poetry-of-autumn/ With my ever growing collection of perfumes, it should be no surprise that indecision sometimes grips me. On these occasions, while I do not particularly dislike going through the list of options, I do at one point surrender with hands up and often I will reach for ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/guerlain-jicky/ A photo taken out of a ’60s fashion spread featuring Julie Christie. I love her one piece and she looks amazingly alluring. http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/08/24/alluring-julie-christie/ “Some people dream of swimming pools. I dream of closets!” -Audrey Hepburn Summer shopping was not too eventful for me. I had the most difficult time finding new clothes. My best purchase was a fitted white jacket that I love for its versatility and clean, crisp fit. ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/08/23/shopping-at-the-movies/ Rear Window: What I wouldn’t give to find a white halter exactly like this one. I am thinking of just getting it copied by a seamstress. Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s ensemble is perfection—from the simple pearl choker to that incredible dress. Edith Head outdid herself. Bonnie ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/08/23/films-and-fashion-part-i/ The Blue Dahlia: A publicity photo of Veronica Lake. Just a lovely frock with pleats and ruching in all the right places. Laura: Gene Tierney in a beautifully cut, black-fringed dress with skinny straps and a dazzling dress clip. The Thin Man: A toast to Myrna ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/08/23/films-and-fashion-part-ii/ Annie Hall: Diane Keaton in what will become her signature style. Diane Keaton, the sartorial George Sand of our time. Chungking Express: The original wuxia ballbuster, Brigitte Lin has a supercool return to the big screen, charmingly clad in a cool trench and pristine satin white Manolos. House of ... http://alabasterbrow.blogsome.com/2005/08/23/films-and-fashion-part-iii/