GLAMOUR OF THE GODS: HOLLYWOOD PORTRAITS

I went to see the

'Golden Age of Hollywood'  1920-1960

the celebration of Hollywood portraiture...

how I would adore the portrait of Rita Hayworth

to grace my wall...

Marlene Dietrich

by George Hurrell, 1937

The exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, London

features over 70 photographs from Greata Garbo and Clark Gable

to Audrey Hepburn, James Dean 

and Marilyn Monroe.

Rita Hayworth for Gilda

by Robert Coburn, 1946

The exhibition closes on the 23rd October

and for any lover of Hollywood and photography this is

a 'must see' exhibition.

Marlon Brando for A Streetcar Named Desire

by John Engstead, 1950

Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation

"MORE STARS THAN THERE ARE IN HEAVEN'

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

http://www.npg.org.uk/glamour/exhib.htm

DOWNTON ABBEY ~ GRANDEUR AND ELEGANCE

I have to admit to being just a little obsessed with

the quite brilliant Downton Abbey...

winner of four awards at the 2011 Emmy Awards

and the UK's favourite period drama.

It transports you to a different world...

the grandeur and elegance,

 the exquisite gowns...

and the beautiful setting of

Highclere Castle in Berkshire.

Take a little look...

Simply sublime...

BY INVITATION: POST TWO

The theme for this month's invitation post comes from
Vicki Archer
@
http://frenchessence.blogspot.com/
and
Tish Jett
@
http://afemmeduncertainage.blogspot.com/

And their inspiration is from the French writer,
Gustave Flaubert
and his words...


"LE BON DIEU EST DANS LE DETAIL''
...whatever one does should be done thoroughly;
details are important...

For me...

 these words mean to

always do something to the best of my ability;

however small the task.

To do the very best I know how...the very 

best I can.

It's an attitude, a way of being...

to give the best of yourself in any given situation;

whether good or bad, happy or sad.

And to do it with grace.

I like this quote by Dale Carnegie

and I try to follow the advice...

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly

are small jobs.

Every time you conquer one it makes you

that much stronger.

If you do the little jobs well,

the big ones will tend

to take care of themselves."

Somebody once told me that successful people

aren't born that way.

They become successful by establishing the habit of

doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do.

The successful people don't always like these things

themselves; they just get on and do them...

they work thoroughly

and

they don't forget the

detail...

"LE BON DIEU EST DANS LE DETAIL"

And they never give up...

Please read my fellow bloggers posts and link to their blogs

via Marsha's blogspot 

@

http://splenderosa.blogspot.com/




ARTWORK BY
JANET TREBY
www.janettrebyart.com

ONE STYLISH MAN: MR BECKHAM

Legendary footballer, David Beckham graces the

cover of October's 

Wall Street Journal.

The man has 

STYLE.

ALL CHANGE FOR: NICOLE FARHI

The new Nicole Farhi

London Flagship Store

It's all change for French Fashion Designer

Nicole Farhi...after 17 years

in New Bond Street she has re-located

her flagship store to Conduit Street.

I loved her store in New Bond Street but this store

is fabulous; a true flagship store.

Her autumn/winter 2011-12 campaign is

very different to...speaking to Vogue UK Nicole Farhi said:

"I loved working on this season's ad campaign, in

particular on the moving image side.

We wanted a strong campaign that reflected the new direction

of the brand by using a photographer we hadn't

worked with before, and an urban outside location,

which we  haven't done for a while.

We made something unexpected, hopefully

people will be surprised."

Here are a few pieces from her new collection...

and my favourite...

Photos: Josh Olins

Nicole Farhi celebrates its 30th anniversary

next year.

www.nicolefarhi.com

Nicole Farhi

25 Conduit Street

London W1