{Virna Lissi}

Yesterday I watched "How to Murder your Own Wife" on TV. It is one of the most "male chauvisnist" film that I had never watched before (afther the women, of course). But nevertheless, I was struck by the actress who plays Jack Lemmon's wife. That actress is Virna Lissi, an Italian actress much like Marilyn Monroe (or a European copy). It inspires me to your 60's style. Its elegance and charm is the only thing that gives something of importance to the movie.
















Real Beauties never die:

{Gloucestershire Mannor Houses}

{Constance Bennett Daily Beauty Care, 1937}

Amazing. It is simply wonderful to see how women cared of her beauty daily in the 30s. Enjoy.
Click in the link if you can´t see the video.

{Princess Caroline at "Alternativelight" Art Exposition}

If anyone knows how to dress appropriately for her age that is the daughter of the late Princess Grace, Princess Caroline Grimaldi. In my opinion, to be over forty years doesn´t mean cloistered in a sad jacket suit and a bow, with pearls. I honestly think the key is to represent the age gracefully and take sympathy.

               Fortunately, times have changed and a woman in her fifties can be sexier than a twenty girl.

I must say I dread getting older, and the horrible panic to get old is with me always. However, I hope to do at least as well as Caroline of Monaco.

Last day she attended to 'Arternativelight' Exhibition Launch at Chapiteau de Fontvieille featuring paintings by Robert Redford. Here I post some pictures from zimbio.com.


HSH Princess Caroline and Sybille Szaggars

{Tear of Love}

It's hard to explain what I experience when notes of a special ordered up a musical work. You get to the guts, you stir the blood and this makes your hair on end, and then reborn. It is a climax ... To this aim, the climax, but this lasts barely two minutes. But the journey, the journey to, through Beauty, is also a remarkable journey.

Listen this sublime work by Thaicovsky (It is best if you have your eyes closed):

"Tchaicovsky - Pas de Deux" (my favourite piece from "The Nutcracker")

or click here if you can not see the player.

{On this Day...}

On this day, September 14, in 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco died. The former actress just only was 52 year old and she had been victim of a car accident.

The world will not forget you.

{Original "Wedding in Monaco" MGM Film, 1956 directed by J. Masson}

April, 1956. Monaco celebrates the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. Preparations are under way in this principality of 4,000 citizens and 16,000 foreign residents. The U.S. Constitution comes to port; Ms. Kelly disembarks onto the Prince's yacht. That evening, she walks the state rooms of the palace. In the morning, a civil ceremony precedes a party for the nation on the palace grounds. That evening, dancers entertain the royal couple before their nuptial Mass. The next day, the city's populace cheers as a motorcade takes the couple to the yacht for their honeymoon. Protocol, tradition, and love combine; beauty and pageantry, heretofore only imagined, become real...

Do not forget to click for watch it in full window:

First Part:


Second Part:

{Last Days of Summer; Lavande Lunch}

{Photos by Kt Merry via This is Glamourous}