{60s Elegant Costume of Rosamund Pike in "An Education"}

This british actress always appears stunning in the films. I had watched her before in "Proud & Prejudice", and a year ago I rent this movie - "An Education"- and well... I was amazed for the appearel! People say she is the new "Grace Kelly".

{Bye Bye Blackbird}

Bye Bye Blackbird
By Julie London in 1967. (here for to see the player)

"Pack up all my care and woe Here I go, singing low Bye bye blackbird
Where somebody waits for me Sugar's sweet, so is she Bye bye blackbird"

{Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly; "True Love" 1956}

Wonderful song played by Bing Crosby and absolutly beutiful Grace Kelly in the film "High Society" (USA 1956). "True Love" song was composed by Cole Porter and it is part of the film´s original soundtrack. This film also was the last one that Grace made. In that year she married with the Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Click in this link if you can not see the player.


"Suntanned, windblown
Honeymooners at last alone
Feeling far above par
Oh, how lucky we are

While I give to you and you give to me
True love, true love
So on and on it will always be
True love, true love

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever, true

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever, true

Love forever, ...true"




 

{Interesting pictorial document of 60s Interior Design}

{Source Credits: Summer Mix Tape}

{Welcome to the Masquerade Ball!}

The idea of a Masquerade Ball or Masked party goes back to late medieval court life, originally designed to celebrate a marriage or mark a point in a royal dynasty.

    The guests would wear both a costume and their masquerade mask, and, as you can imagine, the anonymity this provided to a class that were governed by the strictest etiquette and constricting rules of behaviour was irresistible..

    Masquerade balls grew into semi public events by the time of the Renaissance, enabling ( in theory..)the nobleman and the servant to interact, under the cloak of disguise - their popularity was very much about the freedom wearing a mask gave you..

    The intricate and exquisite masquerade masks were set against the backdrop of the time, with all its stunning Renaissance architecture and art, just an incredibly creative time when Beauty was paramount in everything, and creativity and innovation was everywhere.

From the 17th Century they were popular throughout mainland Europe and reached London by the early 18th century, courtesy of the Swiss count John Heidegger, who brought the first one to the Haymarket Opera House..

    For the rest of the 18th century these remained popular, spreading from England across to Colonial America, they also became more lighthearted, as guests tried to guess the identity of the person behind the masks

    And so through to today, where they remain a hugely popular choice with event organisers of corporate and charity events, and countless private parties around the world - we’re particularly excited about the burgeoning trend for Masquerade weddings and University Graduation Balls, and you’d be surprised how many 18th, 21st and beyond birthday parties we supply. So no matter how big or small your event is, as you walk in and see everyone in their masquerade masks, just remember you´re all keeping alive a tradition that goes black centuries and long may it continue.

  

{Interesting Link: About Truman Capote´s Masquerade Ball in the 60s}

{Birdy & Me, Fashion Sense, Style Redux}

{Downtown Abbey Decor}