I Capture The Castle

In school I used to use study time in classes to sneak to the library and read historical fiction.

I was quite the scoundrel.

Just before school was out one year I spent some sunny days reading I Capture the Castle, a book about a young girl in the mid 30s who lives in a crumbling English castle with her family, as they wait for her father to write another bestseller. The film adaptation is currently on Netflix instant watch, if you need a bit of 1930s english inspiration.

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Sense and Sensibility

Screencaps from here

This past couple of days have been cozy, rainy days, full of tea, and costume dramas. Which of course, must include some Jane Austen. I can't decide if I like this version, or the latest BBC version better, both are excellent.

This film makes me want to move to the English country, where sheep cover hillsides, and I can wear gauzy empire dresses and straw bonnets tied with ribbon. And have tea aaaaalllllll the time. And eat dinner by candlelight. And have a writing desk.

Actually, these are just things I want anyway, but this film just justifies the beauty of it all :)

The Secret Garden

When Sarah Louise of Slubird asked if I wanted to model this dress for her shop, I had just watched The Secret Garden and it reminded me of something Mary would have worn. You can buy the dress here, and wear it to explore your own overgrown forgotten garden!

*Oh, and the film is on Netflix Instant Watch if you want to watch it ;)

The Royal Tenenbaums

I can't tell you enough how much I love this film. It's just perfection, in every way. The Royal Tenenbaums has just enough of everything, and the main female character Margot (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) makes me want to wear tennis dresses with mink coats, and smoke in a clawfoot tub. All of the character are so individual, with a slightly eccentric style, and generally wear the same thing throughout the whole thing. It makes me wonder what my "uniform" would be if I were portrayed in such a way, perhaps next week I'll gather all the items I use/wear more than anything else and share them with you, however unglamorous they may be :)
If you haven't see the film you MUST, even if just for the visual feast. The pictures above are some of my favorite moments, although there are so many more!

All images from here