emily cross

i'm loving talented young artist Emily Cross' flickr stream and blog. her photographs make me want to climb inside them and be in the moments that she captures.

hall of dames - cathy moriarty

Cathy Moriarty was graduating highschool when she was cast as Vickie LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), a performance that would earn her a nomination for a best supporting actress Oscar. poor reviews for her second film, Neighbors (1981), and a serious automobile accident the following year, contributed to a 6 year absence from the screen.


in the years after her return to the screen, Cathy would become famous for playing tough, often acerbic characters. some of my favourites include Soapdish (1991), The Mambo Kings (1992), Dream With the Fishes (1997) and But I'm a Cheerleader (1999).


Moriarty was born in the Bronx in 1960, to Irish Catholic parents. she married her first husband, Carmine D'Anna in 1981, and divorced him 7 years later. Cathy has been married to her second husband, Joseph Gentile, since 1999. Joseph and Cathy have three children: twins Joseph and Catherine, and daughter Annabella Rose. Moriarty and Richard Palmer (husband of Raquel Welch), are co-owners of the Mulberry Street Pizza restaurants, boasting three locations around L.A..



Cathy's smoky voice; her quirky yet sultry strength; and her intelligent role choices, make her what i consider to be one of the sexiest women over 40 in film and television today. thus, i hereby induct Dame Cathy in to the Loose Leaf Tigers Hall of Dames.

unplug

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that
will endure as long as life lasts.

- Rachel Carson

check out this fantastic painting and its companion blog here.

guess what? ...chicken butt.

chickens with some serious personality. more here.

kenichi hoshine

these charcoal and wax works by Kenichi Hoshine are so transfixing. i find them slightly disturbing, yet calming at the same time. see more here.

video vendredi - washed out

enjoy this tune and enjoy your weekend! xo

(sorry 'bout the rolling stone bullsh*t in the corner. it's the only one i could find that would embed. watch it at it was intended here. and check out Washed Out on myspace here.)

had i large wads of cash in all me pockets...

...i would seriously consider buying one of these stunningly crafted coats from Camilla Welton. breathtaking.

suzabelle

i'm horribly enamoured with the classic elegance and attention to detail of the Suzabelle label. i would love to wear any of these magnificent pieces. wouldn't you? my personal favourite is "the cinema coat":

but i also love "the deco dress":

and "the Hitchcock dress":

all the king's women #13 - joan blackman

Joan May Blackman was born in San Francisco in 1938. she made her television debut in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans in 1957, and her film debut came 2 years later in Good Day for a Hanging. Joan's most memorable performances were opposite Jerry Lewis in Visit to a Small Planet (1960), and opposite the king himself in one of his most successful films: Blue Hawaii (1961).

in Blue Hawaii, Blackman plays Maile Rose, Elvis' half French, half Hawaiian, travel agent girlfriend. sorry to spoil the plot, but the film ends in a wedding, the song from which i walked down the isle to when my husband and i were married at Graceland :)

Joan was the second and last woman to play a leading role in more than one Elvis film (the first was Dolores Hart). her second film with Elvis, only a year later, was Kid Galahad, a remake of the 1937 Humphrey Bogart picture of the same name. in this one, Elvis plays a reluctant boxing champion, accompanied by his loyal trainer, played by a young, and strangely handsome (!) Charles Bronson.

he fights a bunch in this one,

but he still gets the girl,

and he still rocks out :)

life after Elvis included numerous television and film performances, including 1985 rock-opera Return to Waterloo. she has reportedly written a book about her friendship with Elvis, but i haven't been able to find it.

Joan was twice married in her younger years. marriage number one (1968-1970) was to Rockne Tarkington, the first black actor to appear in a recurring role in a television series ("Daktari" (1966)), with whom she had two children. marriage number two (1959-1961) was to actor Joby Baker, who also appeared in an Elvis film (Girl Happy), and later became an artist of note.

tickling the ivories

bangle from asos

i bought this scarf about a month ago and i absolutely love it. i think a dash of piano key kitsch can be fun, don't you?

t-shirt by CubistLiterature

necklace in the key of C sharp by SarasCreations

suspenders from VirtualVillage

wall decal by laras4labs

zebra T by boygirlparty

piano key earrings by inbloomdesigns


sweats from delias

yesterday's muse #13 - fiona campbell-walter

unfortunately, the only information i could find on New Zealand born British fashion model Fiona Campbell-Walter was from sites dedicated to the men with whom she covorted (gotta love patriarchy :) . it seems she was the third of five wives to billionaire Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza De Kaszon, one of the richest men in Europe. the couple married in 1956 and divorced in 1965, having produced two children, son Lorne and daughter Francesca.
Fiona went on to have a highly publicized relationship with Greek shipping heir Alexander Onassis, only son of Aristotle Onassis. the two were hoping to marry when 25 year old Alexander died in a plane crash in 1973.

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