Photo Friday: Ginger

A lovely, candid shot of Ginger Rogers. What color do you think her dress is? I'm going with deep green.

Photo Friday: Lana

Not only is Lana devastatingly beautiful in her glittering white formal and white fur wrap, but the lighting in the photograph adds to the depth of it, causing you to wonder what story lays behind the picture.

Photo Friday: Irene

"I drifted into acting and drifted out. Acting is not everything. Living is."

— Irene Dunne

Photo Friday: Gregory Peck

Photo Friday: Ahoy, Lana!

Lana Turner is my favorite actress. Aside from acting, I've always felt her look was the quintessential example of 1940's style. She had a multitude of hairstyles, always perfectly coifed — and the perfect lipstick to complete the look.

Questions for my Grandma

Recently I've started sending my Grandma several questions when I write her letters. She's a wonderful Grandma, who humors me by answering all of them! :)

 I thought I would share ones that pertain to WWII and the 1940's with you.


1. Where were you when you found out that WWII had started?
I was working as a nanny in Illinois. It must have been my weekend off as I was in a little church on a Sunday night. I was told about Pearl Harbor.

2. How old were you when the war started?
I was twenty years old.

3. Did you set your hair with pink curls, rag curls, or rollers?
Pin curls and rollers.

4. Did you or any of your sisters work in factories for the war effort?
Yes. My sister and I worked at a glove factory, but we did not make gloves. We sewed the lining inside helmets. When the war ended the factory went back to making gloves.

5. When things were rationed during the war, what did you miss the most?
I think the rationing of sugar was felt most by house holds.

6. What is your best piece of advice?
Be a good listener.


Number 6 doesn't have anything to do with the War, but I thought it was good. ;)

Photo Friday: Ginger & Fred

Ginger and Fred — fabulous.

Ginger knitting — even more fabulous.

Ginger knitting in a stunning formal with perfect pin curls — indescribable fabulousness!


Would anyone happen to know which movie this shot is from?