Today marks the 20th death-a-versary of the great composer/conductor/arranger, Henry Mancini. If you’ve ever seen the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, then you’re familiar with Henry Mancini, even if you didn’t know it. If you’ve ever seen The Pink Panther (either the TV cartoon or the movies), then you’re familiar with Henry Mancini even if you didn’t …
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Audrey Hepburn: celebrated beauty, celebrated humanitarian, celebrated fashion icon— the list could go on and on. One of the few things Audrey Hepburn was not celebrated for was her singing. Though she was clearly not a great vocalist, producers didn’t seem to mind. Look! There she is– singing away in Funny Face, My Fair …
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Cecil Beaton’s name popped up on my screen the other day while I doing a google search on movie musicals, and I thought: “Who, exactly, is/was Cecil Beaton? A playwright? A photographer?” He definitely sounded English, but I couldn’t really place what he’d done. A quick investigation revealed him to be one of the greatest …
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It’s been raining steadily all day long which means I’m not that motivated to wear anything but my sweats and a cozy sweater. But it’s time to go out to dinner, so I’ve turned to my favorite movies for inspiration. The characters in these classics sure know how to dress with a little panache despite …