Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

There’s a new movie coming out, W.E, based around Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, starring Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy.

Wikipedia says:

“W.E tells the story of two fragile but determined women - Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) and Wallis Simpson - separated by more than six decades.

In 1998, lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Winthrop's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.

Weaving back and forth in time, the film intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward (James D'Arcy), from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unravelling of their lives in the decades that followed.”

The September 2011 issue of Vanity Fair has done a photo shoot of the pair, and the pictures are simply so beautiful I have to post them. I love this era, the fashion is so elegant! And I’ll be first in line to see the movie!

Images: Vanity Fair

Country fire place

Sunshine hair

Source: Mixr

Garbo Interiors

Garbo Interiors is situated on Brahegatan in Stockholm. Their products are a mix of Swedish manufactured reproductions of the Gustavian style and antiquities. A mix of timelessness and history and high quality.

Today’s pictures

Grace Kelly

Today’s vintage

Irene Castle (1922)

Sunny day

Vintage beauty

Those classic vintage photos. They just catch my eye and I have to save each and everyone of them. I can’t help it, my computer is filled with them. I often wish we still had those clothes and those hairdos. And that special way of photographing. Sure, every digital camera on the market today can probably take such pictures, but still.. it’s not the same, is it.

Here’s a little (!) peek at my collection.

   

Hugs, Bettina

Central Park 1945

 

Wendy Bevan

Vackra bilder med målande känsla. Kläderna med inspiration från tidigt 1900-tal är väldigt femme fatale och dramatiska. Fotografen är Wendy Bevan, som jobbar för flera av de stora modemagasinerna, bl.a. Russian Vogue, Italian Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar och Muse. Dessutom Financial Times, som dessa bilder är hämtade från.

Ha en trevlig tisdagskväll, allihop – jag är hemma igen i Göteborg igen efter några dagar hos Mannen.

Marilyn

Dagens vintage – Maureen O’Hara

Audrey Hepburn

The Bush Garden Venue

Vackert kafé i vitaste vitt. Situerad i London.

“Cute cafe available exclusively for location shoots. French chandelier, handmade marble topped counter and huge mirrors. Lots of character. Garden to the rear. Painting and decorating allowed.“