Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Announcing Jane Austen Week!
Remember how I said that I was working on a special blog event/party? Well, here it is! From August 7 - 13, I'm hosting a blog event! If you want to spread the word, here are some buttons, one for each of her major novels! Pick your favorite!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Jane Austen Week!
Welcome to Jane Austen Week! From August 7 to August 13, there will be special daily Jane Austen posts here and little things to get everyone involved!
One of the ways to get involved is a little questions post! You can answer these questions on your blog to spread the word about Jane Austen Week. When you post your questions, leave a comment so I can put a link to your blog! Here are the questions! And remember to decorate your posts with pictures!
Want to keep track of what's been going on so far? Take a look here!
One of the ways to get involved is a little questions post! You can answer these questions on your blog to spread the word about Jane Austen Week. When you post your questions, leave a comment so I can put a link to your blog! Here are the questions! And remember to decorate your posts with pictures!
- What is your favorite thing about Jane Austen? Why?
- What are your top three favorite Jane Austen Novels and why?
- Who are your top three favorite Jane Austen Heroines and why?
- Who are your top three favorite Jane Austen Heroes and why?
- Any honorable mentions for 3, 4, and 5? (Keep it under five all together)
- Top three Jane Austen Adaptations and why?
- Top Three Jane Austen characters that "take delight in vexing" you?
- Jane Austen Sequels... Do you like them or not?
- Do you have a favorite spot to keep all your Jane Austen "stuff"?
- Which Jane Austen character do you think you're most like?
- Added 8/2/11 What was your introduction to Jane Austen? (Suggested by Melody from Regency Delight)
Want to keep track of what's been going on so far? Take a look here!
Sunday: Movie Scene Game
Tuesday: Jane Austen Advice Column
Wednesday: What Did Jane Austen Look Like?
Thursday: My Favorite Dance Scenes
Friday: So Many Dresses
Saturday: Conclusion
Want to spread word about Jane Austen Week? Try one of these buttons! One for each of Jane Austen's major novels!
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Want to spread word about Jane Austen Week? Try one of these buttons! One for each of Jane Austen's major novels!
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Friday, July 29, 2011
Toronto
At the airport. Here is were it all began.
My cousin Snappy was having his debut on Breakfast TV. We got up very early because we didn't knew the exact time he was on. But we saw the big entertainer live on TV and we were very proud of him. I am sure we were his biggest fans watching.
My aunt took me to the Bata Shoe Museum in downtown Toronto. It was really cool that she took me there because she knows how much I love shoes. I adore them. So at this museum, we saw shoes from all kind of centuries and cultures. It was really fascinating and a fun thing to do. Amazing how people make such beautiful shoes out of nothing. Just don't have words for that. It's just awesome.
Some shots of downtown Toronto, Bloor street.
A beautiful sweater and tanktop my aunt gave to me. She really wanted to buy me something and I immediately fell in love with this top. Love the color and the texture.
So, these are some photos of my first 2 days in Toronto. I love it over here and I love it being with my family again. The weather is quite good, so we're just going outside and do some nice things. Can't wait till Sunday to see my wonderful cousin Snappy playing at the festival with his band House of David Gang.
Stay tuned!
Love from Canada,
V.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Music - Amazing Grace (Bagpipes) from Amazing Grace (2006)
This version of "Amazing Grace" was played at the end of the movie Amazing Grace. It's a very lovely song to hear and it was performed very well. I think this is my favorite rendition of "Amazing Grace" now! Have a listen! The ending is amazing!
If you're interested in watching Amazing Grace, make sure to read my review of it! (I raised the rating that I gave it from 4/5 to 4.5/5)
God Bless,
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Girl on the move
My bags are packed and I am ready to go to Toronto. That's where I will be the next 3 weeks and I am so excited! I can't believe I finally will be able to spend time with my overseas family again. My fashion blog will kind of turn into a 'fashion/travel' blog, so stay tuned! :)
xox, V
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Period Drama Film Tournament - Final Round!
First, I would like to thank Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm for co-hosting the Period Drama Film Tournament with me, everyone that put up a button for the Period Drama Film Tournament, and all the voters who made this tournament a success! Now, onto the Final Round!
In this round, there is only one poll. The same poll is at both here and at Old-Fashioned Charm. You can vote once here and at Old-Fashioned Charm, so you get two votes! Here is the final poll!
In this round, there is only one poll. The same poll is at both here and at Old-Fashioned Charm. You can vote once here and at Old-Fashioned Charm, so you get two votes! Here is the final poll!
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Go and vote! You only have one week to vote in the Final Round!
Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 5 Winners
The Round 5 polls have closed. Thank you for voting! Here are the results! Winners are underlined.
The Final Round will be up shortly!
Elegance of Fashion Poll
Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- 44 votes
Persuasion (1995) -- 14 votes
Old-Fashioned Charm Poll
Pride and Prejudice (1995) -- 40 votes
Anne of Green Gables (1985) -- 27 votes
The Final Round will be up shortly!
Yummi Yumi
Yesterday, we went to Antwerp to buy the SS12 collection by Yumi and I was knocked down by it. It was so pretty and different from the other collections, Yumi did a really great job. The showroom was simple but cute and it gave it that little touch that is needed in such a presentation. The colors were gorgeous and a coral colored dress made me go to heaven (the dress in the fifth photo, not the one with the white but the other one ;)).
After that, we went into to downtown Antwerp to shop and see the beautiful things of Antwerp. There was one window that really catched my eye (7th photo). I thought it was a very creative way of making something stupid as sale into something fun.
xox, V
Monday, July 25, 2011
Review: Persuasion (2007)
I watched this version of Persuasion a while ago: half on Youtube, half on Masterpiece Classic (which was shortened and edited). When I first watched it the whole way through, it really didn't make too much of an impression on me. But recently, I re-watched it and have formed a better opinion of it. I guess I noticed more than when I first saw it. I had also recently finished reading Persuasion: it wasn't my favorite Jane Austen book, but I still liked it.
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| Box Art |
Synopsis
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was proposed to by Frederick Wentworth, a poor man who joined the navy, and accepted his proposal but was persuaded by her godmother, Lady Russell, to break off the engagement since Anne would be taking a big risk marrying him. Now twenty-seven and still unmarried, Anne assumes to be an old maid. When Captain Wentworth comes back into her life, having made his fortune in the navy and now looking for a wife, he is very cold to her and she thinks that he cannot forgive her for what she had done eight years ago.
Couple of members of the cast I recognized in here. Most notably: Stella Gonet (Mrs. Musgrove) was Bea Eliott in The House of Eliott, Peter Wight (Admiral Croft) was also in a couple of episodes of Lark Rise to Candleford. I also know that Rupert Penry-Jones (Captain Wentworth) was also in the 1997 adaptation of Jane Eyre, but I had only seen clips of it.
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| Sally Hawkins as Anne Eliott |
Sally Hawkins was absolutely lovely as Anne! I think she really captured Anne's meekness and quietness very well. In Persuasion (the book), a good part of it is what Anne is thinking or feeling: there can be pages of her thoughts and emotions. To illustrate this, the film-makers had Anne keep a journal to write down her feelings, some of which was spoken through a voice-over of Anne. In this case, I think it really worked to do that: they included that part of Persuasion which could be difficult to include and it was done fairly well. Spoiler What I didn't care for was Anne's marathon through Bath at the end. It wasn't at all like the book. She ran out of Camden Place (without a bonnet, by the way), met Mrs. Smith (who should be crippled, yet she was walking; and did anyone else find it kind of funny that her name is Harriet Smith? Any Emma fans out there?) to find out that Mr. Eliott isn't honorable (and added something that included Mrs. Clay that wasn't in the book, at least to my memory), ran to the Croft's residence to find that they had left and Captain Harville gives her Captain Wentworth's famous note, runs to find the Crofts and discovers that Captain Wentworth had just left them, to which she runs a great distance and happens to bump into Charles Musgrove, her brother-in-law, and Captain Wentworth. (Woo... That was confusing). It seemed to be unnecessary to add this whole running escapade; could anyone help thinking "Run, Anne, run!"? End of Spoiler But excepting that part, I think Anne was portrayed very well in here.
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| Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Frederick Wentworth |
I really didn't like Anthony Head's Sir Walter. I never pictured Sir Walter as a creepy guy... Arrogant and narcissistic, yes, but not so much creepy. There was something in the way he said lines that made him a little creepy, which isn't the effect you want for Sir Walter. You want to portray him as a caricature of an arrogant narcissistic baronet, and I just don't think that effect was expressed in here. I did think that Elizabeth Elliot was portrayed well: uncaring, selfish, and trying to be fancier than she really is.
Scenery
Good scenery in here, but sometimes it can be a little bleak, especially at Lyme. I didn't care for the darker scenery at Lyme: Persuasion is one of Jane Austen's more serious novels, but I didn't picture it as dark. If they used the darker scenery at Lyme after Anne's sister-in-law, Louisa, gets hurt, it would make sense, but during the whole time? It just didn't seem to fit. The rest of the scenery was very good: the houses were very nicely furnished and there is lovely outdoor, country scenes to be seen.  |
| Lady Dalrymple: notice the hair piece |
Great costuming! Wonderful costuming! All the dresses looked lovely! My only complaint is towards the end at the concert in Bath, Elizabeth Elliot, Mrs. Clay, and Lady Dalrymple were wearing hair pieces that didn't become popular until the 1830's; I don't think they were even worn in the Regency Era or even in the early 1820s. Other than that, everything seemed pretty accurate to the period.
Music
All the music sounded similar, but it was still very lovely. It really expressed the serious tone of the novel.
Overall: 3.75/5
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| Left to Right Background: Anne Elliot, Elizabeth Elliot, and Mary Musgrove. In front: Sir Walter Elliot |
Persuasion is available on DVD either with Sense and Sensibility (2008) in a special collection or on it's own. It runs for 120 minutes.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
rapunzel of sweden pt 2
So, ihr Lieben ... Es folgt meine persönliche Meinung zu den Extensions.
Ich bin einfach nur begesitert! Gestern hatte ich sie den ganzen tag drin und ich mag meine Haare garnicht
mehr ohne Extensions =) Sie fühlen sich wirklich super an und passen von der Struktur wirklich perfekt zu
meinem Haar. Ich bin wirklich zu 100% überzeugt und kann wirklich nichts schlechtes sagen. Es werden
natürlich noch weitere Bilder folgen mit einem genauen vorher und nachher-Vergleich.
Ich bin einfach nur begesitert! Gestern hatte ich sie den ganzen tag drin und ich mag meine Haare garnicht
mehr ohne Extensions =) Sie fühlen sich wirklich super an und passen von der Struktur wirklich perfekt zu
meinem Haar. Ich bin wirklich zu 100% überzeugt und kann wirklich nichts schlechtes sagen. Es werden
natürlich noch weitere Bilder folgen mit einem genauen vorher und nachher-Vergleich.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
rapunzel of sweden
Heute hat mich eine nette Überraschung erwartet :
Meine allerersten Extensions!
Ich bin schon sooooo aufgeregt und kann es kaum abwarten sie endlich auszuprobieren.
ABER erst muss mich noch aufräumen, dann Essen machen, dann wieder aufräumen, dann duschen, dann
mich fertig machen und DANN sind die Extensions dran ;)
Meine allerersten Extensions!
Ich bin schon sooooo aufgeregt und kann es kaum abwarten sie endlich auszuprobieren.
ABER erst muss mich noch aufräumen, dann Essen machen, dann wieder aufräumen, dann duschen, dann
mich fertig machen und DANN sind die Extensions dran ;)
Friday, July 22, 2011
Black cat
Black maxi dress H&M, Sandals old, Suede bag unknown
A cold summer day. AGAIN. I hate it, but it gave me the opportunity to wear this black maxi dress. I was forced to wear my leather jacket upon it, but sometimes, when the sun came through, I was able to take it off. Summer was there for just a couple of minutes.. But hey, you have to take what you get!
Enjoy,
xox V
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