Nature calls

Pants Zara, Blazer H&M, T-shirt SisterS Point, Sandals Scholl

The beauty of nature is always right by your side.

You just have to open your eyes to see it.

A Dash of Wisdom ♥

What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it. ~Brigitte Bardot

Women get more unhappy the more they try and liberate themselves. ~Brigitte Bardot

Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; its based on femininity. ~Marilyn Monroe

I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one. ~Marilyn Monroe

I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. ~Marilyn Monroe

She was the girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And thats important -- you know. ~Marilyn Monroe

"This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." ~Marilyn Monroe

We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets. ~Marilyn Monroe

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.~Marilyn Monroe

I was always thought to be "stuck-up". I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure. ~ Bette Davis

Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start observing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering -- because you can't take it all in at once. ~Audrey Hepburn

I am an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky. ~Audrey Hepburn

You can always tell what kind of a person a man thinks you are by the earrings he gives you. ~Audrey Hepburn

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick with it. ~Audrey Hepburn

On a different note, I have a facebook fan page now!! Very exciting development, non? I suppose I am doing this a bit early on in my blogging career, but hey, why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? If you want to make my day, you can just hop on over there and fan this blog's page! Thank you, sweetheart ♥

~Southern Belle

Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 2

The Round 2 polls are now up! Make sure you vote both here at Elegance of Fashion and at Old-Fashioned Charm!

Elegance of Fashion Polls

Poll 1

Our Mutual Friend (1998)

Persuasion (2007)

Poll 2

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

The Young Victoria (2009)

Poll 3

The Way We Live Now (2001)

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Poll 4

Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Daniel Deronda (2002)

Poll 5

The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)

Jane Eyre (1983)

Poll 6

Emma (2009)

North and South (2004)

Poll 7

Persuasion (1995)

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008)

Old-Fashioned Charm Polls

Poll 8

The Inheritance (1997)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Poll 9

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Mansfield Park (1983)

Poll 10

Miss Potter (2006)

Emma (1997)

Poll 11

Little Dorrit (2008)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)

Poll 12

Jane Eyre (2006)

Mansfield Park (2007)

Poll 13

Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Wives and Daughters (1999)

Poll 14

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Miss Austen Regrets (2008)

Poll 15

Cranford (2007/2009)

Amazing Grace (2006)

God Bless,

 

Period Drama Film Tournament - Round 1 Results

Round 1 has closed! Here are the results! Winners are bolded.

Elegance of Fashion Polls

Poll 1

Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- 50 votes

The King's Speech (2010) -- 29 votes

Poll 2

Jane Eyre (2006) -- 36 votes

Ever After (1998) -- 35 votes

Poll 3

Bleak House (2005) -- 33 votes

Amazing Grace (2006) -- 44 votes

Poll 4

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) -- 40 votes

Downton Abbey (2010) -- 31 votes

Poll 5

Becoming Jane (2007) -- 22 votes

Persuasion (2007) -- 58 votes

Poll 6

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008 - 2011) -- 20 votes

Little Dorrit (2008) -- 57 votes

Poll 7

The Woman in White (1998) -- 10 votes

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) -- 44 votes

Poll 8

Nicholas Nickleby (2002) -- 34 votes

The House of Eliott (1991 - 1994) -- 12 votes

Poll 9

Pride and Prejudice (1995) -- 70 votes

The Lost Prince (2003) -- 6 votes

Poll 10

The Moonstone (1997) -- 14 votes

Jane Eyre (1983) -- 34 votes

Poll 11

Upstairs Downstairs (2010) -- 17 votes

Emma (1997) -- 42 votes

Poll 12

He Knew He Was Right (2004) -- 8 votes

Anne of Green Gables (1985) -- 62 votes

Poll 13

Great Expectations (1999) -- 20 votes

The Inheritance (1997) -- 33 votes

Poll 14

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1995) -- 13 votes

Our Mutual Friend (1998) -- 42 votes

Poll 15

Daniel Deronda (2002) -- 38 votes

Ivanhoe (1997) -- 14 votes

Old-Fashioned Charm Polls

Poll 16

Middlemarch (1994) -- 20 votes

Mansfield Park (1983) -- 28 votes

 Poll 17

David Copperfield (2000) -- 20 votes

Miss Potter (2006) -- 39 votes

Poll 18 

Little Women (1994) -- 31 votes

Cranford (2007/2009) -- 39 votes

 Poll 19

Under the Greenwood Tree (2005) -- 17 votes

 Sense and Sensibility (2008) -- 43 votes

 Poll 20

The Barchester Chronicles (1982) -- 13 votes

Miss Austen Regrets (2008) -- 31 votes

Poll 21 

Northanger Abbey (2007) -- 29 votes

Persuasion (1995) -- 37 votes

Poll 22 

North and South (2004) -- 56 votes

The Young Visitors (2003) -- 9 votes

Poll 23 

Emma (2009) -- 55 votes

Ballet Shoes (2007) -- 14 votes

 Poll 24

Wives and Daughters (1999) -- 55 votes

Victoria and Albert (2001) -- 11 votes

 Poll 25

The Young Victoria (2009) -- 43 votes

Lorna Doone (2000) -- 12 votes

Poll 26 

Pride and Prejudice (2005) -- 42 votes

Emma (1996) -- 36 votes

 Poll 27

The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) -- 20 votes

Far From the Madding Crowd (1998) -- 14 votes

Poll 28 

The Way We Live Now (2001) -- 24 votes

Silas Marner (1985) -- 16 votes

 Poll 29

The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) -- 14 votes

Mansfield Park (2007) -- 25 votes

 Poll 30

Oliver Twist (2009) -- 18 votes

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) -- 23 votes

Stay Tuned for Round 2!

God Bless,