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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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So.....

AUDREY HEPBURN.





Yes. I know she is a style icon, and I always see that Breakfast at Tiffany's picture EVERYWHERE on EVERYTHING (posters, plates, t-shirts).
But I have never actually taken time to appreciate her.






Just gorgeous.
And those bangs?
To die for.
If God were a hairstylist..
I'd ask him for those bangs.
(on a side note, what IF God were a hairstylist. Think of the whole bible just as it is, but with God being a hair stylist. Eternal punishment would be like... half a bowl-cut and half a mullet? *shudder*)
But really, I don't know why I never knew the full extent of Audrey Hepburn's amazingness.
I got on my current Audrey roll when I one day went to school looking like this:



And someone told me I looked like Audrey Hepburn. I then proceeded to googleimage her until the end of time, basking in her gloriousness.
I never understood the comparison though. I think maybe my hair was going there a bit.
(Which I really loved that day, but now I have short hair and can't do it again. *sniff*)

But I'm happy it came up, because I am now entering an Audrey Hepburn obsession phase and I think that I will now finally sign up for a Netflix and watch every movie she was ever in.

I'll leave you with Audrey's take on beauty:


"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."
-- Audrey Hepburn




Sunday, January 17, 2010

1940s Knitted Turbans

I just found a vintage 1940s turban pattern on Ravelry that I have to knit. NOW.





I just got my hair cut reallllly short and the back is a little too "Kate + 8" for my liking, if you know what I mean...
I figure that until it grows out a bit I will wear lots of headbands and hats to shield the world from my reality-tv-mom haircut.
.. It's actually not that bad. It looks great from the front, and I use way less shampoo now.. :)

So now I am on a 1930s turban kick and I found these great twisted fabric ones on etsy:





So many choices... I haven't had a headwear worthy haircut in a while...
ENTER THE REALM OF HATS!!
Teehee.
That is me being weirdly excited.