Favourite French tv series
My top 5 : Les petits meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Engrenages, L’art du crime, Le bureau des légendes and Kaboul kitchen
Favourite 1970s movies
My top : Profumo di Donna, The Aristocats, Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob, La folie des grandeurs, and The boyfriend Sources : https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca58e0 and Pinterest
Favourite Korean series (1)
My top 3 : Memorial (Into The ring / The ballot), Moving and Mad for each other Yoo In-Na is my favourite Korean actress.
Radiant Rita Hayworth
Photo of Rita Hayworth for “Down to earth” (1947) and my dahlia patterns. The costume designer Jean Louis designed the dress worn by Rita Hayworth for the movie. My favourite movies of her : Gilda, You’ll never get rich, You were never lovelier, Cover girl, Tonight and every night, Down to earth, My gal Sal,…
Luminous Gene Tierney
Photo of the actress Gene Tierney and my pattern. She played in one of the most wonderful movies : “The ghost and Mrs Muir” directed by Mankiewicz in 1941 and starring Rex Harrison and George Sanders. A young widow Lucy Muir, settled with her daughter in a cottage by the sea. But this house is…
Ava Gardner during Christmas
Photo of ava Gardner and a photo of my Christmas tree (2019).
Joan Crawford celebrating Christmas !
Photo of Joan Crawford (1920s), photo of fireworks in Versailles and a Christmas tree i designed based on one of my patterns. Joan Crawford played on a movie i liked a lot : “Women” directed by George Cukor in 1939.
Favourite 1990s movies
My top 5 : Cyrano de Bergerac, Fifth element, Emma, Goldeneye and Mulan. Photo sources : Pinterest, IMDB and rateyourmusic.com/music-review/NinaLove/kurt-bestor/rigoletto/3653682
Marilyn Monroe in pink
William Travilla’s gown worn by Marilyn Monroe in the movie « Gentlemen prefer blondes » (1953). Marilyn Monroe sings « Diamonds are girl’s best friends » in the movie « Gentlemen prefer blondes ».
Ava Gardner
My favourite movies of her are Pandora and the flying Dutchman, Mogambo, The barefoot contessa, The killers and Bhowani jonction.Among the beautiful clothes she wore in her movies, i like especially the black asymetric gown in « The Killers » (designed by Vera West) and the gowns created for « The barefoot Contessa » (designed by the Sorelle Fontana).To…
Architecture and jewelry at the time of Art Deco
Raymond templier’s earrings and metallic structure representing the Empire State Building in New York. The actress Brigitte Helm wearing Raymond Templier jewels in the movie « money » directed by Marcel L’Herbier in 1928.
The ravishing actress Jean Arthur
Portrait of Jean Arthur in the 1920s, Iljiz Fazulzyanov’s earrings and photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”,…
The magnificent Carole Lombard
Photo of Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin and Ilgiz Fazulzyanov earrings (art deco inspired). Carole Lombard was a famous actress who often played in screwball comedy movies (Launched in the mid-1930s, screwball comedies were characterized by “satire of American society, romantic conflicts , battles of the sexes, sight…
Emma by Jane Austen
Hugh Thomson cover of the Jane Austen’s novel Emma and photo of the movie “Emma” starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse in the movie “Emma” directed by Douglas McGrath in 1996. Emma Woodhouse is a character of the Jane Austen’s novel Emma published in 1815. Emma is a young, rich and clever woman who is…
Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen
“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.” Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen. Photo of the movie Pride and prejudice directed by Joe…
Pre-Raphaelite beauty
George Hurrel’s photo of the red hair actress Rita Hayworth, William Morris’ pattern and pomegranate’s earrings. Rita Hayworth was one of the most famous red hair actress in Hollywood. My favourite movies of her : Gilda, You’ll never get rich, You were never lovelier, Cover girl, Down to earth, Tonight and every night, My gal…
2000s favourite movies
My top : Huit femmes, Atonement, Pride and prejudice, Le crime est notre affaire, The royal Tenenbaums and The departed.
