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She had all the gifts
RIP, Dame Beryl Grey CH DBE FRSA (11th June 1927 – 10th December 2022), pioneering dancer, producer and director in the companies of English National Ballet, the Royal Ballet and London Festival Ballet.
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An apposite musical moment
Klaus Nomi - Cold Song [Purcell]What Power art thou,Who from below,Hast made me rise,Unwillingly and slow,From beds of everlasting snow?See'st thou not how stiff,And wondrous old,Far unfit to bear the...
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REAL Royalty
[click to enlarge]HRH Princess Margaret and her "courtiers" on the island of Mustique.
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The dark time of the year
Midwinter spring is its own seasonSempiternal though sodden towards sundown,Suspended in time, between pole and tropic.When the short day is brightest, with frost and fire,The brief sun flames the ice,...
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Viv
“It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.”“I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need...
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London Fireworks, New Year 2023Tracklist:01:37- Freed From Desire- Gala05:53- Giant- Calvin Harris06:04- Levitating- Dua Lipa06:18- No Prizes- Kae Tempest06:28- Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond07:02-...
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The difference is the intensity with which we choose to live
"Glamour is when a man knows a woman is a woman."“Sophia Loren plays peasants. I play ladies.”"I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admirers.""We are all born to die - the difference is...
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Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson
Our Patron-Saint-with-Attitude Señorita Chita Rivera is - gulp - 90 years old!We are not worthy...More Chita here, here, here, here and here]
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Then to Sylvia let us sing
Who is Sylvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her?Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her,That she might admirèd be.Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty...
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We're packing for our holiday in Spain...
...but what to take, and what to leave behind?Decisions, decisions.Ruven Afanador.Of course.[click any pic to enlarge]
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Heavy Metal
RIP Francisco “Paco” Rabaneda Cuervo, better known as Paco Rabanne, architect and metal-sculptor-turned avant-garde couturier, who has departed to add his kooky Barbarella touch to Fabulon...
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A fabulous Dickie
From Vintage Everyday:These photos belonged to an Englishman by the name of Richard Colley, known as 'Dick' or 'Dickie' to his many friends. Most of photos are dated from 1922 to 1925, some others are...
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The Bombshell departs
RIP, the utterly stunning Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada, 5th September 1940 - 15th February 2023)Such a sad loss.[More Raquel here, here, here, and here.]
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This weekend, I am mostly dressing casual...
...like today's birthday girl (she's 90 years old, you know), Yoko Ono!We always suited the hat-and-sunglasses look...[click any image to enlarge]
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