These Three

Check out Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon in the 1936 drama 'These Three'. It starts off idyllic and happy, but twists downward pretty deep. Bonita Granville's Milly Tilford is one of the most astounding bullies I've ever seen in cinema. She was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress. I think she would basically would kick blank from the orphan's butt. I know so. Smiling Joel McCrea is determined, easy going, but ambitious. He's got something deep. Merle Oberon is lovely. The last scene was real good. This controversial A beautiful black and white film directed by William Wyler with cinematography by Gregg Toland. Also a youtube great print.


Merle Oberon before an automobile accident which left her facially scarred. She went on to continue acting and had some of her best roles after. A light, developed by a cinematographer to hide her scars on film, called and "Obie", is still used today.


The story is based on the true story of two teachers in Scotland who, in 1810 were accused by their students of lesbianism in their presence. The movie itself is based on Lillian Hellman's play 'The Children's Hour'. At the time the mention of homosexuality was illegal in New York State at the time. So the movie diverts the drama to that of infidelity. Still some of the beautiful cinematography is suggestive.




Lillian Hellman liked the film, and felt it preserved the central theme of gossip well.

In 1961 the film was remade with the same director as 'The Children's Hour", with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacClaine.




The play has been revived many times since it's original release. Most recently with Keira Knightley, Ellen Burstyn, and Elisabeth Moss in London's Comedy Theatre.

Claire Pettibone

Let's just say I'm a big fan of Claire Pettibone.

Ethereal, yet not without substance, and presence. Ethereal can be annoying to a fella, but Claire manages the sexy as well as the comfortable. She is as much a storyteller, as she is a designer. Born in New York, the self described "true romantic" has a penchant for the lovely lines without petticoats.

Elizabeth Messina

With clients like Cameron Diaz, Mad Men's Elizabeth Moss, and Rebecca Romijn, she first gained fame as a lingerie designer, and was in fact the first American lingerie designer selected and sponsored at Igedo Lingerie trade fair in Germany in 1997.

Rock and Roll Bride

"I think I was about four or five years old, when we went to a very elaborate wedding. My mom said we came home from that wedding and I was just completely blown away. From then on, I started drawing bridal gowns."

You can check out Claire at her trunk show Kleinfeld's this weekend. Don't forget to schedule an appointment.

Wedding Shoes with Style

For that vintage look, try a design like these 15th century English wedding heels. This particular pair was brought across Atlantic on the mayflower. The wide sole at the ball of the foot allowed it to fit almost any size foot. You can probably find something like this in Etsy. Or google Victorian shoes.

Kim Kardashian's Zanottis



These are two of the three pairs Guiseppi Zanotti custom made for Kardashian for her wedding to Kris Humphries, the closed toe was for the ceremony, while the reception toe was for the peep toes, "with the amazing beads on them" she says on her website.

Silver Ice Jewel Peep Toes.

But take a look at these. Made of leather and silk, these sexy Zanotti wedding peep toes feature four inch heels with a baguette and aurora borealis broach at the toe. Peep toes are perfect for a prim look with an irresistibly sexy appeal. $733