I found this video online through a news story on Dailymail.co.uk (Yeah not always reasonable but some weird stories come by on a dry celeb news day).
An exercise promotion video for the girls of the 1940's.
Now, I think that the women from the 40's to the 70's had the most beautiful bodies. Curves and natural grace and beauty.
I feel like we don't make as much effort as they used to in the old days. To walk around the house in fabulous form fitting dresses (All home made) with soft but striking make up and with poise and grace, its not the same nowadays.
Girls today are going out on a Saturday/Thursday night in hot pants or mini dresses, showcasing their crotch to the entire world. With make up piled on like some kind of clown, and in heels that dont fit them and are way to high for them. I love my high heels and strive to walk as well as I possibly can but it's not worth a broken ankle!
My idol has always been Dita Von Teese, one day I could pull of her look - fingers and toes crossed!
Anyhow, the video I found is brilliant, not in a great way, in a funny way, sorry ladies! As chauvenistic as most adverts and promotions were for women in this day and age were, I cant believe that women went through this kind of torture?!
I'm sticking to yoga and a good old run. I will not be kneaded like bread or minced like beef!
Enjoy ; ) I could not load the video properly, every time I tried it loaded a different video! So here is the link....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_HnA2bRQ0M&feature=player_embedded
Battle of the Bulge!
xx
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Monday, 26 March 2012
I'm Melting... Melting... Oh what a world, what a world... Ooo Shoes...
And so the week began with a little Bikram Yoga.
Yeouch! Ok so it had only been a few weeks since my last session in the UK, but its true, if you don't keep up with it, well it's like learning to ride a bike... again... and again.... and AGAIN.
It kind of felt like the scene from Wizard of Oz? When the witch is melting. Best shown Illustrated yes? Well this was me on Sunday afternoon after class....
Yes... well as glamorous as the old movie screen shot was, I found a more up-to-date slightly more glamorous picture from a Vogue shoot with Keira Knightly and a few creative artists/faces.
I am not the biggest fan of Keira Knightly, though I think she is stunning and talented, after the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, she started to act with her chin pushed out and lips pursed. After 10 minutes, it can get a little irritating.
Here they are:
I do love to see magazines do creative editorials like this. Best thing about this stumble? I discovered that for the Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary they commissioned 19 designers to create a new pair of Ruby Slippers for the Dorothy of the 21st Century.
I love how my searches always seem to end up on shoes.... Well come on, this is the most epic movie battle in Cinema history! Ok, It's not exactly transformers but just goes to show, you don't mess with a girl and her shoes.
Here are some of the designs I found, I do love the Betsey Johnson choices ; )
Yeouch! Ok so it had only been a few weeks since my last session in the UK, but its true, if you don't keep up with it, well it's like learning to ride a bike... again... and again.... and AGAIN.
It kind of felt like the scene from Wizard of Oz? When the witch is melting. Best shown Illustrated yes? Well this was me on Sunday afternoon after class....
Yes... well as glamorous as the old movie screen shot was, I found a more up-to-date slightly more glamorous picture from a Vogue shoot with Keira Knightly and a few creative artists/faces.
I am not the biggest fan of Keira Knightly, though I think she is stunning and talented, after the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, she started to act with her chin pushed out and lips pursed. After 10 minutes, it can get a little irritating.
Here they are:
I do love to see magazines do creative editorials like this. Best thing about this stumble? I discovered that for the Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary they commissioned 19 designers to create a new pair of Ruby Slippers for the Dorothy of the 21st Century.
I love how my searches always seem to end up on shoes.... Well come on, this is the most epic movie battle in Cinema history! Ok, It's not exactly transformers but just goes to show, you don't mess with a girl and her shoes.
Here are some of the designs I found, I do love the Betsey Johnson choices ; )
A. Testoni
Abaete
Alberta Ferretti
Alexander McQueen
Azzaro
Betsey Johnson
Botkier
Harry Winston created a size-four pair of ruby slippers using diamonds and 1,500 carats of rubies for the Wizard Of Oz's 50th Anniversary. At $3 million, they are reportedly the most expensive pair of shoes in the world.
Jimmy Choo
L.A.M.B
Natacha Marro
Oscar De La Renta
Roger Vivier
Always a good end to a story when you get to stare at pictures of beautiful footwear.
Well back to Kansas!
xxx
Friday, 23 March 2012
Back to the spare tyre? I think Not!
Ok wow, thats just ridiculous and lazy. 1 month and a half without blogging?
Apologies ladies and gents, I got a bit caught up in the courses.
I have finished all the ones I was taking, I adored being back in the UK, London was amazing and I met some great people, spent time with my other lovely family and finally found out I can be very good at drawing and designing shoes : ) Yes ladies.... Shoes.... More about this shortly.
We are now back in Dubai, the land of sand and lost dreams.... and lost figures. It is very well known for the spare tyres that it adds onto our bodies. Eat, Drink, Sleep, Work, Eat, Drink, Sleep, Work..... on repeat 7 days a week - 365 days a year.
It gets very hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle out here. Motivation and lack there of it is definitely to blame.
About 2 years ago, I got to a point, I was so unhappy with my weight and began working out a lot. It became obsessive but it worked.
It used to be that people would say (To my face) :
"You got chubby yes?"
"You fat now"
"Not so skinny now...."
Yeah, tact, not a lot of it in peoples mind sets here.
It depresses you, especially when you hear that people have been calling you fat behind your back for the sake of conversation and bitchiness.
Well I can happily say that I am not fat or chubby or any other word associated with being a larger lady anymore. But if I have to be honest with myself, I never was. I was out of shape yes, but fat? Thats a very strong and cruel word.
Back in Dubai I immediately felt uneasy about people seeing me again, would they say I got bigger?
The thought is killing me a little, but I have been running and working out whilst in the UK. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and walking everywhere.
Now I am back, I know I need to keep this up.
So Sunday I will be back in the Bikram room :) Its going to hurt for the first few times, but it will get easier. I have to start adapting to humid conditions, summer is coming!
Also I contacted a company who started Burlesque classes! Amazing! Fingers crossed they take beginners.
I am not working. I am taking a risk with this, but luckily the rent is paid off until July and I have enough to cover bills each month.
Im going to attempt to design and get shoes made. I found that I could sit and draw designs for hours. I already have 3 collections. And more to come.
There is a shoe factory in Al Qusais, so next week Im going to head down and find out some quotes. Yes, need to spend money to make money!
After that, about 4-8 weeks until I would get the shoes back I think. Then, approach stores and boutiques with my designs.
I also have another career change up my sleeve, but will keep it quiet for now. I have 2 months to make things happen with both career choices. Scary!
My deadline has a meaning, which will hopefully determine the next step.
All I can say is stay tuned. Im going to write mainly about shoes, my fitness regime (customised to accommodate chocolate and small allowances of carbs ; )
"When a woman buys a pair of shoes, she never looks at the shoe. She stands up and looks in the mirror, she looks at the breast, the ass, from the front, from the side, blah blah blah. If she likes herself, then she considers the shoe." -
Apologies ladies and gents, I got a bit caught up in the courses.
I have finished all the ones I was taking, I adored being back in the UK, London was amazing and I met some great people, spent time with my other lovely family and finally found out I can be very good at drawing and designing shoes : ) Yes ladies.... Shoes.... More about this shortly.
We are now back in Dubai, the land of sand and lost dreams.... and lost figures. It is very well known for the spare tyres that it adds onto our bodies. Eat, Drink, Sleep, Work, Eat, Drink, Sleep, Work..... on repeat 7 days a week - 365 days a year.
It gets very hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle out here. Motivation and lack there of it is definitely to blame.
About 2 years ago, I got to a point, I was so unhappy with my weight and began working out a lot. It became obsessive but it worked.
It used to be that people would say (To my face) :
"You got chubby yes?"
"You fat now"
"Not so skinny now...."
Yeah, tact, not a lot of it in peoples mind sets here.
It depresses you, especially when you hear that people have been calling you fat behind your back for the sake of conversation and bitchiness.
Well I can happily say that I am not fat or chubby or any other word associated with being a larger lady anymore. But if I have to be honest with myself, I never was. I was out of shape yes, but fat? Thats a very strong and cruel word.
Back in Dubai I immediately felt uneasy about people seeing me again, would they say I got bigger?
The thought is killing me a little, but I have been running and working out whilst in the UK. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and walking everywhere.
Now I am back, I know I need to keep this up.
So Sunday I will be back in the Bikram room :) Its going to hurt for the first few times, but it will get easier. I have to start adapting to humid conditions, summer is coming!
Also I contacted a company who started Burlesque classes! Amazing! Fingers crossed they take beginners.
I am not working. I am taking a risk with this, but luckily the rent is paid off until July and I have enough to cover bills each month.
Im going to attempt to design and get shoes made. I found that I could sit and draw designs for hours. I already have 3 collections. And more to come.
There is a shoe factory in Al Qusais, so next week Im going to head down and find out some quotes. Yes, need to spend money to make money!
After that, about 4-8 weeks until I would get the shoes back I think. Then, approach stores and boutiques with my designs.
I also have another career change up my sleeve, but will keep it quiet for now. I have 2 months to make things happen with both career choices. Scary!
My deadline has a meaning, which will hopefully determine the next step.
All I can say is stay tuned. Im going to write mainly about shoes, my fitness regime (customised to accommodate chocolate and small allowances of carbs ; )
"When a woman buys a pair of shoes, she never looks at the shoe. She stands up and looks in the mirror, she looks at the breast, the ass, from the front, from the side, blah blah blah. If she likes herself, then she considers the shoe." -
Christian Louboutin
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