8 July 2010

Spit Spot! The job's a game...

Ah Mary Poppins! What a legend. I have the film sitting on my Sky Plus waiting to be watched (like I haven't seen it a hundred times) since I recorded it at Christmas time.

As a kid I'm not sure that I noticed Mary's fashion iconicity (yup - it's a word - se my post containing the word 'funner' if you don't believe me). Much in the way that I didn't notice David Bowie's bulge in Labyrinth (see below if you haven't found yourself familiar with said bulge either) because I was just, well, enjoying the film in a child like way.

Anyway, cast your mind back because that girl did a natty line in hats and nipped in waists and those full skirts! Just to die for! Note also, her tiny red bowtie and the flowers and cherries on the hat. Dreamy. Check her out...






Anyway, there's a reason I'm getting my Poppins on right now and it ain't because of those cherries, nuh-uh! Note, if you will, the bag. The carpet bag. Try as (wo)man does, the full genius of the carpet bag has never truly been recreated (you're telling me Nicole Richie, the Olsens et al would seriously humph bags that big about if they could fit their entire house, lamps, plants and all in one neat travel-esque bag??). So in the absence of a bag that fits ALL of life's treasures in it and doesn't need sat on to be zipped closed, what, you may well ask, got me thinking about Mary's carpet bag? I'll tell you...

This little beauty from Miss Selfridge's AW range...
It's like it's made from Mary's very bag! Observe if you will the scratch-granny's-cushion-floraliness, the just-the-right-size peep toe, the elegant heel, the height giving platform. These shoes are made for pretty dresses and winter tights and I for one will be stalking Miss S until they make their appearance!

If you need your carpet bag shoes fix now, you might fancy these lovelies from Office. Also, very gorgeous if a teeny bit clumpy looking:

And finally, as promised, le bulge...(tee, hee!)


And now it's time to fly my pretties xxx

1 comment:

Smeeeff said...

Mary Poppins is my style hero!