Style Idol - Julie Christie

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Style Idol - Julie Christie

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Style Idol - Julie Christie in Petulia

Julie Christie will probably show up in this series a lot because she's one of my all time favorite actresses, people, and style icons. I just love her look in the 60's, whether she's being made up by a costume designer on set or just wearing her own clothes. My favorite outfit in this film is the black dress with the white belt & tie. I think I've actually had dreams in which I own this dress.. it's that deeply rooted in my subconscious, from thinking about it so often. I found one very similar from Canadian designer Marmalade, which is listed here but doesn't say whether it's available for purchase or not..

Julie Christie

Last one for now, I promise. I've been under the weather the last week (yup, even on my birthday) and sitting on my bed with my laptop making tribute videos is a great way to while away the time and take my mind off of my stupid stuffy nose. Anyway... I've been making this one in my head for a long time and finally put it together yesterday. It's a wee bit long, but I think it's my best one yet. I've been wanting to do a video set to "If There is Something" for ages. I just love how it has three distinct parts and really wanted to choreograph a video to match. I think it came out pretty nice :)

Julie Christie is totally amazing, and I think that even if you hit the play button with the intention of only watching a few seconds, you'll find yourself watching the whole thing, just because she is so mesmerizing.

Whenever I look up, there you will be. And whenever you look up, there I shall be.

My tribute to Far From the Madding Crowd, one of the most beautiful, poetic movies ever filmed. Set to Marianne Faithfull's "Fare Thee Well."

pleasant surprises

Surprises don't happen to me very often, much less pleasant ones. I plan my own birthday parties because I'm always afraid my family would forget to do something for me. I rarely win when I play the lottery, and I hardly ever find an extra bottle of grapefruit juice hiding in the back of the cabinet when rummaging through our pantry in a fit of desperation. And so -- when I do get a surprise -- it tends to make me 10x happier than your average surprised person.

This was the case when I got the mail yesterday. I'd ordered "Don't Look Now" on Amazon in September after seeing the movie & loving it. I purchased the cheapest copy I could find, then sat back patiently and waited for it to arrive.. which it didn't. After a month and a half had passed, I contacted the seller and they shipped me a replacement. Lo and behold when it finally arrived I found that it's the movie copy of the book! My favorite film related thing to collect is movie-tie-in-books. Honestly! And I didn't even know that that's what this was! GAH! I'm so giddy about this it's kind of ridiculous, but really.. what a fantastic surprise! :D

don't look now

another new treasury! of course with 800 gazillion things to do, I spent like 6 hours today doing treasuries :-p Anyway, this one is a tribute to the 70's horror film Don't Look Now starring Julie Christie & Donald Sutherland. Exceptionally creepy in a hundred different ways, and since Halloween is this weekend, now is the perfect time to watch it. Don't say I didn't warn you though -- it'll scare the pants off of you!

happy birthday to one of the coolest people ever

Julie Christie

I think Julie Christie is pretty much one of the most awesome people ever. So today is Julie Christie picspam day! woo hoo! Some of my favorites, plus a really cool tribute video I found on YouTube!