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Eugenia Kim Hits the Bull’s-Eye

Do you know about Eugenia Kim? This is how I learned about her a few years ago. I don’t normally fancy a knit cap, however, this one is ADORABLE and I just had to find out who the designer was. After some searching online, I found out about milliner extraordinaire, Eugenia Kim. Here are some …

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TCM Classic Movie Festival

For all of you fans of the silver screen that live in California, or who can make it there lickety-split, there is a fabulous festival that you must attend! Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is putting on the TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles, California from April 22nd to the 25th. There will be a …

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Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Leigh

“I’m not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.” – Vivien Leigh “I know I am right for Scarlett. I can convince Mr. Selznick.” – Vivien Leigh “Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I …

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Boudoir on a Bracelet

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Sunday’s Best: Lily Lemontree

If you’re following the posts on My Little Boudoir you will know two things; that I have started a weekly series called “Sunday’s Best” where I showcase a favorite blogpost or series from another blog -and- that I have a fondness of a blog called Lily Lemontree. Instead of sharing one single post from her …

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Living Like Barbie

One of my favorite toys as a child was my Barbie dolls. I played with them until the sixth grade (this is when most girls had already stopped, but it was a secret that my best friend and I shared). My adoration of Barbie did not end there though. I have relived another generation with …

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Winner: Turbie Twist

Yes, I know, I should be ashamed for the amount of time it has taken me to post (and quite frankly to mail the package to) the winner of the Turbie Twist. The lucky winner was Ms. Lily Lemontree. You may recognize this name from a previous post on My Little Boudoir or from the …

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The Littler Boudoir: National Velvet

One evening about a month ago, my daughter asked if we could watch one of my “Boudoir” movies. At first, I didn’t know what she meant, but then I realized that she thinks of my old Hollywood films as “boudoir movies” (that I watch in my boudoir and blog about on My Little Boudoir). It …

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Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Moreno

“Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.” – Rita Moreno “They’ve had to overcome a great deal – not as much as I did – but it’s become OK to be Latino.” – Rita Moreno 0

Sunday’s Best: FrenchBlue

As part of my Sunday’s Best series (which I’ve been slacking on), I wanted to feature one of my favorite posts from a lovely blog that I follow. The blog is called FrenchBlue. The post is on Fauchon of Paris. What is Fauchon, you ask? Fauchon is a traiteur in Paris. A traiteur is basically …

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