Hollywood in the trenches

I always love drama and romance in a WWI backdrop. I'm actually learning more about shell shock, mustard gas, trench rats, the battle of Somme and the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918, than I did in my modern history classes back in high school. I feel so enriched! Plus, I love these period piece films because of the military costumes and posh frocks. I mean, I was having a huge fashion meltdown recently, while watching Downton Abbey season 2:
"OMG, Mary's beaded dress, and gloves, and the whole outfit OMG."
"OMG, Mary's red dress at dinner."
"OMG, Mary's black dress with sheer sleeves."
"OMG, wow."
"OOOOOOOOOHHHHHMYGAAAD, Mary's OTHER black dress and jewels!"


Movies I've been watching that inspired this post: 
War horse (2011)
Atonement (2007)
In love and war (1996)
Legends of the fall (1994)
A very long engagement (2004)
Joyeux Noël (2006)
Now, can we all let out a collective *sigh* at how hard it must've been to have a loved one away at war - in a time with hardly any communication? It just makes my social-media-addicted-heart break.

Sources: empireonline.com, imbd.com, google image search

Dandy Diane

Very classically Karl.

I personally love the female dandy trend! It's strange, because they say most people dress their personality. True in most cases, nonetheless for me I think I wear a bit of my alter ego.

I'm a princess at heart, but I just don't like dressing too delicately girly. I always subconsciously as a finishing touch, 'toughen' up my outfit with something chunky, something studded, something leather, or something black? or I do the boy-meets-girl thing, by masculinising an otherwise girly/cutesy look with a boyfriend blazer, boyfriend shirt, waist coat, fedora, or oxford pumps.

Anyone else also like that?
Or, in me lives a 23 year old male.