Interiors from the Greatest Movie of Our Time

You might remember when I shared screencaps from the fabulous 1969 Taiwanese film "Stardust (群星會)." Well, I have even more awesomeness from that awesome film! Check out these interiors!

This is where the showgirls live.


Never underestimate the power of interior venetian blinds.


Main character Chia-chia's bedroom.


Another view of Chia-chia's bedroom.


The singing teacher's indoor greenhouse.


Chia-chia's boyfriend's bachelor pad.


I have windows like the one with yellow curtains, which proves that our landlord has not refurbished our apartment in at least 40 years.


Another view of the fabulous showgirls' apartment.

I totally love this movie.

The Epanouir of my heart

I written on this blog about my love for Taiwanese brand Epanouir ("spring" in French) before. I mean, how could I possibly not love them? Check out this image from their spring-summer 2009 catalog:

That was the outfit I wore on Halloween. Oh, if only I'd known where to get that bonnet.

According to their lookbook, this collection's "inspiration comes from the book '1870-1920 Antique Dolls.' With French elegance and sweet classic influences, our style represents those respectable noble girls that received a broad curriculum of educations, and so are considered well eligible ladies with great fashion senses. This range of collection incorporated lots of layered silk cottons and lace fabric choices, also focused on slightly un-fitted short sleeved one-piece silhouettes."

Apparently, part of the "broad curriculum of educations" included raising poultry and collecting eggs...

... inspecting apples ...

... and reading about (what else?) antique dolls.

When Taiwanese clothing brands decide that frilliness and feminity will be their hallmarks, they often go all out. It's not uncommon to see lace, appliques, cut-outs, rhinestones, sequins, ruffles and other embellishments -- all in one outfit. What I like about Epanouir is that they put the emphasis on the silhouette of each dress, instead of the flourishes. Their autumn-winter 2009 catalog (which I'll share soon) emphasizes bright colors instead of prints (though they still have plenty of those), including magenta, royal purple and mustard.

Legumes of the Week #9

Wall decal above our bed

• I've forgotten if I shared this link already, but it's worth posting again: back in August, love forever shared how she displayed her amazing collection of paint-by-number paintings.

• forestbound visits the sweetest pop-up store (I love that phrase, by the way).

• Thumbelina's beautiful collages and writing. She also loves Jan Svankmajer's Alice, which makes me love her, because I LOVE Svankmajer!

• Tips on how to use false eyelashes from The Freelancer's Fashionblog. I had a pair on for Halloween (along with glitter liquid eyeliner) and I thought they were actually a lot of fun to wear! I should just wear them around the house.

• Holga Blog has some really great tips on how to improve your photography without a camera and scans from a 1952 Kodak picture-taking guide. I can't wait to apply these 57 year old tips to my own photography!