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This blog post could just as appropriately be called: When I finally realised that I have either a) too much time on my hands or b) a natural inclination to waste precious time I can't really afford to spare. You see, as those of you who follow the Sophie's Voice Facebook page may have correctly … Continue reading Which Chris?
Margot Kidder 17th October, 1948 - 13th May, 2018
https://youtu.be/4IdXtvYvhzU It's Beatles Day. I live just off Penny Lane - and have done, on and off, for nearly 23 years. I used to love The Beatles. I still love Penny Lane. I love the bakery where I buy my pastries. I love the corner shop (that isn't on the corner) where I buy the … Continue reading Here comes the sun…
This morning I got a little inspiration from the archives in the form of an article about Anna Karina. She was held up as an icon of New Wave style and I love the simplicity of her look. Less is more, everybody... well, less effort is more suitable for my lifestyle. In fact, that's probably … Continue reading Why I love being ‘low maintenance’…
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Without a doubt, the blogger who got me interested in writing Sophie's Voice most is Jay Miranda. She's best known as a fashion blogger but she also writes the odd article about motherhood. and Hispano-American politics. When I started I thought that I would write about fashion most of the time - following on from the … Continue reading Jay Miranda, a blogger I admire – Day 15 of the Blogtober Challenge
On Monday, Candida Royalle died after a long, painful battle against ovarian cancer. She was the pioneer of feminist porn. While that medium might not appeal to us all, it's important to remember women like her. She portrayed women enjoying sex from a perspective that was completely novel at the time. She did not concentrate … Continue reading Feminist icon and porn pioneer, Candida Royalle, will be missed – even if you don’t know why…
This week, I stand corrected. Seriously – as surprising as that statement is, not least to me! I recently wrote about the end of ‘old Hollywood’ and the loss of legends. Well, this week, my faith has been strengthened and hope (at least slightly) renewed. This is because, after almost twenty years, Doris Day has … Continue reading Too good to be true, too sweet to be sexy?
This morning I read (very excitedly) that a new biography of Mademoiselle Chanel is to be published imminently. I really do mean excitedly – in terms of fashion, I worship at the altar of Chanel. And I do mean Coco Chanel. I almost feel like I shouldn’t use the well-known name ‘Coco’. Instead I think … Continue reading Coco Chanel: why can’t we accept that all our legends are really human?
Ye Gods – what is happening? Every time I get ready to write some incisive entry, life throws out a curve ball (a sporting analogy – I’m starting with baseball as I can’t quite work out the parallel with cricket…it’s a little less easy to work into the vernacular) which I just have to respond … Continue reading The Queen is dead…what chance ‘old Hollywood’ now?
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