Have you ever wondered why it’s common to find women’s dresses, skirts,
coats, trousers, and so on have no pockets?
History has some answers to the mystery like;
Husbands – kept the money or carried their wives’ money and valuables.
Politics – no pockets kept purse and handbag makers employed.
1800’s Fashion & Beauty – strived to keep the figure looking
slim and trim without the pocket bulge.
Cost – it’s cheaper to make clothes without pockets (saves extra fabric and
sewing labour).
The modern woman typically gets around with a smartphone, and house/car
keys. She doesn’t always want to carry around a handbag. After a couple of
hundred of years of waiting, proper pockets are starting to appear in women’s
clothes such as leisure wear and jeans. We can find the brands setting us free
from these old inconveniences.
An Australian news site flagged the Marry Me movie as the return of romance comedy? Read the
article hereAnd that around 2010, Rom-Com movie’s changed direction and good lost in
frat boys and their jokes about penises and poo at the expense of the romantic
development of the characters.
On the strength of Jennifer Lopez being a good actress and lighting up
the screen, I decided to go to the cinema and watch Marry Me. It was a
pleasant movie with a feel-good ending. The character of Kat Valdez played by
Jennifer Lopez lives in the glitzy world of a successful pop star. She’s rich
with an entourage and a guy that videos a lot of her day for her social media
channels. Her husband-to-be, Bastian, comes from the same popstar world. He’s
handsome, sexy, and has a smooth singing voice. Bastian is played by Columbian
star, Maluma.
The wedding ceremony between Kat and Bastian is planned to take place at their
singing concert. She wears a fabulous, beaded dress and the couple will sing their
hit duet.
But instead of the seemingly perfect, marriage made in heaven, Kat receives
bad news about Bastian. She marries an ordinary guy, Charlie, instead who is played by Owen Wilson. Charlie
Gilbert is a math teacher who co-parents his daughter with his ex.
How could a romance possibly start between these two very different
people? The heartening part of the story shows how when neither person is
forced to give up their authentic selves or fit into the other’s lifestyle,
there’s space for a special kind of magic. They can be liked for who they are.
Liking can grow into love. Catch this movie to see how the math teacher staying true to himself has another chance at love. Beneath the
gloss and glamour of the popstar, he finds the beautiful, kind woman inside.
For this year’s Valentine’s Day post, I decided to make a short video
about romance in a different era. Take a detour from the fast world we live in
and go vintage. The photography wasn’t great back then, but it’s an escape to a
simpler time. The cache of images shows what romantic love once looked like.
Think of those you love, and how happy you are to have them in your
life. St Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to remember love is special, and you
are special and loved. Cheers to more good and fun times from this day on.
Sending you the
sweetish wishes.
Take care, stay well,
♥ Ashlyn
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When the cherub Cupid shoots his arrow into the heart of his target,
they will fall in love. Cupid wasn’t always portrayed as a charming, little Renaissance
angel hovering around St Valentine’s Day lovers.
Cupid was the Roman counterpart of the Greek God,
Eros. Mythical Eros was a handsome, sexy, immortal manwith glittering golden wings, swift as the whirlwinds of the tempest
(Wikipedia).Before AI matchmaking
algorithms were created for dating apps, Eros had the daunting power in his
godly arrows to force people to fall in love by striking at their hearts. Which
sounds severe. Did he make random choices to match people or did his godly
insights into desire, passion, and eroticism keep him right on target.
Either way, Cupid on the loose would make me feel like a bit of a
nervous Nellie. How about you? With the most romantic day of the year
approaching, Eros can keep his arrows to himself, but a personal visit from the
sexy immortal man with wings would be special.
Watch a 1982 music video by the band, ABC, about Cupid shooting his poisoned arrow. It starts with a scene of the Greek Gods on a theatre stage. Does
anyone remember people acting as Singing Telegrams for special occasions like birthdays?
