I’ve never been much of a subscriber to fashion magazines, but when I stumbled on a vintage shop jammed full of vintage magazines, I couldn’t resist snagging a small pile of fashion and gossip magazines. From the 1960s. It’s fun taking a step back in time, reading the articles that were relevant 50 years ago, and pouring over the fashion inspiration from the it-girls of the 1960s. My favorite era is around 1965, and a favorite gal of mine is Pattie Boyd.

In the 1960s, Pattie Boyd was famously the muse for her first husband, and my favorite Beatle, George Harrison, but before that she was a widely recognizeable covergirl and then small-time actress. I first “met” Pattie while watching Hard Day’s Night, the silly Beatles’ movie in which she played a teenage fangirl who met the Beatles during their tour. I thought she was cute, with her gapped grin and energetic personality. And then I got to know her style, and fell hard for this style icon. Her hair, her mod schoolgirl style, and penchant for hats are just what I’m going for these days. Do you love her as much as I do? How could you not?!

Oh how I love finding fun and fresh baby basics! Remember when I talked about how it’s important for me to just mix and match classic separates, so I don’t have to spend lots of money on different outfits for Lucy? Believe it or not, she doesn’t really have a lot of clothes, but we never get bored mixing and matching outfits for her. She’s worn each of these pieces many times, but this is the first time she’s worn them together. The striped top is short sleeved, but it’s layered over a long sleeve top with a cute collar to peek out above the striped one. To hide the layering of short sleeves over long sleeves, I threw a cardigan on top. As far as shoes go, this is her only pair, because it goes with all of her outfits that don’t already have feet attached. And just like with her momma, a cute hat adds the perfect amount of jazz to the outfit! Just look at that smile. The girl already loves hats.

F O U R    M O N T H   O U T F I T   D E T A I L S :

beret: part of a sweater outfit from Marshalls | sweater: gift from Liz | striped top: thrifted
white Peter Pan shirt: Old Navy (thrifted) | velour pants: Gap (thrifted) | shoes: Kohls

There’s something so magical about musicals from the ’50s that instantly makes my heart feel light and pushes any of my worries out of my mind. Maybe it’s the technicolor scenery, the Gershwin tunes, or the fact that even Fred Astaire can still play a leading man after 25 years in show business. But I’ll tell ya- this stuff is as magical as it gets!  I hadn’t seen Funny Face in many years and had forgotten what a delight it is. From the opening credits to even Audrey Hepburn’s solos, I adore this movie!

Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) is a seasoned fashion photographer working for a leading women’s magazine, Quality. But the newest issue of Quality Magazine seems to be lacking something, and the editor isn’t sure what. They try taking the models out of the studio and into a bookstore for a change of scenery, turning the place upside down and infuriating the skinny little shopgirl, Jo (Audrey Hepburn), who has to clean up their mess. Dick stays to help her and becomes impressed with Jo’s “funny face” (give me a break, right?!) and sharp mind. When the editor decides the magazine needs to find an every day women to be the face of the magazine, or The Quality Woman, Dick suggests Jo for the part.

But Jo has no interest in fashion, as she would rather have her head stuck in a philosophy book. They finally convince her to model for them by promising her a trip to Paris, where she can have the chance to meet the French philosopher she idolizes, when she’s not working at a photo shoot. Dick and Jo begin to fall in love through the coarse of their photo shoots, but things start to go wrong when Jo finally meets that French philosopher, and finds that he’s actually a younger, quite good looking man. And she won’t believe Dick when he says that the philosopher is interested in more than her brains.

I think I first fell in love with Funny Face as a little girl, because the dramatic Cinderella makeover plot always fascinated me. Of course, it’s really  a little silly, because Audrey Hepburn never looks dowdy even before her couture makeover. But as My Fair Lady proves, it’s hard to resist an Audrey Hepburn makeover story, right? Now that I’m older, I still enjoy a Cinderella story, but I was pleased that while Jo dons pretty dresses for the magazine shoots, she doesn’t give up who she was, and even a 1950s movie doesn’t make bookish women appear undesirable.

One of the main draws of Funny Face is the impeccable styling of each scene, and, of coure, the fashion! Oh, the fashion! It’s such fun. I also enjoyed the cultural comedy, pitting the French beatniks against the corporate couture-pushing Americans. There’s a lot of humor to be found in that- humor that’s still relevant today! (Think: hipsters and yuppies collide!) It’s a great movie, fun for the whole family, and even if you’ve seen it before, you should watch it again!