fifties glam

I have a new obsession, and it seems to be 50’s glam, and it seems to be back in full force at least on the TV. I am absolutely addicted to Pan Am and the playboy club. 

The fifties was the height and unfortunate end of what I consider old movie star glamour and the art of being a lady. I am by no means anything close to being anything like a glamorous ladies of the past. I do very much enjoy not having dress up for every little thing, like women were expected to in the past. (My Granny would not even answer the door without a full face of makeup and her done to pristine.) But their is a part of me that wishes I could dress like that, and prance around in heels all the time.

The thing that entrances me with these shows is not so much the plot, although both have proved to amazing. Its the little things, the white gloves, how they walked, the sweet manners of days gone by. I do consider myself to modern woman, a bit of a feminist and liberal. I am very proud of how society has become open and accepting of people outside the “norm”. But I think we have kind of lost something along the way. We seem to have lost the graciousness of the past, and the art of being woman and lady. In our world now, being a lady seems is practically frowned on. Its almost like if you act with manners and grace, and dress up, you are considered the outcast.  Watching these shows you can get a glimpse of what it was like and how is was to be a true lady in a world that appreciates