Shaking it Like a Polaroid Picture! With Wanda and Raileen

1947 - Edwin Land demonstrated the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society of America in New York City. It was the first camera to take, develop and print a picture on photo paper all in about 60 seconds. The photos were black and white. The camera went on sale the following year. Another step towards "instant sharing images" and a milestone on the way to the technology advances that allow this blog. 

In honour of the "Polaroid" I have stayed with the 1940s style and opted for a dress called Raileen, I think this is a very demure dress. Timeless, classic, the ultimate in glamour and allure, the dark navy midnight blue colour is just the perfect shade for my colouring. It features a round neckline trimmed with a delicate ivory lace which adds just the right touch of flirty, femininity. Raileen has a quarter length sleeve also trimmed in lace for added coverage. It has a fitted bodice with a slight flared skirt cut right below the knees. This dress is form fitting throughout, without ever compromising on class or style.

This is the kind of dress I would wear to eat Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop cafe. Here's "To Wanda!". That is one good film.

One thing I will never do is settle for second best, I could never be Evelyn Couch at the beginning of the film, in fact Ed would have been out on his arse years before (actually I would have never settled for Ed in the first place) As I am always saying it is better to be on your own for the right reasons than be with someone for the wrong ones. Don't ever stay with people who take you for granted or from habit, if they don't treat you right and value others more then flush the handle and move on! It is their loss, trust me :) Ruth's husband learned that the hard way, and it cost him very dearly - his wife, his son and in the end his very life. 

Dress: Raileen by Stop Staring!

Shoes: From the copious collection of Marvellous Marv in honour of the shoe goddess Bernice

Hey Ya - Outkast

 

I love this song - and it still amuses me that Polaroid had to respond to it's popularity by putting a message on the Home Page of their website saying "Don't shake your polaroids before they are developed".........Love it! - plus when it comes to shaking it, bellydancers have a distinct advantage!