Large eyes, tiny frame, massive talent

As you may well know, I have quite an obsession with the amazingly talented actress that is Christina Ricci, a love that has only bloomed from watching her as a child playing the notoriously morose Wednesday Addams in Addams Family Values to being completely captured by her astounding beauty through adult eyes in New York last May. And as promised, I am dedicating an entire post to Ricci and her extensive editorial back catalogue. Having scoured the Internet in all it's glory, I have tracked down some of the most stunning images of her I have ever seen. Tough job accessing these images and discovering their origin, I must say. Seriously, someone needs to create a website dedicated to listing actress' editorial images from fashion publications pronto. And if this already exists, if any of you know of one, please let me know about it as soon as! Whodatedwho is a good source for dates, etc. but only offers images of the covers and not those from the editorials themselves. I actually wasn't aware quite how many publications she has graced the cover off. I am not complaining, of course, I mean, who would? 

Hollywood Life, Spring 2008

 W, Sep 2006

Arena, July 2004

Bullett, A/W 2011

 Bullett, A/W 2011 

 Bullett, A/W 2011 

 Nylon, Sep 2011

POP, A/W 2004

 POP, A/W 2004

POP, A/W 2004

BlackBook, May 2008

 BlackBook, Oct 2010

 BlackBook, October 2010

Vogue Italia, Jan 2007

Vogue Italia, Jan 2007 

Mean, March/April 2007

Oyster, March 2012

Oyster, March 2012 

Oyster, March 2012 

Emmy, Dec 2011

Emmy, Dec 2011 

Shot by Bruce Weber in 2000

 Now on my watchlist:

Black Snake Moan (2006)

The Opposite of Sex (1998)

Now and Then (1995)

 Have you seen any of these films?

 Are you a fan of Ricci? What do you make of my selection of images?

WONDER FULL

Where has the sun gone?

Last week in England was absolute glorious sunshine- a rarity even during the summer months and a a result everyone was in a good mood, having garden gatherings and visiting the pub. Drinking outside in the warm summer air at ten at night without the usual necessity of a second layer is a perk all on it's own. Making the most of the beautiful weather (which was at times, almost unbearably hot) I had been lying flat on the grass in the back garden for the most part of three days. I usually save this for the annual summer holiday but the late June, early July uncharacteristically warm weather meant that I should be making the most of it and thus caught the sun incredibly easily and the result- a natural, glowing, dark tan. This made me somewhat happy and it was then, the moment my skin went from pale to a deep brown shade, that the short summer dresses, high-wasted shorts and colourful strapless tops were retrieved from the crevices of the wardrobe for good.

But then it got to Monday of this week and the sun began to hide away and then the rain started to fall - cue the storms, windy conditions and the retrieving back indoors to watch films. One of the first on the list was The Beach, which I hadn't seen before but thought was amazing- vibrant, great casting, tapping into insightful ideologies and interesting characters. It really caused me to begin thinking about life on a beach; living, co-existing with strangers, along with it's pros- there would be no need to work, no need for possessions, no need even for money.

Another on the list was the child friendly, rather cliched Aquamarine starring a young Emma Roberts. On looking at her profile on IMDb (like Twitter which I find myself constantly checking for the latest fashion news and laughs from Britain's comediennes, I have the iPhone app), I found myself instantly becoming completely captured by her beauty- long flowing locks of golden hair, petite frame, wide eyed and complementing her great choices of evening wear with that amazingly large smile. So, sharing with you now, are my favourite red carpet looks of hers. I'd never noticed before- I have become more of a fan of British beauty Emma Watson in recent years- but she is as beautiful, a talented actress and a new favourite of mine, style wise. 

My only hope is that the sun makes it's appearance again tomorrow in the same way it was this time last week, but you never know. 

There is always a film to whack on and obsess over if not. 

In the meantime, enjoy the pictures. Who is your latest girl crush? What has the weather been like where you live?

 MICHAEL KORS

At the 2011 Met Gala where I was at the time, viewing the famous faces as they arrived.

AMANDA UPRICHARD
At the Beverley Hills screening of The Art of Getting By

ELIE SAAB

At the launch party of Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood issue in May

BURBERRY 
At the L.A. premiere of Scream 4

KOVA & T

 At the London premiere of Valentine's Day

 JENNY PACKMAN

At Elton John’s AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party in L.A.

WONDER FULL