bow ties are cool

Shirt: New Look

Trousers: New Look

Shoes: New Look (I think)

Bow tie: Vintage (from my mum)

Some days, all I want is to find a beautifully tailored suit (à la Marlene Dietrich) in my wardrobe. I've had no such luck yet, but when I woke up today wanting to look fairly dapper, this is what I came up with. It's decidedly more casual than a suit would be, but comfort is what I aim for!

I am currently in the throes of a rather torrid obsession with Patti LuPone. I've been a lover of musical theatre since I was a small child but for the past couple of years I've been somewhat neglecting it. I think Patti is going to be responsible for me falling in love with it all over again. Will I ever be as fabulous as Patti? No. Will I try to be as fabulous as Patti? The answer is an emphatic YES! 

(Last night I dreamt that I smoked one cigarette and then discovered that my voice had become as incredible as Patti's. It was a great dream, but I'm not sure I should try it in real life. ;D)

top of the world

3/4 sleeve tee: New Look

Cardigan: New Look

Skirt: Vintage

Tights: New Look

Shoes: New Look

There's something about a pencil skirt, be it tweedy, wooly, or sleek and silky, that makes me feel like I can accomplish anything. So when I popped on this skirt today, I knew my day was going to be good. And it was. I met up with a friend and we spent the afternoon eating bruschetta and panini, drinking milk shakes, and enjoying the lovely day (which happened to be incredibly mild for England in March). I also had a rather interesting conversation with the taxi driver who spent the entire journey talking about his upcoming trip to Cyprus. :)


What are your plans for the rest of the weekend? I think I'm going to spend tomorrow in the company of some good films tomorrow.

Meet Scamp

Scamp is the little tyke who can bring cheer to the most dismal of days by the slightest wag of his tail. He's a rescue dog and is 10 years old (his "birthday" (the day we brought him home from the RSPCA 5 years ago) was on Tuesday). Personally, I would have given him a more imaginative name but Scamp was the one he came with and it stuck. Usually he goes by "Scampi" though. His main pleasures in life are eating, chasing cats (he has a personal vendetta against the two that live next door who are constantly teasing him by sunbathing in the garden when he's not watching), and being scratched (he has quite severe allergies so if you scratch him he will love you forever!). Some of his more peculiar traits include barking at the postman whilst out on a walk (even if the poor man isn't going to our house), behaving in exactly the same manner towards  the window cleaners, crawling along the floor on his belly, and standing underneath the bird feeders in the garden so he can eat the seeds that they drop. He also likes running round and round in circles on the beach. All in all, he's a pretty cool dude.

Hello, hello!

Long sleeved tee: George at Asda

Jumper: New Look

Jeans: New Look

Flats: ?

Well, hello there! You appear to be reading my very first blog post here at Fishberry Jam and for that I thank you. It's always a little awkward writing the first post on a blog so I'm just going to list a few facts about myself so that I don't feel like such a stranger to you. :)

• My name is Sophie, I'm 18 years old, and I live in England (and I don't need a governess!)
• This is my second blog. I've been writing over at my classic film blog Waitin' on a Sunny Day since May 2010 and I hope to continue doing so for a long time to come. I created Fishberry Jam as somewhere I could post about topics that don't exactly fall under the classic film header. 
• My favourite tv series is Band of Brothers. I've seen it far too many times and can often be found shouting "THREE MILES UP, THREE MILES DOWN! HI HO SILVER!" whilst revoking people's passes. 
• I have a dog called Scamp who will no doubt be making frequent guest appearances on here.
• I love to bake. 
• My favourite classic actress is Deborah Kerr and my favourite contemporary actress is Gillian Anderson. You can find a list of my other favourite classic actresses here.
• This fabulous song is constantly stuck in my head.
• I think bow ties are absolutely delightful. 
• I collect classic film memorabilia. 
• I love languages but am sadly not fluent in any. 

That's all for today but stay tuned for more posts within the next few days! :)

P.S. If you got The Sound of Music reference in there, you are my friend.