And Ann Sothern, who was sooooooo beautiful

something about those 40s women –healthy as horses –off the farm toned-up, natural food naturally, those drive ya crazy hairstyles and dresses, rangy movement and posture. really shows up to a TCM insomniac. by the shank of the 50s, something was different –the same basics, but more self-conscious, less open. styles more tamped down. i know, styles and fashions are just that –but ‘the medium is the message’ –