Clueless the movie inspiration

Another 90's era fashion inspiration! I really loved that the 1995 teenage flick Clueless was a spin-off of a Jane Austen book. I also really loved that Alicia Silverstone at the time reminded me of a young Meg Ryan. Speaking of, if you are fan of Meg Ryan in Nora Ephron movies...this cheesy ABC show Manhattan Love Story stars an actress (Analeigh Tipton) who channels Meg Ryan to a T! What a transformation from the memorable babysitter in the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love!

Starry night sky

When Adiaphane, one of my favorite blog-reads, posted these gorgeous Delman star-detail indigo pumps, it reminded me of something from my early girlhood days....... In my tween-years, I often escaped into the world of Jane Austen (reading her books that is) and spent many a nights dreaming what it would be like to be in that romantic world. I loved Jane Austen's novels for the strange vocabulary (I craved learning new words back then...to prepare for SAT's and college of course) and Austen never disappointed in describing the heroine's gowns, bonnets, and preparation for the evening ball or ride about town. I even envisioned my own outfits to wear to a Jane Austen-style soiree! I was such a strange little girl, haha. I dugged up my old dusty sketches and found what reminded me of the Delman pumps:

Yes, this is the gown I designed for myself to fall in love with a handsome gentlemen at a glamorous ball. I wanted to look like a starry night sky. Oh how faraway and ridiculous it sounds now, haha.

Darn it, now I really want to buy these pumps. At $118...eh maybe not, to the wishlist.

 

Strange thing is, I can't stand Jane Austen books or movies anymore. Guess I learned the hard way that real life isn't very Jane Austen novels at all. It was fun dreaming though.