tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4434105854539241462..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Murder at the Belmar by BC StoneClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12078153517914831622017-05-12T21:58:25.287+01:002017-05-12T21:58:25.287+01:00Thanks Paula, and I for one will be trying to get ...Thanks Paula, and I for one will be trying to get hold of it.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77271147830884621832017-05-11T02:17:11.271+01:002017-05-11T02:17:11.271+01:00Old reply from another post, but I wanted to add &...Old reply from another post, but I wanted to add "One Way Passage" to the list of Kay Francis movies that are worth checking out in case someone else is linked here (or finds it on their own).carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36775878383238331722014-05-04T09:53:02.674+01:002014-05-04T09:53:02.674+01:00Maybe not harsh enough for you, but good fun...Maybe not harsh enough for you, but good fun...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45907435675274449972014-05-04T09:52:50.108+01:002014-05-04T09:52:50.108+01:00I hadn't really clocked her before, though I h...I hadn't really clocked her before, though I have seen several movies she was in, including Trouble in Paradise. I shall look out for her now, and perhaps try to find some of the films. Yes, so beautiful.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40060467747744562302014-05-04T07:57:52.040+01:002014-05-04T07:57:52.040+01:00Glad it worked for you, but I'm not minded to ...Glad it worked for you, but I'm not minded to try it, though the author seems a nice chap!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81720049242177489642014-05-04T03:20:58.327+01:002014-05-04T03:20:58.327+01:00Kay Francis was beautiful and she was in a ton of ...Kay Francis was beautiful and she was in a ton of movies. I don't remember which ones we have seen but Glen pointed out Jewel Robbery and Trouble in Paradise from 1932. You picked some greats images to illustrate this post. I will be trying this book sometime also... just don't know when. Glad you liked it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42465519995178757532014-05-03T20:54:10.307+01:002014-05-03T20:54:10.307+01:00Thanks for dropping by and answering my questions,...Thanks for dropping by and answering my questions, much appreciated. I did very much enjoy the book and particularly the clothes descriptions, and will look up your recommended sources. I had a marvellous time finding the pictures to illustrate the entry. Goodness she was beautiful wasn't she? That top picture is stunning.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40666699441355802952014-05-03T20:52:24.434+01:002014-05-03T20:52:24.434+01:00Thank you Margot - I always get great tipoffs at y...Thank you Margot - I always get great tipoffs at your blog, and although I blame you for the TBR pile, I am also grateful... and I was very glad to be introduced to Mr Stone and Miss Francis.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81008022048102495042014-05-03T19:59:07.928+01:002014-05-03T19:59:07.928+01:00Thanks much for the post! Love your blog, and I’ll...Thanks much for the post! Love your blog, and I’ll keep returning. Terrific photo of Kay Francis with white gloves and cigarette.<br />The 1930s is such a great era for clothes and it’s a joy describing them in the stories. Also thanks for the questions. The significance of the badly written note to WSM is that the writer is trying to explain why WSM’s fellow author won’t be attending. Later KF sniffs out the truth (helped along by WS himself) as to the note’s real author. <br />The anonymous note and the mysterious villa I confess is mostly just to create suspense and uncertainty. Also I wanted to suggest the cautionary (to KF) setting of an aging movie queen living with her memories of the past, so memorably conveyed in a certain movie of a few years later. <br />As for choosing the outfits she wore, a combination of observing Kay Francis in the many glamour photos, as well as pictures from the movies, both of which are scattered abundantly across the Web. Also my imagination: I like creating outfits that look great on her and describing such. An online source I’ve found helpful is the Vintage Fashion Library http://thevintagelibrarian.blogspot.com/. For print sources two of my favorites are: 100 years of fashion, by Cally Blackman, and Fashion: the definitive history of costume and style (DK).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34612842323027617832014-05-03T13:19:09.358+01:002014-05-03T13:19:09.358+01:00Moira - Thanks for the wonderful shout-out! I'...Moira - Thanks for the wonderful shout-out! I'm so glad you liked this one. It just did seem right up your street. And I agree, Stone does a great job of describing clothing. You make a well-taken point too about the wit and some solid plot twists. I really am pleased you thought this a good read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com