Seabiscuit

Thanks to the 1930s Girls About Town I was reminded of the movie Seabiscuit, which played a key role in bringing le Baron and moi together; on one of our very early dates, we went to see the film in theatres and then headed to the track to bet on the ponies.  The whole notion of a "theme" date was the mister's and I was so impressed by his creativity and sense of fun that I had no trouble saying yes to more dates...and the rest is history.  Let's get to the fashion we can glimpse Elizabeth Banks's character wearing in this flick (I'm about ready to climb inside that last image). 

Kentucky Derby!

At the risk of being an out and out copy catter, I just felt so inspired after reading the 1930s Girls About Town's latest post and watching a bit of the Kentucky Derby on tv just now, that I thought I would post some relevant pics.  Okay, first, I found some GREAT images of the 1937 Kentucky Derby in the LIFE photo archives.  There were lots more pictures of the actual horses, stables, races, and so forth, but I was most amused by the 30s society ladies getting a bit tipsy on the famous mint juleps, so I am mostly posting those images.