In the world of fashion, we’re all seeing red. Hollywood’s leading ladies suffered a serious bout of scarlet fever at Sunday’s Oscar Ceremony in Los Angeles. A-listers including Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, Katherine Heigl and Heidi Klum all stepped on to the carpet in this season’s hottest colour. And now you have the opportunity to win one of these show-stopping frocks. Fashion brand Lipsy is going to recreate Anne Hathaway’s red-hot Marchesa design for one lucky Mirror reader – made to measure in their own size. Two runners-up will be treated to £100 to spend online. Good Luck! Read the rest of this entry »

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16/02 DVD Review: Becoming Jane
It is just wonderful when something you have been anticipating meets or exceeds your expectations. Such is the case with Becoming Jane, an imagined adventure in the life of the young Jane Austen. It is based on shadowy facts that are hinted at in the letters and writings that remain, that were not consumed by Jane’s sister Cassandra’s privacy protecting fire. In any event, this is a beautifully crafted and acted film, worth seeing multiple times, to enjoy the complex layers.
There are many who love Jane Austen, and every time a new film adaptation of a novel, or biography or inventive story about Jane’s life appears, there is much trepidation. Whatever grand idea that possessed Jane’s sister Cassandra to burn anything at all of Jane’s, has left the following generations with the idea that Jane had secrets, and that each one of us is the ONLY one to really understand.
Beyond her wit, wisdom, humor and often wickedly sharp social commentary, so beautifully displayed in her novels and letters, we like to imagine Jane as our friend. Her personality as dreamed up by each one of us usually reflects our tastes and ideals that are expressed in her writing. Read the rest of this entry »
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