Win a pair of sunglasses!

In my previous life as a stylist I was fortunate to come across Mrs Glamour Puss at a Buy My Wardrobe event at which I was bequeathed by her, a couple of pairs of Polarized sunglasses to product test. Well suffice it to say they have never left my bag or face since. Yes folks I have eschewed the trappings and lure of designer sunnies for science.

However, I'm rubbish at science. I therefore won't blind you with my ignorance but suggest you read and see the evidence of the superiority of polarized sunglasses technology here. What I can attest is that it is all true! The vision is wonderful, they are the perfect weight and everyone has asked me where I got mine from.




The price is reasonable but not cheap, but given the quality and wide selection of styles, I would recommend them to everyone. I know you might be fore going a designer tag but you eyes will love you for it. As well as online, Polaroid sunglasses are stocked at John Lewis, Boots and available at airports.

I've managed to bagsy a pair to giveaway to one lucky reader. I've selected a lovely retro pair based on the fact they are called Marilyn.


The question you have to answer to win these Polaroid sunglasses is..

In which film does Marilyn Monroe star in a sequinned red dress?

Leave you answers in the comment box, competition closes on midnight on June 21st 2011. Good luck!

Jane Russell - what a beauty

It was really sad to wake up to the news of Jane Russell's death as she was one of my favourite actresses and it was her and Marilyn Monroe who formed part of my MA dissertation on the red dress thanks to their stellar performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). If you haven't seen it then make sure you do. Jane Russell is wonderful and delivers great gags and comic timing, as does Marilyn. The pair are fabulous together.

The death of Jane Russell really is an end of an era when it comes to 1940s stars. Her Hollywood career ended at the end of the 1950s. She was a real bombshell!

More Marilyn Monroe

100 new photos of Marilyn Monroe, as well as letters and essays, appear in the book Marilyn: August 1953, a period when she injured her ankle filming River of No Return in the Canadian Rockies. All photos are by John Vachon who was then a LOOK magazine photographer. You can pre-order the book on Amazon