Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Being a Caroline


Meg's blog about Princess Mary (Australia's greatest export) reminded me of a childhood fantasy. When I was ten I wanted to be a Caroline, preferably Princess of Monaco, but Kennedy would do. Or, the rough end of pineapple, Caroline X a girl in my class who was, perfect.
Forty years on Caroline X has faded in my eyes and I like myself a whole lot more...but I still have a hankering to be a Caroline. Or grab some of that understated, patrician style for myself. And no...neither of my girls are called Caroline!

Do you still admire the icons of your youth?

7 comments:

  1. Speaking of (well typing of) wanting what we dont have! I always wanted red hair and my name to be Rose. Alas..

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  2. There was a time I wanted to be just like Liza Minelli ... but not any more! I still admire Shirley MacLaine, to the disdain of most people I know.

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  3. Now Liza I can live with but you've lost me on Shirley. All that occulty stuff and her fling with the Colt from Kooyong was too much for me!

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  4. I wish I had Bette Midler's humor and talent, Oprah's success with money and with humanity, Jackie-o's sophistication and style, Shirley Temple's cuteness, Julia Robert's beauty, but since I don't have any of these, I'll just do the best with what I have.

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  5. I didn't want to be Caroline, exactly, but I loved her Carolina Herrera wedding gown so much that I had to get my own CH gown when I got married a few years after Caroline.

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  6. I always wanted Marcia Brady's wardrobe, I already had her hair. I also copied everything Madonna wore during the 80's. Now that I am older, I love the fashion of women such as Jackie O, Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Gwen Stefani, Michelle Obama, Princess Mary... I could go on

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  7. I've always loved Caroline as I did her Mother. But I always wanted to be Ali McGraw.

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