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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

As If I Need Another Reason to Love Helen Mirren

In the current issue of Vanity Fair, Dame Helen is the last-page interview, answering a Proust-style questionnaire. Here's an excerpt:

What is your favorite occupation?
Probably gardening. Also dressmaking.

Love. Her!

20 comments:

Anonymous said...: I've always liked her and to find out that she shares my love of dressmaking - simply amazing!

Karen; 9:29 AM, August 24, 2010
Carolyn (cmarie12) said...: Do you remember when she won the Oscar and she was on the Oprah special? She brought the dress she wore and showed how the inside was constructed. I thought that was so kewl! And yes, I really like her too...a classy lady!; 9:39 AM, August 24, 2010
Lisette M said...: Isn't that wonderful? Can I really like her even more?; 10:11 AM, August 24, 2010
Toby Wollin said...: Any woman who campaigns for sleeves in formalwear is on my list of proto-saints.; 10:55 AM, August 24, 2010
Gigi said...: I adore her! No, I worship her! She is everything I want to be as I age: elegant, classy, beautiful. And she can still rock a bikini!; 11:10 AM, August 24, 2010
Elaray said...: As if her talent and class were not reason enough to admire her – I love the fact that she sews!; 11:13 AM, August 24, 2010
A Sewn Wardrobe said...: That is so awesome! I jsut love her, too.

Nicole Richie said in "In Style" a few months ago that many of her friends sew, and so she took up the hobby, and then began designing her own line. I was impressed that she took up sewing before getting a design gig. I mean, she definitely got it b/c of her celebrity status but still... her esteem grew in my eyes.; 11:39 AM, August 24, 2010
Nancy K said...: Wow, already love her as an icon of how to age well but she sews too? Pretty cool.; 12:57 PM, August 24, 2010
karen said...: Way cool...She is just the classiest lady (and a fabulous actress!); 1:22 PM, August 24, 2010
BetsyV said...: I think it's fabulous she wants to come back as you, Ann: A businesswoman athlete (hey zumba counts, right?) who can sing!

Loved the interview, thanks for posting the link!; 2:54 PM, August 24, 2010
Anonymous said...: Yes, What a LADY; 3:15 PM, August 24, 2010
Heidi said...: I hope to age as gracefully and beautifully as her!; 6:08 PM, August 24, 2010
Gail said...: I adore Helen Mirren - she is a consumate actor, a dignified beauty and very intellent. When I was very young she also had that whiff of scandal about her for appearing nude in the Australian film Age of Consent.; 10:17 PM, August 24, 2010
sewsy said...: Yeah, she's just too cool.; 11:12 PM, August 24, 2010
AuntieAllyn said...: She is just fabulous . . . luv her!; 7:20 AM, August 25, 2010
Anonymous said...: Besides all the positives mentioned already I love that she still gets important work even as she ages (not hiding the advance of years, but incorporating the changes to best flatter herself). She was, as usual, brilliant in "The Last Station" as Countess Tolstoy; her costumes were lovely.; 9:22 AM, August 26, 2010
amber said...: Yup, this just adds to my high regard for her.; 10:52 AM, August 26, 2010
NancyDaQ said...: I love that comment!

She recently did a movie here in New Mexico and visited one of our local vintage stores. The owner said she was a great customer! She came in by herself without an entourage and didn't act like a diva (even though she is one in the best sense of the word).; 12:44 PM, August 26, 2010
Anonymous said...: Loved her since I first saw her in Prime Suspect!

Maureen; 6:38 PM, August 28, 2010
bhhewitt said...: I love her clothes and would like to help dress her. Because of her age, she is an encouragement to me.; 2:58 AM, August 30, 2010