Out of Africa

Meryl Streep's Romantic Utilitarian Clothes From Out of Africa Inspire Spring Shopping 2011-03-23 07:09:45
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Inspired Spring: Meryl Streep's Soft, Utilitarian Menswear in Out of Africa

Out of Africa is one of the most romantic movies of all time; set in colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness played by Meryl Streep falls in love with Robert Redford's fiercely independent big-game hunter.
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Out of Africa is one of the most romantic movies of all time; set in colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness played by Meryl Streep falls in love with Robert Redford's fiercely independent big-game hunter. We won't ruin the love story's ending for you, but we will rhapsodize over the clothes for a moment. Streep carries rugged sensuality in menswear-inspired clothes — utility shirts, linen jackets, menswear-inspired pants — and to capture that same undone sexiness, we found a mix of utilitarian and feminine, vintage-inspired pieces. Click through our widget to shop.

Ariana SILK UTILITY SHIRT Ralph Lauren PALERMO HUDS JODPHUR Vintage 1930s Embroidered Shawl Lace Up Booties Ralph Lauren Blue Label Nerine Ruffled Top
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Camilla Staerk Spine Rug For Normann Copenhagen
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Love It or Hate It? Spine Rug

Fashion designer Camilla Stærk was so taken by her dramatic gray and black spine dress print, inspired by Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, that she decided she wanted to see it in full form.
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Fashion designer Camilla Stærk was so taken by her dramatic gray and black spine dress print, inspired by Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, that she decided she wanted to see it in full form. So what better place to enlarge it than on the floor? The outcome is her Spine Rug ($1,580) for Normann Copenhagen. What do you say: yea or nay?

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Movie Night: Far-Off Destinations

I've been really inspired by traveling this week — both because of my own itch to go on an adventure and because I have a handful of friends who are either planning their honeymoon or enjoying it right now.
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I've been really inspired by traveling this week — both because of my own itch to go on an adventure and because I have a handful of friends who are either planning their honeymoon or enjoying it right now. As part of my travel urge, I got to thinking about movies that captured a culture and a country so well that they've made me add a new entry to my list of places I have vowed to visit. Come away with me on a mini-jaunt around the globe via this movie night!


Out of Africa
This Oscar-winning classic directed by the late Sydney Pollack starred Meryl Streep and an extremely dreamy Robert Redford, but the biggest star of the film is East Africa. The movie is loosely based on Karen Blixen's 1937 autobiography about her real-life journey to Kenya. The character based on Blixen enters a loveless marriage but then meets Redford's character, a local-game hunter, and an epic romance ensues. The movie was filmed on location and is breathtakingly beautiful. If this doesn't make you consider Africa as a travel destination, I don't know what will.

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Sydney Pollack Dies at 73, May 27, 2008
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Rest In Peace, Sydney Pollack

Sad news to report today: Director and actor Sydney Pollack died on Sunday at the age of 73.
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Sad news to report today: Director and actor Sydney Pollack died on Sunday at the age of 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer nine months ago.

The hard-working actor and highly respected director is known for a variety of accomplishments. Older generations might recognize him as the Oscar-nominated director of Tootsie and the Oscar-winning director of Out of Africa. He also directed The Way We Were, The Firm and The Interpreter, among other titles.

In more recent years, he took on more acting roles, from Will's dad in Will & Grace to the boss at Michael Clayton's law firm in Michael Clayton to Patrick Dempsey's wedding-happy father in Made of Honor, along with many others.

Clayton costar George Clooney issued a statement about Pollack's death, writing, "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly."

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