Month: December 2020

I Was In The Vodafone Christmas Advert With Martin Freeman

I Was In The Vodafone Christmas Advert With Martin Freeman

I WAS IN THE VODAFONE CHRISTMAS ADVERT WITH MARTIN FREEMAN This is Vodafone’s Christmas advert from 2018, starring Martin Freeman. Vodafone decided to shoot their film in my picturesque home village of Aldbourne, in Wiltshire from Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th October. This posed a wonderful …

How Coco Chanel Designed Her Logo

How Coco Chanel Designed Her Logo

HOW COCO CHANEL DESIGNED HER LOGO Fashion designer Coco Chanel is famous for her timeless designs and her iconic monogram logo that she designed herself. A huge influence on how the fashion of the roaring ‘20s looked, she became a much-revered style icon, known for …

Graphic Props From Die Hard

Graphic Props From Die Hard

GRAPHIC PROPS FROM DIE HARD I think Die Hard is a wonderful, feel-good, festive film, where only quite a few people die but everyone gets a good, personal story arch. Maybe unsurprisingly, there aren’t a lot of graphic props in the movie. There were only …

8-Year-Old Louisa’s Letter (1885)

8-Year-Old Louisa’s Letter (1885)

8-YEAR-OLD LOUISA’S LETTER (1885) This is a new year letter I acquired late last year, written by a little girl from Camello Massachusetts on January 18th 1885. I was initially intrigued by the ink, as I hadn’t seen a letter written in pink that was …