Pretty things...oh why do I like pretty things?

I'm not usually one to post about fashion, but I'm getting married sometime within the next few years, and have been looking at bridal dresses, and these are just too fabulous not to share.  I forgot to save the designer and era information, but they're all from the 1930's, 40's & 50's

After wading through hundreds of white gowns in varying degrees of dullness, these colours and shapes are a welcome breath of fresh air.

I would get married in either of these two dresses:

I would put my Maid of Honour in one of these:

or maybe something like this:

 

This one's probably tacky as fuck but I still like it:

The other bridesmaids (if there are any) could pick something out of here:

All images tagged as such are from http://poshgirlvintage.com 

 The green dress on the red-headed model is from http://revampvintage.com

 The rest are from http://vintageous.com

 That's about the extent of my wedding planning so far.  I still don't know when, where, how and, occassionally, why we're getting married (I'm only joking of course.  He's a stellar sort of soulmate and I can't wait to hitch my wagon to his star).

I also need a theme, apparently, one that's a bit more festive than "poor".  These dresses are very affordable though, and that gives me hope.

I'm finally going to confront a serious fear.

PUPPETS.

In descending order of most terrifying:

10.  The skeletons from Jason and the Argonauts

Entire Sequence

This was one of the first action-adventures I was enthralled with as a child. The sequence where Jason battles the skeleton army was the first time in a movie-going experience that I ever felt viscerally concerned for the safety of a fictional character.  The scuttling, menacing design of the skeletons and their swarming execution makes them some of the creepiest puppets on film.

9.  George/Kuato from Total Recall.

What could I possibly say that this picture does not already describe?  

8.  Whatever-the-fuck these things are:

They're not from a movie but they may be part of what initially instilled my phobia of puppets.  Hugely popular when I was a kid, these palm sized rubber masks have finger holds in the back enabling you to animate them in HORRIBLE AND UNCEASINGLY UNNATURAL WAYS.  I think there may have been an incident where a bully chased me around the school yard with them but I'm not sure if that actually happened: it could have just been one of  the many terrible, puppet-induced nightmares I've dreamed.

7. The tree in Poltergeist.

 Thank you, Steven Spielberg, thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me live a life where I am afraid of TREES. 

6.  Humpty Dumpty in the 1933 black and white adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

Video Clip

I couldn't bring myself to rewatch this clip in order to take a proper screencap so this blurry image will have to do.  The black recesses of its eyes show an inner circle of hell, I'm sure. Never mind the gash of a mouth. Jesus.

5.  The Terminator

It's not his fault, he's just built that way.

4.  Fairchild from Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood

Not only does he look like an ICU burn victim, the way he moves is all wooden and puppet-y and makes his hands look like they're reaching for your throat.  Ugh.  Another early childhood trauma.

3. The Velociraptors from Jurassic Park.

Fuck Steven Speilberg and his puppets.  Seriously.

2.  Satan in the 1984 stop motion animation adaptation of the Adventures of Mark Twain.

Entire Video

You know.  For kids.

1.  Falkor from The Neverending Story

Most people would pick the wolf that jumps out of the walls over everyone's favourite and supposedly loveable luck dragon.  But what many do not realize is that Falkor is evil.  And real.  And coming to get you.  Apologies for not including a picture.  I just can't.