Pbenjay's Blog

Easter Sunday dawned sunny and bright just as the weatherman promised and as a result, the Avenue was packed.  It was a cacophony of color ranging from deep cerise, brilliant turquoise, lively pinks, lemony yellows and mint greens and lavenders everywhere.  Vintage clothes were pleasantly evident and it was hard to decide if there were more men decked out in vintage sartorial splendor including a fair share of straw boaters, a few top hats and even a bowler or two than women in forties dresses and many a vintage designer hat, like my friend Helen wore.  She donned a unique Bes-Ben which captured the eye of many a photographer during the day.

Helen wears a Bes-Ben 1940's hat

As for me, I wore a floral and ribbon creation made by yours truly.  I tried to make my hat with a lot of green thinking i would be walking in the Parade with Miss Fin who had on the most adorable (well I DID buy it) mint green outfit on.  But alas, she was crabby this morning and slept during some of the Parade and when I did catch up with her again before brunch, she just would not put on her hat.  Of course, she had been wearing the hat around the house all the previous week.  Ahhhhhh the unpredictability of a 19 month old.

How do I look?

I'm being held up on the Avenue

My photo was taken by Murray Head.

Looking Ahead by Head