#dame julie andrews

[lionessofwindsor]

Happy 89th Birthday to Dame Julie Andrews! Julie made her Broadway debut 70 years ago on September 30, 1954, one day before her 19th birthday on October 1st.

[operaqueen]

Julie Andrews - My Fair Lady

New York - 1956

[cleemooma]

[thephantomofanastasia]

[simplyjuliefansite]

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Anything Goes December

Darling Lili / Julie Andrews as Lili Smith/Schmidt

This dress evokes the right lines for World War I, when the movie takes place. I doubt the material is period-appropriate, but I'm open to being corrected if someone knows more about it than I do. At least it appears to be a housedress, almost a glorified robe--Lili wears it when at home with a cold, and she wears a different costume later when she goes out. So I guess the chenille-like texture is possible, but it still seems unlikely. I do like the contrast between the soft gold and the satiny black trim, however.

[ladypolitik]

(Loving shoutout to @pepperonys for first retweeting the source text with her caption, "Maria at the abbey", lol ❤️)

[dianneking]

To anyone asking where my gender chaos comes from: I was socialized as female, but these were my role models/fave movies growing up:

Dame Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria - 1982

Katherine Hepburn in Sylvia Scarlett - 1935

Also, I am queer AF

[thepastisalreadywritten]

BORN ON THIS DAY:

Dame Julie Andrews DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author.

She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards.

She has been honoured with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022.

She was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.

[axelwolf8109]

Dame Julie Andrews and Dame Angela Lansbury made such beautiful music for Disney

[operaqueen]

Julie Andrews

[klaine8468]

Julie Andrews as Pinocchio illustration on my Redbubble

(via "Julie Andrews – Pinocchio" Sticker for Sale by FloFlo8468)

[thephantomofanastasia]

Photos from one of my favorite Disney films, Mary Poppins!

[simplyjuliefansite]

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

October: Black Redux

Darling Lili / Julie Andrews as Lili Smith/Schmidt

This is the costume Lili wears for her opening performance of "Whistling Away the Dark." The black dress is meant to blend with the backdrop, and the song opens with a tight spotlight on just her head and shoulders, making it look as if her head and the sparkly collar are floating in midair. Later, the spotlight pulls back to include the rest of her gown, picking out the silver designs around the cuffs and skirt as well. It's pretty magical, and the song is beautiful too.