Believe It Or Not, Dears, My Obsession For Pink Came Not From Vincente Minnelli Or Cecil Beaton, But Polly Pinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                     Polly Pinks was a character in a children's book that was handed down to me, by my older sister.  It was about a cat called Miss Sniff.  Her Aunt Cordelia, whom I have posted about on here, with her exquisite Forties wardrobe and hair, always said the cat was a "mischief." Polly could only pronounce that word as "misssnif," so that became the name of the cat.

                                       But though just a little girl, she showed me the way, and like her, I wanted, and still do, all things pink.  There is a part in the book where Polly's house was going to be painted.  Polly wanted it painted pink, which I agree with, but her father said yellow.  I think that came more from Aunt Cordelia than her father!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                           Of course, as I grew older, I discovered Minnelli and Beaton. .  But it was really Polly Pinks who paved the way for me.

                                              She was determined to be a fashionista.  And, unconsciously, so was I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!