Lessons at the University of Oxford, flat caps, ivy gardens, afternoon tea, blazers, tweed jackets, brogues, chocolate, pocket watches, extravagant dinners, expensive cigarettes, chapels, old cars, champagne and strawberry picnics in kayaks, horses, fountains and statues, a certain teddy bear named Aloysius and the most wonderful theme ever. Brideshead Revisited is a story about the special friendship between two at the start very unworried boys in England during the 20s and 30s, one an artist and the other from the very upper class. But also a story about how the Catholic world of Brideshead, the most decadent castle you could imagine, fell apart.

//Sara

Vogue cover from the 50s (my lovely book), sweets, strawberry colours, Brigitte Bardot and Sofia Coppola. Perfect!

//Sara

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A few months later, the trees and the flowers had grown again and the people were so happy that they organized a big party with balloons and fruit salad and they danced till the stars woke up and the moon rose and shone over everything. One year some of the kids tried to sing “Twinkle twinkle little star” but they were so bad at it that the stars cried. They never sang again after that, at least not that song.

If you ever visit this town, remember to ask someone what they call it. The few times I’ve been there, I forgot to ask. But when I think about it, maybe the town doesn’t have a name. Also remember to bring some food with you, you can get a little tired of cakes and fruits after a while.

//Emma

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Katharine Hepburn (Yes, it's Katharine, not Katherine!)

Audrey Hepburn

Anita Ekberg

Ingrid Bergman

Greta Garbo

Because we love the smokey, black & white French New Wave movies from the 60s, especially if they include Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.