Joan Crawford’s Bizarre Vintage lifestyle tips: Outdated or Timeless? You be the judge
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Joan Crawford Tips for Life
Hello lovelies, today I will be focusing on Joan Crawford's lifestyle tips from her book My Way of Life. Although many of these tips are outdated, it is still interesting to read about all of the other advice she has regarding relationships, beauty, fashion and entertainment. I highly recommend picking up a copy of the book if you are a Joan Crawford Fan!
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Here are a few of the tips from her book My Way of Life
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1. Joan loved to keep her house clean, but it was more than just having a clean home that she enjoyed. The actual process of cleaning brought her so much joy. According to Joan, when she was in between projects or sitting at a desk all day, she had much energy to spare. That's when she would break out her scrub brush, get on her hands and knees, and make the floor shine. She said that it would make her cheeks rosy, and she would have a ball with it.
2. In terms of making her marriage last, she said that the best thing a woman could do was listen to her husband talk about his work. Even if he thought he had nothing interesting to say, it was a wife's job to pull it out of him. If he worked a mundane job in the grocery store, ask if he had any interesting customers come across his belt that day.
3. She also made a special note to other women as a bit of a helping hand. She suggested that women spend one day with their husband at the office and watch all of the people who come in to talk to him. Specifically, she said to look at how many beautiful women come in and out. Then, she said, they wouldn't take it for granted that their husbands were with them. The women would learn to appreciate and take better care of their husbands.
4. As for Joan's party advice, I will let you hear it in her own words because it's interesting. "The best parties are a wild mixture. Take some corporation presidents, add a few lovely young actresses, a bearded painter, a professional jockey, your visiting friends from Brussels, a politician, a hairdresser, and a professor of physics, toss them all together, and try to get them to stop talking long enough to eat! It's especially important to have all age groups. . .. Of course, I wouldn't want to have hippies come crawling in with unwashed feet, but all the younger people I know are bright and attractive and have something to say. They also dress like human beings." As a secondary piece of advice, she also suggested that you add a splash of vodka to everything because the guests won't be able to taste it and it will make everything all the more fun. "
5. Another party-related tip is planning out your menu based on the colour of your food. According to Joan, once everything is plated, the colours need to complement each other, or your guests will not eat it. Specifically, two white foods should never touch because that is the ultimate faux pas. She also notes that red and yellow vegetables do not look right next to each other. Now, for me, I like to mix my red and yellow bell peppers, but maybe that is just personal preference. I think that as long as the flavours are complementary, the colour doesn't matter too much.
6. Joan had a surprisingly strong opinion on brunch. She believed that the word was invented by lazy Americans who couldn't get up on time for breakfast. She believed the origins to be French midnight dinner and similar to the breakfast you would find in a country English house.
7. Joan was particularly proud of her workout routine and its benefits. Her workouts consisted almost entirely of swimming and dancing. This gave her a strong chest, according to Joan. So strong and defined, in fact, that she didn't have to use a bra to hold up her breasts. She let on that in a few of her screen appearances, no one noticed that she wasn't wearing one.
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I actually agree with Joan about listening to your partner. It was poorly put but being an active listener with any conversation is so important.
I agree. My husband commented once that whenever I ask him how his day was he instantly gets happier even if nothing happened that day.
Joan is an absolute trip. Despite her character flaws, I do love her for her sheer grit and will power. I will always wash my face in cold water because of her!
I do same , I luv her work ethics and discipline
When my daughter was aged 10 she became obsessed with ‘whatever happened to baby jane’ that was nearly 30 years ago. Still loves it. Joan is so underrated. Joan’s best friend is iced water.
I love that movie. I also liked it at a young age, which might be weird hah.
I love Joan and all her flaws, your daughter has great taste. Also- I’m stealing that iced water quip, so good! 😂
Joan Crawford was a STAR with a career that modern actors would only dream of
In film and tv some actresses have it written into their contracts that wardrobe dept will use their personal clothing and they get paid to wear their own clothes bc it “saves on character wardrobe” or something. It’s a slick trick to have expensive clothes that pay for themselves and then they control what they’re wearing, which a lot of actors like to do. Morgan Fairchild does this, for example.
I agree with Joan Crawford many ways
Love Joan so much!
I actually don't think Joan's advice is crazy at all. I can get behind the logic of those tips. I try never to look at history through a modern lens. The outcome is skewed with our own biases and feelings of superiority over what we think is progress.
Yes that’s such a good point!
If you dont take an interest in your husbands career, a smarter woman will!
Amen!!! Obviously a wife should encourage and build up her husband. I don’t see why that got singled out as antiquated advice.
Wow, these seem very out dated but still very fascinating. I'm still shocked that she advised spiking people's drinks lol.
I enjoy Joan as an actress. It is funny though, a woman with four marriages, giving marriage advice, LOL. Of course, as you said, who knows why the marriages ended. Thank you again for your videos. I enjoy them very much!
I have the book, it’s brilliant!!! It’s all timeless!!!
I love your outfit here❤
Some of Joan's tips for life and taking care of oneself are timeless! However, her alcoholism aged her drastically in the 50s besides flying which drastically pulls the moisture from one's skin!
I love listening to the audio book, can hear her pouring her vodka lol very interesting take on life
I've been waiting for something like this👍
I caught myself almost rolling my eyes to what she had to say, I saw her movie. She was a big front. All show for the cameras. I certainly don’t believe in that advice coming from a woman who married many times. I’m believe in tradition but I also believe in whatever works for you, is what’s best for you.. I just don’t think she was a genuine good hearted person. Thank you for sharing that with us! I love how you word everything you always do such an amazing job presenting celebrities lives!
It really isn't that long ago that women gave so much importance to the happiness of men as the way to their own happiness
Because men were out grinding every day and killing themselves to pay the bills/mortgage. Women showed their appreciation by supporting his endeavors, cooking his favorite meals/treats and keeping up the house. This was a better arrangement for both parties because there weren't any birth control pills in those days.
Love your sunflowers on your outfit!
Loved the video 👌🏻
It would be awesome if you could do a video on Mae west!
Nice
~ You can listen to the audiobook on UA-cam. Type in Joan Crawford My Way of Life.
Odd advice since she was married 4 tines! She was a great actress i will give her that!
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I feel like her wardrobe building advice doesn't really carry in the age of online shopping. If I find out an article of clothing doesn't work for me, its too late because I already bought it lol
Edit: I know returns exist, but I order a fair amount of my clothes from overseas and international returns are more trouble then they're worth.
Haha what an icon!
Joan Crawford didn't bring her own clothes to the film set in London because she was that picky or controlling about her wardrobe. She filmed some very low budget science fiction B-movies there late in her career, such as her last film, "Trog" (l97O). She furnished her own wardrobe because the filmakers provided very little if any & it was important to her to look her best, even in a bomb like Trog.
And never hang anything on a wire hanger.
So much of the daughter's book has been disproved. Her two younger daughters both loved her and held her in respect. But i would never follow her relationship advice. As a man, I would find it incredibly claustrophobic! I prefer my wife, if i had one, to have a full life of her own and give me my space, as I would give space to her! Times have changed! Thank you for the video!
You've obviously never experienced Narcissistic abuse. Please stop.
@@sametoyoutoo8509 I agree. The stans are maddening.
Funny how some heavy drinkers are so against pot smokers . I will give Joan a pasa because shes from a different generation.I guess she wasn't a Cab Calloway fan. Lol
Obsessive compulsive.
Actually Joans advice is how you stay peaceful, happy Wife, happy Husband happy life. 50/50 Submission. Men do love it when their Wife listen vise, versa Women love when Men value their opinion.
I don't think its old fashioned to listen to your spouse. Now days people are too self centered to pay real attention to there loved ones
Bizarre? Don't you mean normal as compared to the degradation of the values of today?
Spiking drinks is pretty bizarre lol
Outdated.
She was out of her mind anyway.
Yes, tips given during a time before hating/self-hating, angry, bitter, lonely, feminists who irritated everyone including themselves became the norm.