Its the weekend! So glad its Friday, haven't had chance all week to sit down and update my blog. Currently reading about fashion and Marie Antoinette, had to get a fix of the Marie Antoinette movie tonight, which got me thinking about the golden age of balls, and when women dressed in beautiful gowns when they went out. Unfortunately, my weekend does not include attendance at a ball, but then whose does...., but I found some beautiful images reminiscent of those glory days long gone.

Sit back and enjoy these images of beautiful gowns and scenes of a bygone era, which I think we all yearn for now and again. To dress up in a beautiful gown, to look stunning for a few hours and to be special for just a while...