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Image 1 — My costume was wonderful ~ LE
Image 2 — My costume was wonderful ~ LE
Image 3 — My costume was wonderful ~ LE
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My costume was wonderful ~ LE

Little Edie photographed in costume, 1929.

  • East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society Annual Fair

“My costume was wonderful.The curls blew out of my wig a little but at least my hay stayed on..."

I Only Mark the Hours that Shine: Little Edie's 1929 Diary

"This Grey Gardens book is a faithfully transcribed rendition of Edith Bouvier Beale's handwritten diary which she kept at the age of eleven, featuring a detailed entry every day, during the year of 1929."

https://greygardensofficial.com/products/i-only-mark-the-hours-that-shine-little-edies-1929-diary

u/RecoveryGreyGardens — 3 days ago
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i have to ask

okay, am i the only one who thinks the maysles were absolutely enchanted by little edie?

i know edie loved to flirt with david (and even al too, when she wasn’t mad at him 😂), but every time i watch grey gardens, i get the feeling they were just as taken with her.

yes, she had ideas of grandeur. yes, she could be incredibly self-absorbed… both traits she shared with her mother. but little edie was living in a flea-infested, collapsing mansion wearing skirts on her head, and somehow she was still absolutely stunning and magnetic. she could command a room with nothing but a monologue about zodiac compatibility or a little dance.

i feel like a lot of people—especially men—were completely captivated by her. she grew up during a time when women were expected to be polished and agreeable, yet edie was outspoken, funny, eccentric, and incredibly quick-witted. i can’t help but think that made her even more fascinating and lovable.

the maysles just seemed to look at her with sooo much affection. does anyone else get that vibe?

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u/TomatoPotato244 — 6 days ago
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I thought yall might enjoy my custom shirt that my bff had made for me

I got it several years ago for my bday and he also had a custom notepad made of the same image but I’ve used it up. “But you see in dealing with me, the relatives didn’t know they were dealing with a staunch character”

u/tatertotcassie — 13 days ago
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Look who I found…

At my lovely mom’s house and came across a little clothespin doll I made her when I was a kid 500 years ago. I had used a piece of fabric for her hair because I didn’t feel like gluing threads, and now I realize that this is literally just Little Edie

u/DoughnutSecure7038 — 12 days ago