French actress Léa Sedoux is the beautiful face in this season’s Rag & Bone advertising campaign. Do you remember her in Woody Allen’s, Midnight in Paris? I have been meaning to chat about Rag & Bone for a while now but somehow other ideas have managed to get in the way… This weekend I am … Continued
Twice in two days. I am worried that the very gorgeous Ines de la Fressange will think that I am following her. We seem to share a love of the flea market at Villeneuve-les-Avignon and the village of Saint Rémy de Provence. Her photographs don’t do her justice. They miss her natural beauty, her Parisian … Continued
There is a shop… and within this shop there is another shop… a place where treasure abounds… that is, if your idea of treasure is vintage everything… linens, laces, buttons, quilts, trims, tassels and bows… A non-descript little enclave in the non-busy part of town…. but at the same time an Aladdin’s cave and … Continued
Going back to the flea market in Villeneuve -les-Avignon… Last week I found the birdcage pictured above This week I am hoping to find a garden table… maybe the one above will still be there… Browsing interior books… I need a fix… Thinking about Kelly Wearstler’s Rhapsody Time for some opulent interiors and inspiration… … Continued
Miranda Kerr has the sense of style that I admire… She is definitely chic, timeless in much of her taste and makes her fashion choices appear effortless. One item that she wears well and wears over is the Equipment shirt… I wear them… loose over skinny jeans… tucked into a pair of boyfriend’s… and … Continued
Timeless, chic and effortless… that’s how I want to be dressing. No time to think about ‘what goes with what’ or whether something suits me or any of those other pesky questions that rear their annoying heads when we speak about fashion. Dressing has to work for us… and make our lives easier. There is … Continued
#itstheweekend Going to the flea market in Villeneuve-les-Avignon… to try and find some pretty watercolours for Le Petit Bijou Last visit I found the one above and I am having trouble parting with it… Reading… I am about to start The Son by Philipp Meyer… a multi-generational saga set in Texas Husband’s recommendation… so … Continued
I have a bit of a thing about long hair… And that is all well and good… Except that it takes some looking after… In particular, blow drying… I am of the thought that long hair is for any age… providing it suits… We can discuss the long v’s short another day… Either way, … Continued
I do love my jeans… Skinny, boyfriend… black or white… With heels, with ballet flats… especially with boots… I wanted to let you know that there is an extra 25% off today and tomorrow at SHOPBOP… If you need those white jeans or a new pair of blues to freshen up your summer… or … Continued
Sometimes we meet people and you just click… Know what I mean? Do you remember when I told you that I saw Isabella Rossellini, ‘all in black’ in Paris? I was with Carol Fertig, the most talented of women I have met… She is super stylish, smart and clever and her ‘eye’ is one of the … Continued
This season make -up would seem to be all about the pinks… the pale and the not so pales… Everywhere I look I am tempted by ‘the ballerina pink’ and the ‘coral’ shades… Easy to wear… and just the right amount of colour for the summer… Blushing Pink the Tropical Tabou range from … Continued
Finally after what seems like forever Le Petit Bijou is taking shape… I am slowly forgetting the time delays.. The lengthy wait for planning permission, the exhausting renovation process and the inevitable hiccoughs along the way. The builders have all but finished.. A few little touch ups and last minute changes.. All in all Le … Continued
Deja vu... that feeling that you have been there before… That’s how I felt this past weekend when we visited our friends who have a home about an hour out of Toulouse… It wasn’t the sensation that I had been there before but more that I had lived their story. I remember three years ago when … Continued
Everybody’s thinking summer… There are reading lists galore floating around cyber space… There is nothing I love more than a new read, a great find… the expectation of the printed page… Summer means fiction to me… relaxation… escape… mental high jinks whether it be thriller or romance… historical or modern… A good read is equal … Continued
1. Early Bird 2. Vintage 3. Snakes and Sharks… I am an Australian after all 4. Buckingham Palace, MI6, The White House, The Vatican… I’m not going to waste a moment… and yes… power and politics 5. To Fly 6. 40th Birthday… I had the best party ever 7. … Continued
