I have a Steve Madden sneaker obsession. If I could, I would have every colour and pattern of sneaker.
christóbal balenciaga Christóbal Balenciaga, the founder of Balenciaga, certainly understood the concept of elegance when it came to fashion. The art of Elegance is something that has been playing on my mind. Specifically, how to live a life that epitomises such sentiment.
The chop… What I mean is the haircut. I had a biggish one recently… a chop, a cut… now I have a messy bob. Not long, not short… somewhere in the middle. One length but messy… not so strict around the edges… less formal.
Looking back at this photograph taken in the place Saint Michel, in Paris, I recall that my thoughts immediately drifted towards lace. Delicate, feminine and romantic… Characteristics both city and fabric share.
Grace Kelly and her elegant style has always resonated with me. I’ve watched her films, read her biographies and tried to embrace her sense of fashion. As I grow older I find myself longing for the classic and the understated. Grace Kelly was a master of simplicity… her sense of balance and proportion when it … Continued
NEW YORK had me thinking in shades of grey. It’s unavoidable in a city of soaring skyscrapers. There must be more than fifty shades… there must be a million different tones. A city captured in grisaille. Strange how my mind works. All that grey, rising above me and all around me… I started wanting … Continued
It’s the first Tuesday of the month. A group of bloggers choose a topic and interpret the subject in their own way… Today, the idea is to write about 5 things that make you crazy. ~ ~ ~ I thought of this as an easy write. We all have moments of craziness and of being driven … Continued
As much as the big B’s in NY… the Barneys, the Bergdorfs and the Bloomingdales… can send me into a serious state of fashion delirium, it’s the smaller boutiques, the surprising discoveries that really resonate. Wendy Nichol in Nolita is one such discovery for me. ~ ~ ` Her window stopped me in my tracks. The … Continued
It’s been wet… so wet… New York has turned on the weather… literally. Thank goodness for the trench. ~ ~ ~ When it’s not your town somehow it doesn’t matter so much… patience levels are much higher. I’m not a fan of the rain, especially the kind of rain that soaks through to the bone, … Continued
Would you wear a splash of camouflage?… I don’t think that the total fatigue look is right for us civilians… but a burst of khaki is super chic… a neutral that is an alternative to our other neutrals. Valentino has moved the Rockstuds right and made a camouflage range that is super cute… … Continued
I am off travelling today… and as I drove out of the farm in Provence yesterday I thought about all the air miles I will fly before I return home to France. I am not complaining …never… I love travelling. The what to pack is always more of a headache than the jet lag … Continued
I couldn’t leave these two elderly gentlemen out. In some ways they were my favourite shots from my day in Aix-en-Provence. Their poise, their style… their elegance. And their hats. The classics, the beret… of course… and the panama. I thought you would like to see them… xv
Aix-en-Provence is one of the prettiest towns in Provence… bigger than a village and smaller than a city with an ambience that always pleases. I often describe Aix as a baby Paris… Aix feels like that to me. Aix-en-Provence is full of gorgeous people… shopping at the market, soaking up the sun and chatting over … Continued
The essential elements are all there. The addition of the white jacket to the all black changes it up… makes this simple but elegant look, perfect for the coming months. The black pants and tee underneath are very flattering…. and admittedly we can’t all look like Olivia Palermo… but this style of dressing is … Continued
Jeans are so versatile… and that’s what I need in my life when it comes to wardrobe decisions. I can’t stand to be over packed when travelling and I don’t want to waste my time thinking about what to wear. That’s why I relate to Emmanuelle Alt’s way of dressing and why I loved … Continued