Author: Susan Blakey

  • Proportion Play

    This is a bit experimental for me, as I was raised with the “outerwear-should-always-be-longer-than-what’s-underneath” rule, but I really like the play of proportions here. And…

  • Would You, Could You?

    Vogue has spoken, and Birkenstocks have now been anointed as the newest darlings of the fashion set. Some of you, of course, have been wearing…

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris…

    It was for the briefest of interludes…a leisurely lunch with the fabulous Tish of A Femme d’un Certain Âge, and then back on the late…

  • Friday Eye Candy

    Hat Attack is here! The style blogosphere’s newest fabulous linkup party is live! Though my head is too small for most hats, I love the…

  • Dinner Party

    This outfit is actually from a few weeks ago, and is what I wore to a casual dinner party at a friend’s house. I wasn’t…

  • Shiny Shoe Haiku

    (Ma soeur, who sometimes comments as “citizen spot” is wickedly funny and reads the blog. She composed these haikus last night and they were too…

  • Mirror, Mirror

    When I first began seeing shoes in mirror metallic leather last year, I’ll admit they didn’t initially appeal. They struck me as too gimicky, too…

  • Program Notes

    Due to a couple of very big projects at work now hitting critical mass, the day job is spilling over into evenings, which means that posting may…

  • Out And About

    Read more about this vintage Liberty of London scarf, inherited from my grand-mère in my outfit post over at Already Pretty! Catherine of Not Dressed As Lamb…