Author: Susan Blakey

  • Pinning away…

    Source: musingsinfemininity.tumblr.com via une_femme on Pinterest If you haven’t joined Pinterest yet, I think it’s the best thing since, well, pointy toed pumps! You can…

  • Red, She Said.

    The Contenders. Paper towel test:L: Julie Hewett “Gem Noir” / M: Chanel “Incandescente” / R: Nars “Heat Wave” The Red Lipstick Road Test, Ctd.The Mission:…

  • Une femme recommends…

    Eve Lom Rescue Mask Whether you’re off to battle the Black Friday crowds today, or recovering from a big family Thanksgiving and putting the silver…

  • Show Us The Brooches!

    Talbot’s brooch from 4? 5? years ago Chanel “Paris” brooch. Unknown origin martini brooch Today, bloggers and readers of Une femme d’un certain âge are…

  • To Boldly Go…

    Betty from AMC’s “Mad Men” with classic early 1960’s red lips.I swoon over her riding outfit too, but you’d never wear a fancy coatlike that around…

  • Petits riens

    Colorful pottery on display at marché in Aix-en-Provence, April 2012 Thanks again to everyone for the encouraging and supportive comments this week. It’s interesting how we…

  • Une femme recommends…

    Red Shoes of Luck and Happiness Les chaussures sans douleurs These shoes (above) are the pair I’m wearing in Wednesday’s post. A pair of red…

  • Out Of Hiding

    Out standing in my field A few weeks ago, I posted about my tendency to hide in clothing that’s loose or voluminous or just too…

  • Get Your Partypants On!

    Disco Dinosaur by unefemme featuring cropped pants Back in the primordial ooze of the Late Discocene Period, I owned a pair of fuchsia pink satin…