Author: Susan Blakey

  • LA Confidential

    Just for you, on the qt and very hush hush. Over the weekend I got my mitts (and lips) on some of the new Chanel…

  • If I Can’t Dance…

    Pic borrowed from Penny Dreadful Vintage here. If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution. —Emma GoldmanThough according to scholars, this is a paraphrase…

  • One stomach flu…

    I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.  I laughed uneasily at that line from “Devil Wears Prada,” having been there myself in…

  • Working It Out

    Well, once again use femme must concede the point to the photographic evidence.  It’s time to add this Ella Moss tunic sweater to the Donate…

  • Traveling in Style: Raincoats

    Perhaps not Sartorialist bait, but I stayed nice and dry during downpours in the gardens at Versailles. Being an obsessive creature, I’ve come to terms with…

  • Program Notes

    I’ve been a bit frustrated lately by lack of time to write the kind of posts I’d like to share here. I hope you’ll bear…

  • Open Letter To Marc Jacobs

    Dear Marc, I’d like to thank you.  No really.  For verily you strew my path with truly tempting bags like this one… and this one……

  • RIP, Elizabeth Taylor

    By the time I heard the sad news yesterday, I was getting ready for work and didn’t have time to post.  But others did, and…

  • Working It Out

    Variation on a theme… Duchesse’s post yesterday featuring her colorful silk scarves whetted my appetite for a splash of color.  And I’ve been wanting to…