Author: Susan Blakey

Weekend Update

A couple of une femme’s readers have asked how the WW is going, and the short answer is, “pretty well, with caveats.” At about the…

Foulard de la semaine

Yes, another neck wrap. Temperatures have dropped again (down 30 degrees from earlier this week), and it’s even colder inside the office thanks to an…

La Parisienne

When I imagine a quintessential Parisienne moderne style, this is exactly what comes to mind. Simple, distilled, a fabulous mix of soft and structured, feminine…

Il fait chaud!

In just a few days, temperatures here have jumped from the 50-60F range into the low 90’s. Someone asked me last week, “how to you…

Foulard de la semaine

Brrrr! For a few days mid-week we experienced a last (we hope) blast of l’hiver, and keeping the cold wind off my neck has been…

Fake it ’til you make it

One item that’s been on my wishlist for quite a while now is a longer pearl necklace. But I don’t want just any old demure…

Truth In Advertising

Back when mon mari and I were house hunting, we soon came up with our own definitions for the desciptive terms in the real estate…

Recommended Reading

Une femme is still recovering from a crazybusy weekend, so would like to share some suggestions for your reading enjoyment today. I’ve just finished reading…