Hits and Myths
Last week, Shar at La Femme Couture posted an excellent piece titled Wardrobe Must-Haves…and Myths, a topic I’ve also been pondering lately, after having read…
Author: Susan Blakey
RIP, Paul
I’ve read so many moving tributes in the last day, anything I were to add at this point would just be extraneous. The world is…
Foulard de la semaine
Grand-mêre’s scarf again. We had one of those weeks here that reminds us we’re living in a coastal desert. I’m looking forward to the cool…
Hommes et foulards
From the NYT: The lightweight scarf, until lately an autumnal hallmark of European aristos and Upper East Side decorators, has been embraced by style-savvy downtownsters….
Cream of the Cropped
Cropped jackets seem to still be going strong this fall, despite some forecasts for longer lengths to make a resurgence. As it’s une femme’s belief…
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Materfamilias posted this poem a few days ago: To My Last Period (Lucille Clifton, 1991) well girl, goodbye, after thirty-eight years. thirty-eight years and you…
Foulard de la semaine
Nothing fancy this week. The weather warmed back up, so I pulled my cotton scarves out again. This scarf is smaller (70cm x 70cm) than…
The Bold and the Beautiful
Statement jewelry is back in a big way, and my favorite LA-based jewelry designer, Devon Leigh, has some offerings right in line with this trend….
The Great Pumpkin
Don’t be afraid of the orange! More of une femme’s Fall Color Faves. J.Crew calls this color “Pumpkin” but it really looks more ochre to…
