Author: Susan Blakey

Paris Prep – Les Livres

Each day closer to our trip, ma tête is less and less in LA, more and more in Paris. Currently reading: Selected Letters of Madame…

Yo, Vinnie!

The right leather jacket, une femme believes, is a versatile and indispensable item in anyone’s wardrobe. Last year in Paris my very basic 3/4 length…

Shirley Channels Coco, Encore

Monica Corcoran from the LA Times interviews Shirley MacLaine about her role as Coco Chanel. Here’s my favorite: Have you met Karl Lagerfeld? I have…

Transgressions

So…my spending moratorium isn’t quite going according to plan. First, there was the Banana Republic scarf. Not a big deal, but then Talbots re-issued our…

Wild Kingdom

I’m still on a hunt for that perfect leopard print coat (faux, bien sur!). I bought one on ebay last year which turned out to…

Chacun à son goût

Fashion blogger handing down the latest style edict. It’s been almost a year and a half since I started blogging as Une femme d’un certain…

Rust Belt

I love this old bridge across the Ohio river, though my mother says it’s the official Town Embarrassment. It was closed years ago (that gateway…