Author: Susan Blakey

  • 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…

  • Weekend Update

    First the disappointing news: the dress arrived yesterday and is going right back. Apparently this line runs VERY small. I’d figured of course it would…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    As you may have surmised from my garb, our LA weather has turned cool and wet again. My poor little Printemps cotton scarf picked up…