Carré Hermés
Sshhh…don’t tell le mari but I just bought myself a Boxing Day present. 😉 It’s the Brise de Charme shown above. The designer is Julia…
Author: Susan Blakey
Les Chaussures Sans Douleur
Une femme has come to accept that she will probably never be a Manolo/Choo/Louboutin kind of girl. It’s not that they aren’t lovely, but aside…
Emotional Baggage – Care and Restoration
“There’s no point in having nice things if you don’t use them.” — grand-mere Lucille When I bought my first really nice handbag, I babied…
Missing the Bandwagon
Une femme is as susceptible to mass fashion hysteria as the next gal, but there are some items generally regarded as Fashion Holy Grail that…
Tackling the Mutton-Shamers
Linda Grant of The Thoughtful Dresser has a great article up today over at the Guardian. Go read the whole thing. I’ll post some more…
For Whom the Bell Sleeve Toils
In which Une femme ponders, “for whom do we dress, and what does it mean to look one’s best?” Those of us who regard style…
Haute or Not?
Unless you count a couple pairs of shoes and a few handbags, there’s nothing in une femme’s closet that could by any stretch of the…
Identity, Style and Inspiration
While une femme’s sense of self and style these days is not quite as all over the map as I intimated in the Dolly Parton…
Do It on Purpose
Miss Janey’s delightful post about The CMA’s over at HATtastic! brought to mind this quote by Dolly Parton, which has always been one of my…
