Author: Susan Blakey

  • 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…

  • Paris Prep – Vin

    Last year we purchased several bottles of wine in Paris to bring home. Because airline regulations no longer allow this precious liquid cargo to be…

  • Out Of Touch

    (the only work-safe pic accompanying this article) NO one blinked at the Marc Jacobs fashion show last week when the model Freja Beha Erichsen appeared…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    The weather has turned blessedly cooler, cool enough to pull out the silks again. I know it won’t last, so I’m enjoying while I can….