Author: Susan Blakey

  • 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….

  • 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…