• Chic is where you find it…

    These are the shoes I’m wearing in the coat picture. They’re from Talbot’s. Really. Talbot’s has been a great source of reasonably priced shoes for…

  • Autumn in LA…Finally!

    Red sky at morning, sailors’ warning I snapped this pic at dawn yesterday morning. By yesterday afternoon we had a brief thunderstorm, and this morning…

  • Happy Halloween!

    I carved four pumpkins this year; these are my two favorites. We’re preparing for probably even more trick-or-treaters this year, the holiday being on a…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    When I first spotted this gorgeous lightweight silk scarf at Printemps, it was love at first sight. When I saw the price, I knew I’d…

  • Paris – Jackets

    One item that I neglected to include in my previous post about Paris fashion trends (I knew I was forgetting something!) was the velvet or…

  • Paris – les gens, la culture

    In which une femme attempts to answer the question, “how would you compare the people and culture of France to those of the U.S.?” Honestly,…