After going to the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac store in London and finding cute shoes and a top, I was unable to resist a look at the Paris store…just in case I missed something! I tried on the dress below in both blue and green. It was adorable but a couple of sizes too large and…
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Paris, Day 5, Part I: Outfit
Today I wore the top and the shoes I got at the Castelbajac store in London. I can only understand a few words in French, but I instantly comprehended the lady on the Metro who pointed at my feet and said (in French), “Your shoes…superb…superb.” MrB and I caught two other Metro mademoiselles giving me…
Paris, Day 4: Feeling Artistic
We started out the day with lunch at L’Avenue with our Paris-based friend James Lieber. Thanks for lunch, James! After lunch, MrB and I headed to an exhibition of graffiti art called Born in the Streets. I was thrilled to be able to wear my new Francis graffiti dress while surrounded by graffiti. It was…
Paris, Day 1: Fiends, Food, Friends
We took the Eurostar to Paris, in the company of five fiendishly loud children. Their parents seemed unperturbed by the constant uproar. I didn’t share their apathy, and spent the whole time wishing gorgeous blogger Kate were there to get the situation under control. I noticed yesterday that she doesn’t brook any nonsense from chair…
London, Day 4: Henry VIII and Hamlet
Today I had a make-up date with the guy I stood up yesterday, Henry teh 8. In a moment of fashion insanity, I did NOT wear my Boleyn necklace to the Henry VIII exhibit at the British Library. What was I thinking? To make matters worse, I was wearing my Cleves ring. Sure, Henry had…
London, Day 3: de Castelbajac and Zang Toi
Today I planned to go see some Henry teh 8 artifacts at the British Library. When I told MrB about this, he said, “I wanted to go shopping.” Guess what I said: “I insist on seeing Henry teh 8 artifacts.” “Okay, I will go shopping!” I’m no fool, so off we went to Conduit Street,…
Multiplication Rock*
In the ’80s, a designer named Sandra Garratt had a concept for modular, one-size-fits-all, mix-and-match clothing. She did two lines based on that idea: Units and Multiples. I particularly remember the Multiples accessory pieces that you could wear as a scarf or belt or top or whatever else you could invent. I hadn’t thought of…
Working Like a Dog at a Studio*
When I first told my dogs, Henry and Gigi, that I would be doing this blog, they said, “Oh noes! We has enuf werk!” (They sometimes speak in loldog.) On my original blog, the dogs are frequently called upon to pose with purses and other objects, so the idea of more camera time overwhelmed them….
Meet Marilyn and, Maybe, Me
Last week, I wrote about a lovely lady who was auctioning off the Ossie Clark dress she wore at her 1973 wedding. I was delighted when the seller — Marilyn — replied to my post! I especially enjoyed her description of the Ossie-employed friend who appears with her in this picture. Marilyn wrote, “My BFF…
Fresh Air Fund Flashback
Good grief! June flew by — or floated by, given the amount of rain we’ve had in New York — and I never got around to posting the photos from the Fresh Air Fund party that MrB and I went to on June 4 with eight gorgeous friends: Scott, Isabelle, Zang, Melissa, Alix, Jen, Cheryl…