{"id":1126,"date":"2009-03-24T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2009-06-18T19:09:22","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T23:09:22","slug":"going-ape-over-jacques-tiffeau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/going-ape-over-jacques-tiffeau\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Ape Over Jacques Tiffeau"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had no particular interest in the gorilla-arm look recently shown by Balenciaga and Giles Deacon.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Balenciaga
Photo source: Style.com <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Giles Deacon<\/span>
Photo source: Style.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n

Then I noticed this vintage coat with monkey-fur<\/a> arms by Jacques Tiffeau online. I figured I’d just share the the photos with y’all and remark on how there’s nothing new under the sun, great minds think alike, etc.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jacques Tiffeau coat<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n

First, I needed to look up Jacques Tiffeau<\/a>, who was a new name to me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jacques Tiffeau coat, full-length<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n

Tiffeau died in 1988 at age 59, and his New York Times obituary<\/a> was very informative. He shared my Wear What You Want philosophy, according to the Times: “He once said women should not trust him, or anyone else, to tell them how to dress.” But what really won me over was the next sentence in the obit: “Women’s Wear Daily, which labeled him with the epithet ‘sauvage,’ once quoted him as saying he took clothes seriously, but not fashion.” That attitude makes Tiffeau my soulmate. An interesting coat with a great story behind it? I had to have it. Look for it on me next winter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, you can check out this jacket with super-shaggy Mongolian-lamb cuffs for $149 on eBay<\/a>. I won’t buy this one out from under you.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>From eBay seller kukuvintage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
UPDATED TO ADD MORE ON TIFFEAU: This blog post<\/a> led me to two great links here<\/a> and here<\/a>. Must reads!<\/p>\n

UPDATED AGAIN TO ADD UNRELATED NEWS ITEMS:<\/p>\n