Yesterday I considered red paint for my walls, red paint for my hair, and settled for a new shade of vermilion on my toe nails. Last night, I also cut myself bangs. Very Sandra Bullock. And don’t we all know that she appeared at the Golden Globes with a new do? Blunt bangs, and commentary […]
Painting the Town
Did you paint the town red this weekend? Party hardy? Maybe you painted the baseboard trim instead? Given the toss up between movies and digging out the glossy Glidden, I went for a mini-marathon of film faves on Sunday to unwind. It was great! I also did a little puttering around the house, pondering the […]
Argyles
The clothes make the teen (man) There was the suspender phase. And the bow-tie phase. And the tie-dye phase (which has yet to end). Ripped jeans? Ever in fashion. Likewise, the torn and worn leather jacket. Apparently, one has moved on to a taste for preppy classics: neat sweaters (to my relief) and strangely, argyle […]
People Pleasing, Big Bellies, Weird Facts
What better time of year for a story of a ho ho ho big belly? No – I’m not referring to Santa Claus, Saint Nick, or any other variation of bearded man in a red suit. However, while researching sneezing the other day, I ran into the following juicy tidbit. Thank you Guinness Book of […]
Deep Freeze
“I know, I know. I look like a bag lady,” I said. He laughed. “More like an older student.” I pursed my lips and furrowed my brow in exaggerated irritation. “That was both kindly and mean,” I retorted, happy enough to run into an old friend, and not so much, looking haggard, ragged and a […]
Bah Humbug. NOT.
At last. I’m beginning to feel a bit of seasonal cheer. It might have something to do with frigid temperatures the past few days. Single digits with the wind chill and oh, but I could go for a walk on a Mediterranean beach about now! Still, when it’s December, flurries and the bluster of wintry […]
Pampering
I wouldn’t say I was a “girly girl” exactly. I’m strong. I’m opinionated. But I love the differences between men and women. Perhaps it is my years in France. Perhaps I should own up to a few girly girl tendencies all the same. But I’ve fallen behind. Way behind – in everything that enables me […]
Confidence (Our Secret Weapon)
Perhaps our most important asset. French women know it, and show it.
French Fashion Flair – Shoe Extra!
Now come on. Was I really going to hop, skip, and saunter from accessories straight into Lesson Five, without a spin through the footwear department? Or a teeny-tiny (remember, size 36) homage to Christian Louboutin? But must I resort to begging him to adopt me – again? Couldn’t he possibly set me up in a […]
Fashion Flair the French Way: Lesson 4 (Accessories)
The importance of accessories… and please, not after the fact.