Thursday, March 13, 2008

And tweeds, tweeds, tweeds!



And tweeds, tweeds, tweeds!
So enthuses Elsa Schiaparelli when outlining her style guidelines in her autobio Shocking Pink, which I talked about last weekend on this blog.

This, and Paris's biting cold, has made me want to wear again my dear tweedy Nina Ricci dress (the "troubadour" model). It's wonderfully warm and stylish; to make it look less ladylike (how I abhorr laldylike outfits!), I fasten the skirt with a punk safety pin and wear it with a gray hoodie.

19 comments:

You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner. said...

A purple anenome bloomed in my garden ( I thought they had all died.)

I thought of you.. and I love your dress.

/// said...

SHUT UP--- THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRESS IN THE WORLD!!!!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

j'aime bien l'épaisseur du tissu et son grain. j'aime la ligne pure et dépouillée du vêtement.

Anonymous said...

What a GORGEOUS dress.

artycho said...

I love the punk safety pin detail on a troubadour dress! Dear me what long legs you have!

marie said...

oh you have lovely clothes..i like the shoes too ;)
dresses are the best no? so easy, comfy and practical..not originally though i guess..but i love wearing dresses with tights!

Chloé Van Paris said...

Cette robe est vraiment une trouvaille.Cela fait longtemps que tu l'as.Elle ne se démode pas.

Anonymous said...

I love the picture that shows the texture of the fabric, one feels like touching it. Great picture - and beautiful dress.

Merruli said...

What a beautiful dress, it looks gorgeous on you!

Esti said...

Beautiful! You have a very good taste.

mansuetude said...

georgeous

Mary-Laure said...

Marie, yes dresses are the best! But me, I hate tights...

Chloé, it means a lot to me wue tu aimes la robe, parce que tu es toujours l'Autorité en matière de style et de mode...

Joanna Goddard said...

i love when you show your clothes, that's my fave part of Aurea! xo

Anonymous said...

Paris fashion is always classy and stylish, and I love Nina Ricci.

Anonymous said...

Wish I could see more of the dress ... looks gorgeous.

Line said...

ah - that is so cool an outfit!

Mary-Laure said...

Megan, I love Nina Ricci too. Especially now that the great Olivier Theyskens is in charge!

Joanna, thanks for your comment - it's really valuable to know what my dear readers like best about my blog. There'll me much more fashion to come, I promise!

ALL THE BEST said...

So lovely and I especially love the photography!

Anonymous said...

I can't resist tweed in any form. Lovely dress and lovely blog--all of the photos of tile are so inspiring.