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Winter wish list

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You all know by now, that is if you have been regularly reading my posts, I love winter and its clothes. So, it goes without saying I have already started looking at new arrivals. One of my favourite brands is COS.

I am looking forward to go to try on the following:

I love boiled wool, the chunky look and the fact the it isn’t flimsy but sits perfectly, even though it’s knitted. The length is very chic.  Not sure about the colour here…I think I would like it in beige but I do need to try it on to see whether such a light colour suits me…also because I really like the next skirt, and this only comes in navy, so, if I were to get them both…

I am in love with this wrap skirt!! The shape, the fabric, the length, the colour! There’s the added bonus of being a little adjustable in the waist area…

Next, trousers:

Again, love the fabric, the shape is really interesting too. Colour is super, just adapts to anything.

The cotton trousers seem ideal for mid season and also look like the shape would adapt to most tops and shoes. Mid season is a difficult time and one doesn’t tend to have many things…The denim trousers would be ideal too, not sure about the high waist though, again, I need to see them on.

Anyway, that’s my wish list for now. I only need to get to the shop to narrow it down.

E.

“All dark” look

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I was watching an episode of my current series of choice (I do tend to stick to one and see it through to the end of it), when, as often happens, I got distracted by clothes….

She was wearing an all dark look. The outfit not being special, it was a simple jacket, a shirt, trousers and ballerinas. But that’s not the point. The point was the contrast between the all dark clothes and her blond hair! That looked magnificent!! So, in order to make it work, you need to be blond really…ah ah ah! Perhaps grey hair would make a pass too here.

Here is my proposal:

Some might find it too simple, I simply find it very chic.

All from Massimo Dutti, apart from the shoes.

E.

Beauty

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I must start with explaining myself with an example:

I have just folded and laid my favourite grey herringbone wool scarf onto the back of one of my solid grey plastic (with light coloured wooden legs) dining chairs ( what a mouthful that is!). I had to stop to look at them.

You are obviously now going to ask why I am telling you this and with details  about colour and texture, you are, aren’t you?! Well, I am going to tell you : beauty! Those gorgeous shades of grey with that chic shade of brown! And the different materials! Beautiful. This is what gets my excited, ah ah ah !

I can’t do anything without noticing, appraising, wondering, how gorgeous colour matching is, shapes are. This is when you start wondering whether I am a disturbed person….I don’t think I am (but then, most people that are, I guess, would say the same thing!!).

I have grown up loving clothes, fabrics, colours. I have worked at length with fashion.

I have another example for you: when I put the clothes out to dry on the balcony. I just can’t help “design” something. If the washing is mostly say, white and light grey (I have learned long ago it’s better to wash clothes in similar colour so they remain their original shade), I might alternate the two colours, or do one side of the rack grey and the other white, or, if I am lucky, there will be some pink to space the other two colours with…

Ok, I am a bit crazy perhaps, but, the above doesn’t take me longer than putting everything out at random and looks sooo beautiful!! I don’t do it to make my balcony look better, although it is pleasing anyway, I do it because it pleases MY eye.

Why not? I think it’s the same thing as looking at a painting, it pleases one’s eye. It’s beauty. I think we should have as much as possible, every day.

I forgot to mention my clothes racks are both silver/grey and the pegs are wooden. I had to add some red ones because I didn’t have enough though  on my balcony. The funny thing is, without trying, I have ended up , I noticed yesterday, with blue and green pegs in the blue bathroom!!!!

E.