Category Archives: style
Packrat
A confession. Here are the the things that I hoard, relentlessly ever in pursuit of perfection: * Lip balm * Tea * Striped tops (a la breton/mariniere) * Scarves * Skinny jeans * Men’s button up shirts * Sunglasses * … Continue reading
Cat Fight: French v. American v. British Style
Let me tell you about something that initially interested me but I’ve since come to find a little tiresome. Basically, I’ve gotten quite bored of a) the Anglo-American fascination with all things French and its converse, b) the French being … Continue reading
Best £5 I ever spent: Grey Sweatshirt
Just before Christmas, I went to some not inconsiderable pains to acquire your basic all-American grey heather Fruit of the Loom sweatshirt from Amazon marketplace. I wanted one purely for a yoga warmup, something that I could just chuck in … Continue reading
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Blend Your Own Perfume in Paris
While I was looking for the Mariage Freres tea emporium in the Marais in Paris, we ran across a very intriguing-looking perfum shop at 23 Rue du Bourg-Tibourg (Tel: 01 40 29 90 84) called Le Studio des Parfums. I … Continue reading
Jo Malone Earl Grey and Cucumber
Almost exactly a year ago I posted about my love for perfumes that smell like Earl Grey tea. That love has continued unabated, of course, but in that post I lamented that the absolute best Earl Grey scent, Jo Malone’s … Continue reading
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Capsule Wardrobe: 50 Shades of Fashion
It seems like one big idea this autumn is the capsule wardrobe. Suddenly my friends seem to want one, which is interesting because when I first heard about the idea I thought I was late to a game that everyone … Continue reading
Math is hard, let’s go shopping!
Writing my thesis is like pulling teeth right now. Please join me in a self-indulgent session of online leche le vitrine, where I reveal the strangely compelling things that have caught the interest of my debit card the past couple … Continue reading
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Summer cool: Cut-offs
It’s funny: I’ve had a ratty old pair of cutoff shorts that I made about ten years ago and have kept hidden at my parents’ house in Mississippi ever since. I never thought I’d let them see the light of … Continue reading
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Mississippi, the Anti-Fashion
So after spending the past few recent posts lavishing attention on NYC, I want to turn my attention back to Mississippi. Cause, lord knows after two weeks in Manhattan, the man and I both needed a bit of Mississippi as … Continue reading
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Recent outfits from my trip to the US
Here are some of the random outfits that I wore while in the US. When I say random, I mean it, what with grappling with various dress codes and climates, it was sort of a bit of everything in the … Continue reading
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