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Fashion Quotidian
“The Nineties was a big decade for fashion because people were actually in the moment; they were there, not behind a smartphone or tablet, but there, living it.You have to live in the moment, respect the primacy of it, so you never look back and think, ‘Damn, I wish I had done that.” – Tim Blanks
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What about us?
When strolling through the online fashion world of blogs and websites, does anyone ever feel like this:
When most sites are filled with pictures of girls who look and dress like this:
And who appear to have lives like this*:
Don’t even start me on reading interviews with 22 year olds giving diet and exercise advice. You don’t need to diet when you are 22!!! Sure, totally be healthy, but live it up! In terms of your ability to eat and drink without repercussion – it’s never going to get better than this! Yes I know there are lots of us who feel better at “insert age here” but the automatic thin-ness and speed of metabolism will never be as good as it was.Where are the women over 30? Over 35? Where are the women with jobs? Kids? Mortgages?I fall into at least 1 of those buckets, maybe even 2 JBut do I want to read ‘The Lady’ and learn how to make a great sponge cake instead? No.Do I want to develop ‘tech neck’* or even have the time to spend my evenings and weekends in front of my computer watching youtube videos? No.Lately … and I guess I’m not the only one given the rise of ‘Normcore’ (I called it – you saw it here first!! ) ..the over styled, over labelled, over exposed look has left me feeling out in the cold (no pun intended!), and quite frankly, I’m a little turned off by it. .. . Despite the internet giving ordinary people more access than ever before, it still looks like an insider’s club of who is getting gifted next season’s looks to wear now and publicise on their favourite internet platform. It is super, just super to celebrate the best of fashion and really express yourself with your fashion, … but is it feasible or even desirable to be OTT every single day? Are the fashion sites supposed to be inspirational, or aspirational?I’m not throwing in the fashion towel though! I want to see how I can hold down a paying job while looking good and be taken seriously. Call me crazy but I would love to be able to do this on a regular salary, where fashion comes in after bills (no, I don’t live at home!) and other associated grown up expenses..Where do all the cool grown-ups live?*disclaimer – I loooovee Miley and Cara – these girls are great, really great on every level.**tech neck… the lines you develop on your neck from looking down at your computer/iphone/ipad etc. ugh. -
Le Meridien Rooftop – Nice, France
Living the dream
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Fast Forward Friday
Ok, so everyone is doing TBT (throw-back-Thursday) and while it’s super cute the style native is not one to live in the past.. unless it’s about ‘80’s disco, but that’s another storySoooo here it is FFF – Fast Forward Friday. A look to the future. Resort ‘15 shows. Can’t believe I’m even thinking about 2015, let alone what we are wearing. The time in London just goes at a pace of x 1000.. but I digress.Alexander McQueen.It’s London, there is leather, there is red, there are almost Mary Quant style pant suits and dresses, they almost cross over into costume but hold back just in time, the leather really puts the breaks on that, but most of all, it’s about the Perspex. Shoes. Perspex shoes. So hot.Do they remind you of the Louboutin’s created for Angelina Jolie on the Maleficent tour?
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Dreaming of…
In front of a small incongruous store front in the Marais on any given afternoon there is a somewhat orderly (hey, this isn’t England after all) queue of of Parisians and a stream of visiting Americans standing in line to buy éclairs at 5 euros each. Journalists photograph the pastry case, and fans ask the chef to autograph the pastry box.The macaron ‘wars’ have been raging for several years now – we have all stood in line for Pierre Hermé, Laduree etc. .. but now there is a ‘new’ kid on the block. I had heard rumours of the éclair trying to take on the macaroon and thought it was .. ambitious. But once I stood in front of that window with the rows and rows of éclairs glistening like jewels with blingy glossy finishes and powdered silver and gold leaf, I swear I have never looked back.Christophe Adam has injected (literally – the inside is as amazing as the outside) excitement into the éclair. He covers éclairs in Pop art colors and their flavor profiles are a party in your mouth with ingredients like yuzu, fresh strawberries, popcorn, and salted caramel. Adam has also engineered the éclairs to be lighter in texture and reduced the sugar content of the icing.The man responsible for this ‘disruptive dessert’: Christophe Adam. Still fresh out of school, he made his lines in the pastry Legrand in Quimper, in his native Cornwall. Two years later, he was off to London in the studio of renowned Gavroche, the first institution outside French borders to boast 3 Michelin stars. He developed a taste for creativity and absolute perfection in gastronomy.Then he made pastry with the Roux brothers. We lost him to Paris for good when he resurfaced at Fauchon, alongside Sébastien Gaudard and Philip Frost and just before the departure of Pierre Hermé. The energy of Christophe and incredible boost he gave the pastry house allowed him to become a legitimate Pastry Chef in 2001. Fauchon pastry became the benchmark of contemporary luxury pastry with its creations combining taste, beauty and design – the epitome chic snacking. Christophe left Fauchon to work on major projects and allow his creativity to express itself in new fields – bespoke creations and consulting for large houses and now he brings us L’éclair de Genie.Honestly, don’t think about it, don’t worry about the weight, just go. Buy as many as you can. Sell your cat if you need to.x
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After the hiatus
St John’s Wood tube station.. on a random Sunday evening. #lovelondon -
A happy egg
@ The Edition
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The Gentlewoman
Finally the new issue of my bible is out today!
