In the Mood for Trend

Engraved

2012-02-08T22:39:00.002+01:00

I am surprised to see how my perception of tattooing has been changing during the past two years, with the emergence of this practice as a trend in the fashion area.

I remember this tattoo fever all started with the Chanel decals in 2010. Garance Doré posted a beautiful picture of a the top Dree Hemingway wearing them right after the show, and it’s been just the perfect start for tattoos to become the new favorite trend of fashionistas.

They are now “wearing” tattoos like delicate pieces of jewelry.

Lovely or meaningful words ornate their delicate wrists, ethereal birds fly off from their backs, Key holes are hidden in their napes, Alice in Wonderland clock’s is engraved into their arms….

I must say I am fascinated by all those delicate, feminine motifs that have invaded tattooing, poeticizing this form of corporal adornment.

It as also changed a lot the way I perceive tattooing. I remember my high school best friend had done a huge tribal tattoo on her belly when she was 14.

Then, I had the feeling she was doing it as a way to rebel, a way to express her teen identity and her angriness towards her mother, who hated tattoos. Since then, I’ve always thought tattoos were something « out of bounds » and aggressive. I never imagined a tattoo could be something delicate and poetic.

Thus, I have been very surprised to discover all those enchanting, charming, cute pictures of delicate tattoos all over the web.

Tattooing is way too meaningful for me to only think about doing it, and even if I would be ready to do one, I think I couldn’t make up my mind between all the possibilities that are given to a future tattooed. But still, this is something that I find really inspiring.

I wanted to share with you some of the beautiful tattoos pictures that changed my perception of this practice… I am of course in love with the most trendy and girly tattoos : poetic birds and small words. Let's face it, I am a fashion victim too.

Soothing Pastel Tones

2012-02-03T16:20:00.000+01:00

I recently told you how found I am of the deep, almost fluorescent orange tone that we've seen everywhere this winter and last summer... But, paradoxically, I am still very attracted by soothing, soft and tender tones.

The pastel colors that have invaded the spring summer 2012 collections wrap us into delicacy, and I love the poetic and romantic mood they can add to our outfits. Philip Lim, Valentino or Acne, many designers have created smooth and delicate collections.

From mint julep green to lemon curd yellow, from baby blue to marshmallow pink and tender purple... Lovely childish tones wrap us into a romantic atmosphere.

I created some inspiration boards to put us in the mood for summer.

Baby Blue inspiration board...

Lemon curd and vanilla yellows...

Tender, pale purples...

And my favorite inspiration... Marshmallow pinks.

Zara has understood the trend quite well and I must say everything is tempting me in their new collection...

This perfect "baby pink" tailor, for example ...

What about you ? Did you fall in love with those pastel tones ?

Valentino Couture Spring 2012 : another exquisite collection...

2012-01-29T19:53:00.002+01:00

I think there’s no need to tell you again how much I love Valentino, especially since those two genius have given a new breath to the Italian brand.

They have totally rebuilt the style positioning of the brand, and made it very delicate and romantic. Valentino himself was a master of luxurious details, and they are totally exploring this special attention to details, but in a more sophisticated, yet delicate and fragile version.

Luxurious ruffles, collars and ruffs adorn the slender necks of the young models, laces are discreetly covering small, yet very feminine breasts, evanescent lengths are covering legs and ankles, and bows embellish many silhouettes, becoming a charming and feminine « marque de fabrique ».

I particularly loved this collection. The long lengths, the volumes, and the pastel, attenuated tones seem to be inspired by the art nouveau style of the 1900s.

The smocking high necklines, the fragile lace gloves that could belong to a first communicant or a blushing bride… Everything reminds me of the quaint charm of Jane Austen’s books.

I exactly felt the same when I saw Valentino’s last haute couture spring collection, in January 2011. The butterfly collars and the pastel tones reminded me of this charming British atmosphere…

Here, it’s even more blazing. The porcelain tones and the floral prints are evoking to me tea times in the countryside. As I recently read Antonia Fraser’s biography of Marie Antoinette, it also reminds me of the queen playing the farmer in her petit hameau, and dressing up with casual and delicate lace dresses created by Rose Bertin.

She was trying to get free from Versailles conventions and its heavy parade dresses, and started to wear lighter fabrics, and prints that sounded rustic to her.

The return to nature and profound values was very important to her after she read Rousseau, and she was trying to adopt this new “mood” by exiling herself into her own interpretation of countryside… This collection totally reminds me of this period of her life. If you’ve seen Sofia Coppola’s movie, you’ve probably think about it too.

This “Marie Antoinette effect” seems to be particularly present in this idea of faux, revisited liberty, with those armfuls of flowers, lovely bouquets, tiny clovers and rosebuds…

Some of those prints even remind of the toile prints… I love this style so much!

The fabrics are also very delicate and sophisticated, giving a lovely fragile allure to those ethereal silhouettes. Silk chiffon, taffetas, laces and macramé become beautiful dresses embellished by luxurious and very feminine details.

The shoes are also fantastic. Surfing on the smoking slippers trend, the duo reinvents this shoe style to make it more romantic. Decorated with lace or covered with those lovely floral prints, they give another dimension to casualness.

Smocking bows, bouffantes sleeves and delicate pleats are decorating the silhouettes. Everything is in the details. Small buttons, lace gloves, and cute clutches decorated with huge bows are just adding the perfect touch of sophistication to those beautiful silhouettes.

Delicate, bucolic and diaphanous, this collection was simply exquisite, and it’s probably my favorite since they started.

My love declaration to New York

2012-01-22T21:14:00.001+01:00

I really was heartbroken when I had to leave Big Apple. I don’t know what exactly happened during the 5 months I spent there, but I can’t deny I am now tightly linked to this city.

It is weird to feel like this city is my home when I am so far from it. I don’t know if it’s the people I met there, the energy of the city, all those different cultural backgrounds, the cultural merry go round, the crazy nights or simply the general atmosphere… But I do feel that I belong to this city.

Everyone says to me: “oh, you want to go back to NYC ? Well, I do too, you know, everyone loves NYC, I spent 4 days there and I love the city too. But hello, it doesn’t necessarily means that you want to move there.”

But yes, it does…

I feel like everyone thinks this thing with New York will go away, or that I’m just a capricious girl who loved NYC because it was a semester of parties and shopping…

It’s not! I really want to move there, despite the fact this is so hard to get a work visa and despite the fact all the people I deeply love are living in France.

I can’t define what’s happening to me, but I am now obsessed by Big Apple, and almost every day, I analyze in my head all the possibilities that I have if I want to go back in the city.

I’m reading James McInerney books, I’m reading Gatsby, and all the Lauren Weisbeger novels, just to have the feeling that I’m still in those streets… This is an obsession and a dream that I want to see come true.

I really want to find a job there, a job in fashion. That’s another obsession. I don’t know what I have with this fashion thing, but I always have to watch the fashion shows, try to identify the trends, read designers biographies, see retrospectives, shop, re watching fashion things, read hundreds of fashion blogs…

I’m really fascinated by the creative process a designer goes trough when he builds a collection, but also by the social role of fashion, by its history, by the way it reflects our society and our perception of others, by the way our clothes define our personality… And I just can’t imagine not working in fashion.

To me, New York and fashion is just the perfect combination.

As much as I love Paris, I always feel like there is a secular, obsolete mood that is pressuring French fashion. It is just the way we, French people are: everything has to be in a square, and you must have this or this item in your wardrobe.

You’re not a real Parisian girl if you don’t have your perfect black dress, you’re not a good French girl if you’re mixing black and blue navy… That sounds cliché but I do feel that a lot of girls who are working in fashion in Paris are taking fashion and trends too seriously.

I like the freedom and the craziness of New York, all those designers that are trying very hard to offer something new, all those young students that really believe they can bring something to fashion with their creativity and their motivation…

And of course, I love the fact everyone likes to shop vintage or second hand, and that there is so many cheap and perfect shopping spots for vintage clothing.

I know all of this sounds terribly cliché but I had to write how I feel about New York, and say very loud that I love the city. I decided that as soon as I will have finished my internship, I would back there for 2 month, just to try to look for a job. A job in fashion of course…

I wanted to share with you my love for those 2 things that I love more that everything else… And show you other pictures from my stay there…

And what about you? Is there a city which is driving you crazy?

Clockwork Orange

2012-01-14T01:17:00.000+01:00

It all begun with my New York Roommate and her bright, highly
pigmented MAC lipstick. This almost fluorescent color was clearly
illuminating her face, making a beautiful contrast with her pale skin. I started to reconsider bright colors, at a time when the color block was absolutely everywhere. Even though I didn’t adopt that trend, I was still fascinated by the vivid tones Jil Sander or Gucci created. But instead of adopting this fashion statement which was mixing various bright tones in a vey 80s way, I was more thinking of finding a strong color to wear from head to toe.

Designers seem to agree with me, since we’ve seen a lot of silhouettes focusing on only one strong color during the last fashion week. But if orange is still here for next summer, in tangerine and mostly warm tones, it contrasts with the fluorescent color I was in love with when I saw it on Linda’s lips (that was the MAC "morange" lipstick).

But still, some designers have decided to keep that highly pigmented tone in their collections… I originally loved the PRADA orange (from summer 2011), and Derek Lam, Doo Ri and even Carlos Miele have reconsidered it for the upcoming summer.

The cooler version of Acne is also very seductive, through flowing silhouettes.

Looking for orange products through the web, I found the Cambridge Satchel Company very inspiring: they created their iconic bag in three fluorescent tones, yellow, green, pink an of course orange.

Influenced by this trend, I’ve been looking for inspiring fashion pictures of that beautiful nuance… The very good tumblr « Fashion Florence » displays hundreds of fashion details. I found some of my pics on that website.

Curiously, I figure this color more as a winter color. It might be beautiful on a tanned skin, I find it too first degree when its worn as a summer color, on a long sun dress for exemple. I really think this nuance is more interesting if you put it on a structured, almost graphic silhouette, especially on a classic blazer or a short evening dress. So, I wasn’t really looking for that color in the winter collections, but I found the most perfect dress when I was in London. I found it in the designer boutique AQUA, and it’s been love at first sight

...

Here I am, celebrating New Year’s eve with it!

But there’s still a lot of orange ideas to use…

For example, I received a bright orange dress in knitwear with an adorable black peter pan collar... That is a very preppy wy to wear orange in the winter! I'll show it to you as soon as possible...

But until then...

Get inspired by this color!

Winter Lovely Time

2011-12-15T22:50:00.000+01:00

There is a very long list of things I love to do when winter and Christmas time are coming… I was recently reading an article by a famous French journalist, who was saying on her blog how much she loves being « cosy » at home, decorating the Christmas tree, listening to Christmas jazz on a comfy couch… Just like her, I’m in love with this time of the year. When it begins to be cold, I have my old good habits to feel comfy and appreciate the winter.

I recently discovered the website « we heart it », and I have been collecting tons of inspirational pictures thanks to this amazing platform. I can’t stop doing set lists of Christmas pics, and to make collages with them… A new tradition!

When I do that, I usually love to have a very warm cup of tea in my hands, preferably the Mariage Frères black Christmas tea, a very strong taste with all the Christmas spices. I’m so in love with that flavor that I even brought one bag with me in New York.

I love… Always having a plaid next to me to feel really comfy. I’m dreaming of a real fur plaid, like this one I spotted in a lovely deco shop in Nancy. But this is always reaching insane prices ( this one was 350 € i think), so that’s out of reach for the moment !

When I’m under the plaid… I just listen to Christmas songs. My boyfriend is just exasperated by this, but I can’t do anything, I’m in love with Nat King Cole and Dean Martin ! I recently discovered a very good album « a very she & him Christmas » with Zooey Deschanel singing… Sounds delicious!

Another little tradition that I love is when they put the giant Christmas tree in Nancy’s Place Stanislas. This is the last December I’m spending there, as my studies are already finished. But I will always remember this magnificent tree !

I also must say that I am obsessed by Christmas lights . I think I hearted 100 pics with Christmas lights on « we heart it »…

But that’s nothing compared to all the pictures I took in London. I went there for the long weekend of November 11th, and all the Christmas shops were already opened. I’ve always wanted to go to London to see the Christmas decorations, the shop windows and the Christmas selection in the department stores. That’s done! And for the occasion, I probably took 300 pictures…

Finally, at that time of the year, I’m always looking for nice clothes that can put me in the mood for Christmas ! Two years ago, my grandma made me this cute skirt in this adorable Christmas fabric. I love to wear it very « first degree », with my red cashmere top. I have to take pictures... Here is a preview of the print!

I also recently bought this dress at Zara. Nothing very Christmas except she’s red, my favorite color. I’ve been wearing it at a recent event in my school.

But what about you? How to you like your own Christmas time?

Python Mania : the shopping guide.

2011-11-07T20:58:00.000+01:00

Watching the fashion shows to identify the trends is something I love to do. Once I have spot them, I know I have a few month to look for little second hand treasures in thrift shops and vintage boutiques. Before Zara, H&M and mainstream shops adopt the trends, there is a short period of time during which most people are not really preoccupied by the next season trends.

That's the best moment to find one of a kind pieces. When I was in NYC, I was practicing this nice exercice at Beacon's closet in Brooklyn : this is literally paradise for thrift lovers.

So back to february 2011, I've done my usual little investigation, this time a little bit more than I normally do as I was following a trend forecasting class. Guess what are the winning trends ? The 3 biggest trends are, I think, the 70s style, the snake print, and the red color.

Chloé Show

As much as I love red, my favorite trend is unquestionably the Python print. Not easy to wear AT ALL. But, very, very INTERESTING. Let's not be narrow minded : Python does not have to look tacky, or make you look like an old/old fashion lady. Python can definitely look refined, fashion and up to date if you know how to wear it and match it.

I've been exploring the web in search of lovely python pieces that does cost the price of your own skin...

And here comes my little selection with some advices.

Here you go!

Big rule : Even on a budget, you will banish anything that looks cheap. Your blouse can be in polyester only if it really looks like silk... Try to avoid nylon as much as possible. When he looks cheap, the python can be really bad! Beginning with a pair of shoes is a good idea, only if they don't seem to be in plastic. That would be a big mistake...

Now, you can start to shop!

If you feel a little bit rockabilly, you will probably like those skinny pants... I would personally match them with cute blouses ( why not a peter pan collar?), to calm down the WOW effect and play it cute. Good basics also work, like a simple cachemire top and nice leather low boots. A jean shirt might work too...

ZARA

Urban Outfitters

More in the mood for a top ? The more classical girls will certainly like to start with a feminine blouse, that only needs to be worn with a pair of skinny jeans and a blazer. The cardigan will work perfectly over a black or nude silk spaghetti top.

ASOS : Vero Moda and Warehouse

For the fashionistas, this blazer will be perfect :

This one is also from ZARA, but it is already sold out on the website! I love the way the model wears it : just a simple nude blouse and classic black pants. You can make it funnier with a tulipe dress, or by mixing it with a delicate floral blouse.

If you don't feel like adopting a snake right now, starting with accessories can be easier. Bags and clutches are going to be your best friends, to add some wildness to some too classic outfits.

1, 2 & 3 : Chloé, on Net à Porter
4 : Michael Kors
5 : Clutch, ZARA

But shoes are probably the best way to start with python, especially if you wear a lot of good basics. Flats will be boyish, and heels very femme fatale... If they are colorful, it's funny and rockabilly to play with them.

But of course, there's also an hat option! ;)

Enjoy those tips , I hope you'll shop wisely!

Givenchy , FW 11 Haute Couture Collection

2011-10-26T17:02:00.000+02:00

As the ready to wear fashion week ended just a few weeks ago, I should probably talk about the latest trends and what we are going to wear next summer... But after the journées particulières organized by LVMH last week end, I had to show you some pictures of the Givenchy FW 2011 haute couture collection. This summer, when I discovered it on style.com and WGSN, I must say I had no words to describe so much beauty. But when I've sent it for real, I have been completely captivated.

I was kind of worried when I heard the rumor that Ricardo Tisci might replace John Galliano at Dior's creative direction. To me, he might be the only designer that has been understanding so wisely what Givenchy and his muse Audrey Hepburn created during the 50s and the 60s. This sense of glamorous, retro elegance, this unique style that succeeds in offering an allure elegant and fresh, very sophisticated without being out of reach.

(Audrey Hepburn in some of her "fashion parts", always dressed in Givenchy)

Of course, the GIVENCHY of today can't be the GIVENCHY of 50 years ago...

But I find his haute couture collections very inspiring and very close to the mood Givenchy created, and to me that is very important for a new designer to be respectful, and to truly understand the image and the original values of the brand you're designing for. As much as I loved Galliano's work, I don't think he was creating Dior Collections. To me, his vision of women had no link with Christian Dior or Yves Saint Laurent women's perception.

I am glad that Marc Jacobs was chosen to direct Dior, has I think he knows how to adapt his creative genius to a very specific brand. That's also something Ricardo Tisci is very good at, and his contribution to Givenchy evolution in terms of style and image has been so strong that I really didn't want to see him go...

I particularly love his way of employing craftsmen's talents in his couture collection. The latest one, all in white, has been inspired by angels and paradise birds. He summed it up in 3 words : " Purity, lightness, fragility".

The evanescent silhouettes all succeed in creating a small paradise made of complex plays of textures and embroideries, mixed up with some of Tisci's provocation ( some huge zips at the back of the dresses). Even if those dresses are already taking your breath away when you see pictures of them, being able to really observe them in Givenchy's salons was truly a beautiful experience.

Being close to the dresses, you can really see those details, and figure out that someone might have spent hundreds of hours to make pearl embroideries on the tulle or the chantilly lace. Seeing all those pearls and how fine are the details, you picture magical creatures : this dress made of hand curled feathers might be a paradise bird, this one , made of tulle scales, might be a mermaid, and this silk pleated dress is for sure an angel.

Ricardo Tisci is inviting you to travel in his own imagination. As much as I loved the last Givenchy summer couture collection, this one is unquestionably my favorite...

Saint Malo

2011-10-18T12:01:00.000+02:00

As I was in the US when it was my birthday in June, my boyfriend decided to offer me a lovely Week End in Saint Malo. This is a charming city of Bretagne that might be the most touristic one in France... It was just perfect for a week end, as you can enjoy the sea, the terms, good restaurants, lovely streets and nice shopping spots for striped t shirt lovers. Not much to say on this charming city, but a lot to show you...

This was our very retro bedroom at the guest room " Le Nid". On the blanket, there is my Marie Antoinette biography by Antonia Fraser. Going back to Versailles and re-watching the Sofia Coppola movie made me want to know more about her. I chose the biography that inspired the movie, as I really loved the girly atmosphere of the film... Antonia Fraser is giving very rich details, especially on furniture , on fabrics, on Rose Bertin designs ( Marie Antoinette favorite designer) ...

Basically she really recreates for you the whole atmosphere, and you can really picture the queen as you read the book. This is a long, sometimes boring book ( so many names and locations) , but the details ar very rich and really help you understand the context.

You discover characters and political plays, you learn more about the possible romance between her and the swedish comte Fersen... This is a fabulous book and I was glad to have it with me during my little journey! I didn't finished it yet...

When we were not reading or walking on the beach ( I know, that sounds so cliché), we were trying the local gastronomy... The Brasserie du Sillon was a very good place ( and kind of cheap) that your hosts advised us, and we really had a fabulous dinner there...

For our first evening there and our dinner at the Brasserie, I wore my vintage blouse with polka dots ( found at Beacon's closet) , my Zara carrot pants and my Bakers sandals...

On day 2, we enjoyed the medieval part of the city... Having a crepe at lunch, coming to the remparts to enjoy the view, saying hello to the Jacques Cartier Statue ...

Doing silly things ...

That day, the charming lady from the guest house showed me a huge bag full of scarfs she was selling for one euro each... I jumped on this cute Hermes baby blue scarf, that I wear has an headband, and on this blue scarf with soldiers. I love the way accessories can transform your outfit. Basically, here I am just wearing a simple grey caschemire top, with my Levis legging jeans. Belt, bag and scarfs are doing their job pretty well I think!

For our last and very sunny day, I was also wearing scarfs that I found in the treasure bag of my host. She sold me a lovely made in england little silk scarf , printed with ducks.

I loved the print, which reminds me of the "conversational" prints from the 60s. Those prints were taking their inspiration in daily life objects or animals. This is a trend that is coming back in preppy looks, and I thought this piece of silk was perfectly trendy!

The "russian" scarf is also from saint Malo ( and now I wear it all the time), as well as the striped Tee.

This was a very charming city to discover... I hope you'll be able to visit it too!

New York Pictural Diary

2011-09-18T18:59:00.004+02:00

I am sorry I didn't post that much lately... Going back to school, having a wonderful week end in Bretagne with my boyfriend... I have done a lot of things! As school as started, I am intensively trying to figure out what I am going to do next semester. I absolutely want to go back to NYC to do an internship, and when I look at the thousands of pictures I took there, it makes me feel so blue! I've spent a wonderful time there. So, before showing to you the end of my road trip, I'd like to share with you some posts with pictures I took in NYC.

Photos in the street, the parks, the shops, and of some outfits I didn't post here. I will probably do that regularly, there is so much pics I'd like to show you here!

I won't do a diary month by month, but more like random pics that I like, to make you discover my favorite spots in the big city...

Let's begin today !

I love the big city in the spring, when the day begins to be longer... At 8pm, the light is just perfect to capture the city. Greenwich is kind of quiet, and the streets are not very busy, just in between the end of the work day and the beginning of an exciting night...

As much as I love looking at the skyline from the impressive top of the rocks, some buildings are just beautiful when you're close to their details...

The stairs on the buildings are something "very New York", and I took a bunch of pictures of them.

I also loved the sky scrapers... It's funny how the landscape is changing if you are in Midtown, in Greenwich or in lower east side... The buildings are really translating the mood of each neighborhood, and that's really interesting to watch.

The spring in NYC is just great to watch the cherry blossoms blooming, and have nice walks under the sun... April was my favorite month in terms of weather, because it's warm enough to enjoy the sun, but not unbearable like it can be in the middle of August or July.

So, April was a good time to visit the cloisters, which are an annex of the MET with the medieval collection, in Harlem. To visit them, I was wearing this adorable tulle skirt that I bought at Think Closet, an adorable shop which sells creations of korean designers. Everything is so cute in their shop.

Oh Coney Island... I spend a lovely moment with my boyfriend there. I thought the atmosphere would be more authentic and retro... I was disappointed on this point. But I loved to watch all the families having fun, and the fact there was practically no tourists when I went there. A sunday, at the end of April.. Perfect day! I have to go back there to see the aquarium.

I loved having brunch on sundays with my roomie...

I also loved Tribeca, that I decided to discover alone, with my camera...

And, of course, the public library was one pf my favorite spots...

And to finish, pictures of some cute New Yorkers that you can find at every street corner...

Dogs!

So you see, I'm in love with the city. This blog is mainly about fashion, and the city of New York might be the greatest one in terms of fashion energy. The atmosphere is very intense, and that's what I loved about it. I will try to post you some pics of my stay there as much as I can...

Enjoy and thank you for your visit!

PS : On this photos , I am wearing :

A vintage fushia blouse on a striped forever 21 Tee, with a legging by Levis.
A vintage peter pan collar shirt , with Forever 21 bloomers and Urban Outfitters flats.
A liberty jacket and a grey T shirt by H&M, with a forever 21 necklace and an Hermès Scarf.
An Audrey Hepburn T shirt from F21, with my Think Closet tulle skirt.
A men's striped T shirt from H&M, with a Zara Blazer and American Apparel Petticoat!

That's it! :)

US Road Trip : Yosemite and LA.

2011-08-31T21:13:00.005+02:00

One of the things I preferred during this trip was to discover the incredible beauty of the US national parks. I'm not very found of sports, so I was very proud of the 7 hours hiking that we've been doing in Yosemite. It was the occasion to discover beautiful landscapes, that I found very enchanting. I really wanted to share those pics with you. It's really contrasting with the photos I took in L.A...

After Yosemite, we took the plane to LA in which we've spent 4 days.
To begin , we explored downtown, and visited the mexican pueblo ( not interesting at all), and the fascinating Walt Disney Concert Hall, which is a beautiful architectural project.

On the afternoon, we go to the mythic Rodeo Drive.

The Rodeo Drive PRADA shop. I loved the giant suit case.

From there, we go quickly to Beverly Hills and imagine how nice it would be to enjoy the pools!

Our hotel is practically on the Hollywood walk of fame. It's not the most beautiful part of LA, but it was fun to finally see this after seeing it in all the movies and TV shows.

We've also been to the Grove. The Grove is a lovely shopping mall which has been designed by the architect of Disneyland. If you add the fact that they have a Cheesecake Factory ( they have the most amazing cheesecake I've eaten) and an Anthropology shop , I had every reason to want to go there! This is a lovely place which is very familial, and I really liked it.

They have a very preppy Ralph Lauren shop...

I've spent my birthday there and had a lot of fun, first with a fancy dinner in a delicious japanese restaurant, and then in Disneyland ( oh yes, I was celebrating my 23rd birthday) with my german friends who were also on a road trip.

Like in SF, I didn't really paid attention to my outfits. Here it's just my I LOVE NYC grey T shirt, some legging levis jeans and my urban outfitters sparkle flats. The tinker bell crown was a fun accessory for a very girly day. In L.A, I also visited the Warner Bros. Studios and had a great time discovering some FRIENDS set.

I really loved those 4 days there and I hope you'll like those pictures!

San Francisco

2011-08-27T00:20:00.000+02:00

It's been already two months that I've been back in France, and two months that I want to show some pictures from my fabulous road trip on the US West Coast...

Spending a semester in NYC was really a beautiful experience. I loved the city, its atmosphere, the classes I had at FIT, meeting new people ( especially my roomie that I miss! ) , and seeing all the jobs opportunities that the city is offering...

Leaving New York was then kind of hard for me and I must say that doing this trip before going back to France was exactly what I needed!

San Francisco was the first step of our road trip and we've spent five days there. It gave us plenty of time to discover what the city has to offer.

We begun by a lovely hiking that was leading to the Golden gate bridge by the coast, during the only sunny day that we had!

We've been exploring the huge Golden Gate Park, trying to find the museum of sciences...

I loved this dinosaur in the museum gift shop...

And their huge aquarium...

On our third day, we decided to go to the historical hippie district, which was full of fabulous vintage shops...

I got crazy in one of them which had hundreds of gorgeous dresses, classified by decades. I bought a very " Blair Wardolf" one, from the 60s, in red velvet.

The city hall is beautiful at night...

Fourth day , we go to chinatown and find Ali Baba's cave of wonders in this shop full of kitchen utensils.

I also found a crazy shop with hundreds of lovely Hello Kitty stuff, and I must say it was hard to guess I am 23 !

I put on my Harvard T shirt, bought in Boston during my week end there in march...

And here we go to Alcatraz! I LOVED this visit.

The audio tape they give you to visit it is really well done and you really feel that the place is living under your eyes.

I highly recommend it to you if you go there, that was awesome !

After Alcatraz, a huge warm waffle ... And I can't finish it !

For our last day, my brother and I decided to visit the asian arts museum. This was really instructive, we spent hours in the museum!

We really loved it. I especially liked to discover more about the hindi religion and all their divinities...

You would also find an incredible selection of art from Japan, Tibet, China... This museum is also part of my favorite things in SF! :)

And to finish the trip, we admire the ocean as the night is falling...

I didn't took pictures from my outfits during this step of the trip, especially because I was surprised by how cold the temperatures were!

So here is a very simple outfit that was really comfortable to run across the city...

T shirt, bought in a Boston Gift Shop
Blazer, Zara
Belt, Vintage
Skirt, River Island
Sneakers, Keds.

Wedding

2011-08-23T16:32:00.002+02:00

Getting ready for weddings is one of the things I prefer.I love these occasions in which everything is allowed in terms of fashion extravaganza . Any kind of hat is welcome and anyone will be staring at you if you decide to wear a fairy tale princess dress. Like I mentioned it one year ago, I love what I like to call my "one shot dresses". They are fabulous dresses that I bought for a special occasion and that I've been wearing only a few times, because I could not find occasions that were elegant enough for them. I bought my emeraude dress at a young designer fair three years ago, to a delicious and very sweet Japanese designer. I've not had a lot of occasions to wear it since, so she was more than welcome to go with me to this special wedding.

This wedding was magical, and most importantly, that was the first wedding of someone I really know and who's approximatively my age. That feels strange...The atmosphere was fantastic, everyone was excited and happy, the bride was beautiful and the groom was particularly moved.

The place was also magical and perfect for this cute couple. It was really a beautiful event and I'm glad to have been part of it!

For this special occasion, I decided that I had to pair my green one shot dress with a hat. I found the perfect one as I was having a walk in Hell's Kitchen flea market in NYC. My hat is supposed to be from the 40s, I paid it 20bucks and I love it! It's adding a charming retro touch to the outfit and I must say I was really feeling "me" in that look.

The day after the ceremony and the party, all the guests were welcomed to meet the newly weds around a lovely country style lunch. The atmosphere was more casual and I decided to wear something more appropriate. I thought those cute bloomers from Forever21 would look good!

My outfits :

Wedding

Emeraude dress, Japanese designer
Shoes, Lanvin
Bag and Hat, Vintage.

Lunch :

Top, H&M
Bloomers, Forever21
Shoes, Vintage.
Glasses, Beacon's Closet.

Giverny

2011-08-16T20:07:00.005+02:00

A few weeks ago, as we luckily had some sunny days in Paris when my parents were visiting me, we all decided to visit Giverny. Giverny is a small and pittoresque village which is about one hour from Paris, in Normandy.

This is the place where the famous painter Monet has been living and painting at the beginning of the 20th Century. His beautiful gardens, with japanese bridges and waterlilies inspired him the famous serie of giant paintings " Les Nympheas".

A picture I took in MOMA...

The gardens are very colorful, and can be separated in two parts. One is very structured and colorful , with lovely paths full of flowers in a very smart camaïeu of colors.

The other part looks like a japanese garden, with waterlilies, some little bridges, hydrangeas and azaleas.

The house is adorable but I could not take pictures inside. The colors are bright and diverse in every room. I had the feeling to be in a Ladurée box of macarons, with lilac and mint walls in the bedroom, lemon in the living room and baby blue in the kitchen...

The house and the gardens are lovely and peaceful. It felt really good to escape from Paris even for one day. The village itself is also quiet and very charming. I took a bunch of pictures and I absolutely wanted to share them with you. I have so much things to show you... I didn't even show you pictures from my road trip in the US west coast! That's to come on this blog. But as for now, let's take a look to Giverny and Monet's gardens...

The first garden , very harmonious and colorful :

The Japanese Garden...

And the lovely Village !

The outfit in this post ( and I know, my poses on those two are clichés but I like them anyway :) ) :

Striped T shirt, Vis ta Vie
Pants, Zara
Belt , gift from my boyfriend!
Shoes, Bought at Buffalo Exchange in Brooklynn
Bag, Biker by Lush

Le Domaine de Marie-Antoinette

2011-08-05T22:55:00.006+02:00

Today, I will show you some pictures of "le hameau de Marie Antoinette" in Versailles, where I went to last week as my parents were visiting me. As I've not been living in Paris for a long time, I already had the occasion to visit the castle and its gardens but not this lovely place that is le hameau de Marie Antoinette.

As I was walking through the small paths, I really had the feeling that it was like her very own of Disneyland, a charming place, that is trying to reproduce reality on an idealistic way, only taking the good and the cute, from the farm to the dairy... And everything was exactly as I figured it after watching the now culte movie " Marie Antoinette" by Sofia Coppola. Going there made me want to see it again and I really want to make a post about the beautiful costumes of the movie...

But as for now , let's discover together le domaine de Marie Antoinette...

Pigeons sleeping on the roof of one of the houses in the hameau...

Magical Trees...

The theater of Marie Antoinette

Striking the pose for the most KITSH photo ever....

The cutest farm...

Le petit salon were a snack was given after every performance in the theater...

And my outfit for this lovely day...

My outfit :

_ T Shirt , Forever 21

_ Blazer, Zara

_ Silver painted Jeans ( leather effect) , All Saints

_ Bag, Mango

_ Scarf, Pieces

_ Shoes, Bianco ( bought in Madrid )

That, Madame, is Versailles !

Armani Privé : A Tribute to Japan.

2011-07-18T21:43:00.003+02:00

The couture fashion week is probably my favorite one. It's like a world of fantasy and poetry opening a little window to the real world : it's here, but it remains inaccessible and unaffordable. From all the wonders that this one of kind world has been offering to us two weeks ago, one designer got all my attention and fascination. I am usually obsessed by the two new designers of Valentino, and by Riccardo Tisci. This time, if Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy remains one of my favorite shows ( and it was literally not a show but more like a presentation...) with its fragile white angels, Armani Privé and its interpretation of Japan is definitely the one which overwhelmed me.

Delicate details, refined embroideries, playing with fabrics ( brocade, silk...), improbable colorful bouquets or giant origamis that become hats...

I especially loved the headgears that were created for the show. They finish the outfits and add a very impressive couture dimension to them. It's the detail that gives the silhouette all its signification, and a charming touch of poetry.

This show was a festival of lovely geishas in their parade clothing. I especially loved to zoom in the outfits to discover the delicacy of the details, the very refined prints ( not too cliché, but subtile in pastel tones) , the pleated pockets, the clutches that look like jewelry...

It was a wonderful collection and I'm glad to share those pictures here with you!

Cloudy Mood

2011-07-07T21:31:00.000+02:00

I bought this dress the same day I found the Birdy dress ( that I've recently showed you) , at Urban Outfitters in Copenhagen. I like it's fresh and girly mood, and this one of a kind print. Not really flowers, more like clouds... But you can't really say and that's why I love it so much.

This kind of corset cut at the upper part of the body is very feminine, and I like the style this is giving to the dress.

I usually wear this one on a very simple way , because I think the style of the dress is strong enough not to add extra things. This day I added my Bracelet from Bloomingdales, and a pair of Chanel glasses that I bought when I won the Glamour look contest. This is the last look I photographed in NYC...

My stay there is already over, I can't believe it. Time really flies... I am back in Paris after a beautiful travel on the west coast with my brother and two friends. I can't wait to show you pictures from my trip... And talk with you about the haute couture fashion week!

Urbanism

2011-06-19T07:20:00.000+02:00

Here is a serie of photos which is kind of different from my usual girly mood. I took this idea from a photo shoot I recently did at FIT. . We photographed our adorable model in a bright , very cute and 60s yellow dress, and the backdrops were graffiti walls in Brooklyn. The contrast was amazing and we ended up with great photos for our portfolios. Unfortunately she was very young so I'm not going to be able to show those photos here!

Here, I took the idea of the graffiti, something I would probably never had done before, because it is not so much corresponding to the “mood” of this blog. But it's changing a little bit , and I like it! This outfit is really simple and casual, but was perfect for this day : Brunch in Williamsburg ( by the way, I highly recommend you EGG , you can wait a very long time but their candy bacon is to die for and everything is delicious and cheap) , shopping in the wonderful thrift shop “ Beacon's Closet”, and a short walk in the East village.

Eventough I didn't shop at Forever 21, all of this outfit is from there. They are really good when it comes to comfortable and basics Tees. I really like the thin cotton that they use and the loose cuts. The bag is from MANGO and I've already blog it a lot of times, and these shoes are very old, from a french brand called “ TEXTO”. Enjoy!

This outfit :

T shirt, shorts and necklace : Forever 21

Bag : Mango

Shoes : Texto

The Cheaper, the better !

2011-06-10T19:08:00.000+02:00

This dress might be my favorite one among all the clothes that I have in my closet. I bought it three years ago in small shop in the street, close to “les halles” in Paris. I think I paid 5 euros for it and I if count the numerous times I've been wearing it, I think I really had my money back with this one! I love the floral print ( I have to say that I am really obsessed by this print) , the retro cut, the lovely back, the details of the small buttons... This dress is really adorable and I can't get enough of wearing it! Last time I did my laundry here in NYC , they lost it and I must say I've been really worried until they found it!

To make it less girly, I like to match it with long necklaces that are not so much in the same “mood” as the dress. Here, I choose my feathers necklace, to add some kind of “boho” touch, that is enhanced by the gold sandals.

We took those photos in central park. This park is probably one of the main reasons why I fall in love with NYC. Each time I'm going there, I discover new charming spots. Those little hills where we took the photos are close to the Alice in Wonderland statue, when you go up to the exit close to the MET, in the Upper East Side.

I think this surrounding was perfectly matching with the dress... But there is so many other places that I love in this park! Central Park, NYC, I love you!

This outfit :

Dress, old
Necklace, Forever 21
Sandals, Aldo

Bye Bye Birdie

2011-06-06T22:27:00.000+02:00

When I bought this dress in Copenhagen two years ago, I immediately fall in love with its naïve and girly print. That was a few months before the famous Miu Miu collection, that has made this kind of “birdie” print very popular. At this time, every blogger had found a copy inspired by the show ( either with cats or with birds...) at Zara, and I must say that I was quite happy to have already mine, which was not, technically, a copy...

I like the fact this print is in black and white, which makes it a little bit more sophisticated than it could have been over a pastel, girly color. I was recently telling you that my style is very , and maybe too much girly, and I don't have so much black pieces in my closet. This dress was then a good addition to it, because it is still reflecting my personal style, while being more “elegant” ( if this kind of casual dress can be) than other pieces that I have on my wardrobe.

My brother was visiting me in NYC for my last week there, and we've been doing all the cliché things tourists like to do. I've tried to make him discover my own NYC, the places, neighborhoods and restaurants I like, but the statue of liberty was a spot we could not miss. We thus took the ferry to staten island ( which is free, and that's a good thing!) , and took the photos on the island.

( special dedication to the guy in the background!)

Later in the afternoon, we went to the NYC port , a good place to eat a frozen yoghurt while enjoying the view on the Brooklyn bridge...

And again, I forced my friends to take pictures of me!

This outfit :

Dress : Urban Outfitters ( old)

Sandals : Bakers

Bag : Lush

Necklace : Forever 21

Coral Fever

2011-06-01T22:47:00.000+02:00

Getting dressed when temperatures get higher and higher can really be problematic. That's probably the reason why I've always preferred spring to summer. Spring allows light jackets, fresh and cute muslin dresses , flats... Summer does not offer so much possibilities. With temperatures reaching 90°F in NYC last week, I must say that it was kind of hard to remain original in looks! I just wanted to wear shorts, sandals, and that's it. That's how I ended up with this look, which could have been boring with a white tee, but that I really like with this bright T shirt. I immediately loved the bright color of this tee, and the very light cotton. 10 dollars at Forever 21, who can offer me something better ?

I love the way this coral top matches with this pinkish floral print. Very spring indeed! Not such a wonderful outfit but I was feeling comfortable and pretty in this one. I added this bracelet found at Bloomingdales to add a more sophisticated touch to this very casual outfit. And that's it!

I took those photos on the NYC high line, in the meatpacking district. This is really a lovely spot to enjoy the sun and see the streets from a little bit higher... At this moment of the year, children are playing everywhere and flowers are beautiful. I might be a little bit cheesy but you really have to go there if you go to NYC!

This outfit :

T shirt : Forever 21
Shorts : Sessun
Sandals : Aldo
Bracelet : Bloomingdales
Heart Pendant : Vintage
Bag : Lush

Crazy frog in Greenwich

2011-05-28T06:08:00.001+02:00

( the small dog in the back is actually real...)

When I look at my wardrobe, I must admit that I might have some tendency to be obsessed by cute and girly clothing. I can't get enough liberty, I own 4 skirts that are dangerously flirting with a ballerina/tutu spirit, I have a collection of preppy dresses and I really have too much cute necklaces , from the carrousel “sautoir” to the vintage heart pendant... Yes, I am girly. But I do feel like a style has to evolve, and observing my roommate and her Scandinavian touch, mine might have changed a little bit. I'm beginning to like funny fluo colors to wear by little « touch » on some outfits, and to adopt some pieces that are more dark and elaborate. She inspires me in a good way, because she is like « enlarging » my imagination and vision of fashion. I'm starting to mix my clothes in a different way, to add « different » pieces to my wardrobe.

When we were at the Barneys warehouse sales in march , I felt in love with this Helmut Lang top. I had « spotted » him in France a few months before, without seriously thinking of buying it : too expensive, not so much my style. But seeing how she is using clothing, I finally decided that I would probably be able to do something interesting with this kind of unique piece ( and also, maybe because it was 70 % off...) .

I bought this top two months ago and I'm already wearing it way too much. I like it with my crazy gold brogues and a skinny pair of jeans, and I love to wear it day and night. For this lovely walk in Greenwich ( again!) with my french friend Dina ( thanks for the photos babe! ) , I decided to wear it in a very casual way, only with some jeans shorts and this crazy ring that I found on Lexington.

I love this ring , that can be both cute and crazy. I plan to transform it in a brooch, to wear with my blue navy blazer.

Crazy frog in Greenwich!

This outfit :

Tunic, Helmut Lang
Shorts, Forever 21
Blazer, Zara
Sandals, Aldo
Bag, Biker by Lush

My very own New York

2011-05-23T06:04:00.000+02:00

I was recently asked which of the NYC neighborhoods was my favorite... After looking to all the pictures I have been taking here , after long walks and hours of shopping, I must say that Greenwich is incontestably my favorite.

I love Bleeker street and all the cliché pricy shops that can be found there, as well as the incredible Magnolia Bakery for their soft and deliciously sweet cupcakes...

I love the hushed atmosphere of the side streets when the sky begins to get darker around 8pm...

I love the door landings, the bikes and the fluffy leaves that are coming with the spring. With all these green leaves, the streets look incredibly calm and fresh. Having a walk there is incredibly peaceful to me. I just have the feeling that I'm not in this crazy NYC tourbillon anymore... I love observing these lovely and charming streets, and I have this delicious impression that I am going to meet Carrie Bradshaw or Garance Doré at each street corner...

Greenwich is a neighborhood that has to be literally explored. You have to go into the small streets, get lost, enjoy the atmosphere and capture some details with your camera.

Even though I love to do cliché things in Greenwich ( eat in fancy restaurants, shop at Marc Jacobs, buy cupcakes at Magnolia...) , the best thing is simply to have a walk there. If I come back to NYC as a millionaire, for sure I will live there.

A taste of Vintage Kitsch

2011-05-16T04:32:00.002+02:00

During my short stay in Montreal, I've discovered two very inspiring thrift shops. The overdose of kitsch decoration can certainly be dissuasive for some shoppers, but for me, this excess of kitsch elements is precisely what made me love these two one of a kind and awkward places.

Kitsch 'n swell opened five years ago. This eclectic shop is full of 50s improbable treasures, from a tiny high waisted wonderful dress, to dishes, to a retro school bag... The shop offers a large selection that goes from the 40s to the 70s, and you can definitely feel a delicious old world atmosphere in this place. Some frames proudly flaunt Elvis portraits, while a weird hawaiian tapestry motif makes you feel like in a kitsch motel from the 70s.

Some cowboy vs.indian atmosphere can also be felt in this wonderful shop, which owners definitely know how to decorate in order to make the shoppers travel in time.

The side shop ( of which I completely forgot the name) , is definitely more girly and is also owned by the same couple. I loved the hushed ambiance, and the kitsch decoration choices that make the small place look like an obsolete boudoir. Some retro lingerie , some cute shoes, some wonderful cocktail dresses from the 80s... And here we go, that's the recipe for a vintage paradise.

Don't hesitate to visit them if you're a vintage lover. The place definitely worth it and I'm pretty sure you'll find some nice treasure to bring back home...

Kitsch'n Swell

3968 boulevard Saint Laurent

Montreal.

Once upon a time... In 1984.

2011-05-05T07:47:00.004+02:00

Making some research for FIT is really something that I love. During the past 3 months, I've learning more about fashion and culture that I could have ever imagined. Before moving to NYC, I had a certain surrealistic vision of fashion, a vision made by magazines, fashion shows and hours spent in vintage shops. But I knew that something what missing to this : some culture. I love learning and discovering new things. As I decided to do what we call in french "une prépa littéraire" ( two years of intensive classes in literature, history, philosophy...) , I've always had an appetite for learning new things. Even though I wasn't so good at it, History remains my favourite topic.

When I arrived at FIT, it was then obvious to me that I had to choose a class on fashion history. There is so many things that I love in fashion without knowing where they come from, by who they've been originally created... So coming to FIT, I knew that learning about fashion history was something I had to do. I picked a fantastic class with a kind, respectful, and really smart teacher and as the semester is taking to an end I wanted to share a little bit of it with you.

For this class, I am currently preparing a design project over the year 1984. Doing my preliminary research, I realized that the icon of the early 80s was inevitably Lady Diana.
So I started to collect a bunch of images of her, and I was surprised to see the evolution of her style, from the shy, pale and fragile teen at the beginning of her marriage to the elegant and confident woman she was as she was trying to divorce Prince Charles. I would have never thought I would talk about her on my blog but honestly, this woman was really a fashion icon.

Talking about some 80s cliché, have you seen the movie " Desperately seeking for Susan" with Madonna.? Another cheesy movie... The story might not be fantastic, but it's still a very good movie in terms of costumes and how it captures the trends and mood of a particular time. I also loved to discover a dark, gloomy lower east side, really far from the trendy district that it is today. Rosanna Arquette was delicate, fresh and charming, in her role of the poor girl lost her mind. I loved how she switches from her cute housewife look to the one of a tacky girl, seriously inspired by Madonna.

Madonna also worth it. I personnally don't like her that much but it does really captures how she was in her "like a virgin" period. Tacky, provocative, but still assuming and loving it. I watched the movie to prepare my project and there's a lot of other stuff that I absolutely want to see to help me doing my boards. Amadeus, ghostbusters, footloose... Only movies from 1984.

Doing my research, I simply googled " mode 1984", and I found an incredibly website : the archives of the french magazine l'OFFICIEL, which is a good alternative to Vogue. The magazines have been scanned ( I was thinking of the poor intern who must have done this while I was reading the articles and making screen captures...) , and are accessible for free. What a great resource for research! I had a lot of fun looking at it , and discovering old adds for Chanel ( with Ines de la Fressange!) , drawings by Pierre Cardin, Barbie Dolls dressed by Lacroix... This is just fabulous and I wanted to share some of my enthousiasm with you.

Very preppy adds for "Pinet Couture"...

Some incredible cocktail ensembles and evening gowns... I love these spectacular hats, so 80s!

Some beautiful inspiring images in black and white...

( Our teacher said the 80s are definitely looking back to the Belle Epoque time with Nostalgia...This ensemble is a great and beautiful example of a reinterpretation of a 1900s gown )

( This ensemble is also definitely looking back to 1900s, and reminds me the robes sultanes of Poiret... )

( I have a similar dress in velvet that I found in a thrift shop... And have never worn! )

Some evidence that the "color block" trend is not new...

And some of my favorite adds...

In love with that gold tuxedo...

And Inès de La Fressange, the iconic model of Chanel who just wrote a guidebook and how to be very "Parisienne"...

Ok, that was a lot of pictures. I hope you enjoyed it! You can see the magazines online here.

PS : Pour mon dernier petit mois à NYC, j'aimerais essayer d'écrire tous mes articles en anglais... "tous"est un bien grand mot sachant que ces derniers mois je n'en ai écrit qu'un à deux par mois, mais voilà un petit défi que je me lance...

Lower East Side

2011-04-10T04:57:00.001+02:00

Il y a certains endroits comme ça, qui ne vous inspirent pas au premier abord... Et puis pour peu qu'on essaye de s'en faire une seconde opinion, on peut finalement être séduit...
La première fois que je suis allée me balader dans le lower east side, il faisait gris, il faisait froid et j'avais faim. Ca commence bien. J'avais décidé de suivre une ballade proposée par le lonely planet , finalement assez décevante. J'avais donc très peu accroché avec le quartier supposé être très branché ( je confirme au vu des prix pratiqués par les friperies...) et agréable pour une petite balade.

Et puis dimanche dernier, après un brunch vraiment très abordable dans un charmant petit resto grec qui venait juste d'ouvrir, je decide d'aller arpenter le quartier avec mon appareil. Il fait beau, et je suis près de Ludlow, une rue très animée qui est un peu le coeur du lower east side branché.

En levant le nez je me délectes de ces belles façades de briques rouges parsemées des escaliers de service typiquement New Yorkais... J'adore ce genre d'immeubles, pleins de caractère, au milieu desquels il est bien plus agréable de se balader qu'à Midtown , où il fait souvent très sombre avec tout ces immeubles tout gris.

Les ruelles sont pleines de charme, et l'on croise un peu partout des devantures colorées ou des peintures murales...

Les petites boutiques où il fait bon s'aventurer pour un peu de shopping sont légions... Quelques boutiques vintage avec une selection très pointue valent le coup d'oeil malgré les prix élevés, et l'on trouve quelques petits ateliers de créateurs; des multimarques hors de prix; ou encore des petites boutiques un peu hétéroclites ou les prix restent raisonnables ( c'est d'ailleurs dans une boutique de ce genre que j'ai repéré ces sacs bijoux aux jolis reflets, qui me font bien de l'oeil depuis... J'hésite quand même à payer 88 dollars pour un sac qui n'est pas en cuir...) .

Lorsqu'on se balade dans ce quartier, impossible de ne pas mettre les pieds chez Economy Candy, surement le magasin de sucreries le plus réputé de manhattan, où les touristes se mêlent aux gamins du quartier pour acheter des jelly bean ou d'adorables lunch box.

Le lower east side est un quartier vraiment plein de charme que je vous recommande pour une promenade au soleil et un peu de shopping... A éviter en revanche pour le brunch si vous ne vous sentez pas d'humeur à faire 1h30 de queue!

Quelques adresses :

Foley & Corinna
114 Stanton Street

Une petite boutique avec une jolie sélection vintage et les créations de Foley & Corinna, dans un décor très girly...

Mint Julep
173 Ludlow Street

Petite boutique multimarques adorable et abordable. C'est là bas que se trouvent les sacs pour lesquels j'ai eu un coup de coeur...

Economy Candy
108 Rivington Street

L'incontournable magasin de bonbons...

Clinton Baking Company
4 Clinton Street

Apparemment les meilleurs pancakes du lower east side... Les photos prises par Eleonore Bridge ( voir son city guide sur NYC) m'ont donné envie d'y aller , mais la file d'1h30 a pour l'instant toujours eu raison de moi.

Souvlaki GR
116 Stanton Street

Une toute nouvelle adresse dans le lower east side. Déco soignée et très agréable, pita et burgers grecs divins à un prix dérisoire.

J'espère que vous aurez l'occasion de tester tout ça!

A très vite pour une nouvelles visite de NYC...

Awesome Boston

2011-04-02T11:36:00.000+02:00

Je crois que l'on ne se rend vraiment compte de l'effervescence de NYC que lorsqu'on en sort. Après déjà deux mois passés dans cette ville électrique, je me suis habituée aux bruits et à la foule toujours environnante. Je vis au croisement d'une avenue très fréquentée, on l'on fait des travaux la nuit, où les sirènes des ambulances et des voitures de police retentissent sans cesse... Le bruit est permanent mais je me suis vite habituée, il fait partie de l'atmosphère de la ville... Je ne m'étais pas vraiment rendue compte de tout ça jusqu'à ce que je parte passer un long week end à Boston, la semaine dernière.

En arrivant là bas, j'ai presque été choquée de me retrouver tellement au calme. La ville regorge de charmantes petites rues bordées de maisons en brique rouge, notament dans le ravissant quartier très londonien de Beacon Hill. Il y a finalement peu de gens dans les rues, et ils ne crient pas, prennent le temps de flâner, sans se précipiter... Dieu que ca fait du bien! Ce week end m'a vraiment fait l'effet d'un break, un vrai moment de détente, au calme, que j'ai savouré avec plaisir.

Luxe ultime, en bookant l'hôtel 3 jours en avance, nous avons pu loger à prix cassé au Sheraton, bien au calme au 23ème étage avec une super vue sur Boston et des lits à se damner, ultra confortables.

Vous l'aurez sans doute remarqué, la mode est un peu stand by par ici ces derniers temps. Je préfère vous faire partager un peu mon quotidien avec les photos que je prends, et j'espère que cela vous plaît!

Voici donc ma sélection d'images pour ce fabuleux week end à Boston... Je vous recommande vivement d'y aller si vous passez du temps sur la cote est. C'est une ville très historique qui regorge de lieux clé dans l'histoire des Etats unis. Nous avions un peu la flemme de faire un grand tour historique de la ville avec un guide ( ça s'appelle le « freedom rail », une promenade guidée qui je pense peut être passionnante ) , nous avons plutôt flâne et pris le pouls de la ville, à travers la jolie rue commerçante de Newsburry, le parc de Boston Common, une petite promenade sur les quais, Beacon hill...

J'ai particulièrement aimé ce quartier, très pittoresque et génial pour prendre des photos. J'ai mitraillé tout ce que je voyais, et adoré retrouver cette atmosphère très européenne... Les lampadaires, les façades en briques, les fenêtres bordées de fleurs... Tout m'a séduit à Beacon Hill. Une bonne excuse pour demander à ma coloc de me photographier au détour d'une rue déserte; dis Linda, tu veux bien porter mon manteau / prendre mon appareil et me prendre en photo ?

Un petit look très simple, ma robe Sessun que j'ai depuis presque 4 ans déjà et qui n'a pas bougé d'un poil. Super confortable, chaude car en drap de laine, elle était parfaite pour les 4h de bus et une après midi en vadrouille! Je porte aussi mon « collier de chasseur » déjà vu dans mon précédent post et mon foulard Hermès.

Ce jour là nous avons aussi fait le tour de Newsburry street, LA rue du shopping, et il y avait de quoi perdre la tête! ( du coup bin j'ai acheté un chapeau... :) )

Le lendemain nous avons fait le traditionnel et cliché « duck tour », un camion qui fait le tour de la ville puis se « transforme » pour aller dans la rivière pour un petit tour de bateau... Très sympathique, surtout avec le beau soleil que nous avons eu.Pour la petite histoire, ces camions sont apparus pendant la seconde guerre mondiale et permettaient aux soldats de passer de la terre à la rivière le plus rapidement possible...

Le même jour, nous nous sommes baladés dans quincy market, un grand marché vraiment sympa qui regorge de mets appétissants!

Nous avons aussi fait le passage obligé par Harvard. Je ne savais pas du tout que le campus se situait à coté de Boston avant de prévoir ce WE. J'ai adoré m'y balader, j'avoue que ça fait quand même un peu rêver... Coup de coeur pour le harvard book store, une librairie adorable dont le sous sol grouille de petits détails assez drôles.

Le dimanche, petite visite du musée d'art contemporain ,vraiment pas terrible... Seul un étage sur 4 était ouvert mais nous avons quand même du payer notre entrée plein pot. Ce fut tout de même l'occasion de voir un peu les quais et la mer, avant d'aller déjeuner à Beacon Hill.

Puis visite de Trinity Church, sublime, et de la public library, avant de terminer par un peu de shopping. Nous avons dénichés des robes en cuir rag & bone à – 80 %, je vous dit pas comme on étaient hystériques. Je vous montre ça très vite.

Voilà pour Boston! J'espère que ce post vous a plu, bon week end à toutes!