"You are the only English woman I know who manages to be really chic in really hideous clothes".

No.3    Elaborate fashionables
a splendid menagerie[1] (also known as fancy-full gallants[2]) place particular importance upon appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self.[3] Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic style of life despite coming from a middle-class background.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

rich warm delicious coats



a fondness of rich warm autum-y layers of colors are
delicious anytime of the year.

today i am headed for an outing of
thrift stores and vintage shops...
with this sort of look in mind.
this sort of look is mostly
always on my mind.


really like the shape of these coats,
along with the huge collars.



silky little socks with heels are sweet
and old lady street trampy
in a good way.



Friday, January 29, 2010

trees inside the cracks at home

she threw herself a house warming party
and wore one feather in her hair
and watched the trees grow from the cracks


she
can't go home...it's not there.
but she can visit it sometimes
if she tries..

Thursday, January 21, 2010

bygone hat


they say i am very patient
 and that my retaliation tactics are far more subtle than others-
perhaps...
but just as lethal
oh
but i say 
let bygones be bygones
i have more noble things to aspire to.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

i will wear these please

today i am supposed to
day dream and take a 
vacation- they tell me

so today i will dream about
walking down along side the
river in buenos aires
to a little dim lit restaurant 
wearing things like these. 

the very proper topper


a hat for taking a break on the ground and
then conjuring up a plan b

some fancy work on this pretty taupe hat...

and how about adding a bit of turquoise to your ensemble...
a nice purple ribbon hidden under the net
and a simple topper for everyday strolls..
i found one like this at the antique mall where my shop is -
just needed a bit of a cleaning and that's all.

perhaps for a bullfight or lunch down on the river
by tom's sawyer island.



Sunday, January 3, 2010

fowl play with hats.
an egg and two birds...