Chic style

I'm not sure what everyone else thinks of chic-lit, but I personally adore it! I've been re-reading them as an act of procrastination and they are so much fun, there's always a happy ending (well... at least all the ones I can think of) and most of the characters wear fabulous clothes! I do so enjoy the detailed clothing descriptions although the name dropping can get a bit much for some. Plum Sykes (the photo is of her way back in her Vogue days) is a serial offender in my eyes- her books were even called fashion porn by The Independent.

Here are my favorite outfits from the Bergdorf Blondes and The Debutante Divorcée respectively. Just for fun. Because I can.

Decked out beyond belief at all times in very, very petite skirts, tiny vintage couture coats, and sunglasses like a millenial Twiggy. She must have studied fashion in Paris... (Bergdorf Blondes)

Casually dressed she exuded a natural glamor that was low on bling and high on class. Her daytime uniform consisted of long, skinny pants fom Marni, little lace blouses by YSL, and miniscule, shrunken leather jackets from Rick Owens. (Debutante Divorcée)

Please go along with me here... I've been having a blank at what to blog about for the past few days, and this was the first thing that popped into my head!
Cred: Bergdorf Blondes, Debutante Divorcée, The Independent, wiki (for the photo)

Quote Snap

I have a tendency to stare at those who wear fantastic outfits: Wonderful styling. A pair of patent fire-engine-red pumps. A nicely cut jacket. A stunning scarf. This Quote of The Daily, from NYT photog Bill Cunningham pretty up sums up my habit to a T:

I'm looking at the clothes, not the people... you know me!

Apologies in advance if you feel self conscious under my scrutiny! It's just my way of appreciating fine fashion and good taste!

More on Ferré

Just something from The Daily that I found particularly endearing and further highlights the role of Gianfranco Ferré as the "architect of fashion":

“I met him when I was working in the New York office of Vogue Italia,” said editor-at-large Joyce Caruso Corrigan (of Marie Claire), who recalled her sole encounter with the architect of fashion. “I was introduced to him by Franca Sozzani, who was also wearing all black, and when we shook hands, he looked at my all-black outfit and said, ‘Oh, I see you’re part of the mourning party.”

Because well, quite simply, architects love black! I love black too! (Vera Wang, I dont care if you think black is the 90s!) After all, doesn't everyone?