Materfamilias Writes

Paris Shopping — a Dress for the Bride’s Mother

Paris Shopping — a Dress for the Bride’s Mother

 I bought my Mother-of-the-Bride shoes this weekend. I was going to show you, but then realized that I hadn’t yet delivered on a promise to show you the MOTB dress I bought at MaxMara in…

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Paris Couture . . . and some Pondering . . . .

Paris Couture . . . and some Pondering . . . .

Clear evidence, from Grès’s 1986-7 collection, that  her techniques are amenable to a very contemporary look  I’m doing some blog-thinking right now, trying to decide how to reconcile the copious material I still have to…

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Paris Retail Challenges my Capsule Wardrobe Plans

Paris Retail Challenges my Capsule Wardrobe Plans

Une Femme has a great article onpacking toiletries/cosmetics for carry-on. My own preparations were detailed way back here. I can happily report back that while I did have to buy new hair products in Paris,…

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Mais franchement . . . travel wardrobe revisited . . .

Mais franchement . . . travel wardrobe revisited . . .

I’ve already shown you the camera’s evidence that I shouldn’t belt my Burberry trench and I’ve also already posted a travel wardrobe evaluation at the halfway point of our six-week trip. At that point, the too-bright…

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Dresses, Dresses . . .Paris Dresses . . .

Dresses, Dresses . . .Paris Dresses . . .

What with us all ogling Kate’s dress, and with me heading to the opera tomorrow night, I’m reminded that I promised more of Mme Grès’ creations. I have oodles of pics from this exhibition which…

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