Happy holidays

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

I'll be away until early in the New Year, looking forward to catch up with you then.

xx

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Capsule wardrobe #81 - Ice skating

In the Christmas holidays, ice skating is one of our traditional outings. In my childhood, we went skating on frozen lakes, but there is no such thing in the South of France... so we'll go to an ice rink instead.

Dressing in warm layers is essential, so I've added a couple of extra layers under the hooded top. Another lifesaver is to choose skates half a shoe size bigger than usual, which allows you to wear thick and warm skiing socks to keep your feet cosy.

The 'outer layer' capsule pieces

Capsule pieces: jeans, cream hooded top and blue blazer

Shoes: ice skates
Accessories: Hermès 'La Danse du Cheval Marwari' cashmere GM,  'Capitales' enamel bracelet and Picotin in rubis (stored in the locker)
Scarf tying method: basic slide

 

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How to tie a scarf into a shrug - video tutorial

As promised, here is the how-to for the scarf shrug of the previous post

Cheat sheet ;-)

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Capsule wardrobe #80 - learning new tricks

A few weeks ago I went to an Hermès scarf tying event and learnt a fabulous new detail for tying a scarf into a shrug

The basic idea has been around for some time, and I always liked the striking back view.. it showcases a scarf's design like no other knot can..

 yet I hardly ever wore a scarf this way, as the front (where the scarf ends are knotted together) appears too laboured

The secret I learned is to hide the knots in the inside, 

which makes all the difference.. resulting in a simple and elegant front view

Capsule pieces: black jeans and turtleneck sweater
Shoes: black loafers
Accessories: Hermès 'Le Laboratoire du Temps' 90 Carré and Kelly Dog bracelet in black croc, earrings: Swarovski
Scarf tying method: knotted as shrug, how-to to follow

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Variations on a grey sweater - summary

A quick summary of the recent mini-series, for everyone who enjoyed it as much as I did.

#1 with burgundy and blue

#2 with taupe and blue

#3 with red and brown

#4 with neutrals

#5 with black

#6 with brown

#7 with grey

#8 with chocolate

Which one is your favourite?

Faux fur fun

The third and last part of the 'C'est la fête and grey sweater' playtime 

Capsule pieces: grey flannel trousers and sweater

Shoes: black ankle boots

Accessories: Hermès 'C'est la fête' 70 carré (CW12), black croc CDC and black Birkin.

Cheap and chic playtime - 'C'est la fête' continued..

Without more ado, here's part two...

Capsule pieces: Bordeaux jeans and a grey sweater

Shoes: grey patent flats

Accessories: Hermès 'C'est la fête' 70 carré (CW04), bourgogne clic-clac H enamel bracelet and Bolide in Bleu de Prusse

Have a wonderful remaining weekend and a great start to the new week!

Cheap and chic - C'est la fête, part one

My 10 EUR market find sweater is still holding up fabulously, and today I teamed it up with my current favourite scarf, the 'C'est la fête' 70 carré. To make up for last week's lack of posts, there will be a couple of variations coming over the next few days.

Capsule pieces: black jeans and a grey sweater

Shoes: black ankle boots

Accessories: Hermès 'C'est la fête' 70 carré (CW12), Farandole necklace and black Birkin. 

Reader's contributions - SS2013 scarf preview

As many of you may know already, the Hermès theme for 2013 is sports/athletic competitions.

'Les Jeux d'Hermès' is one of the new 90 carré designs of the SS2013 collection, of which a limited number and colours have been pre-released for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Caroline is one of the lucky few who already own this scarf, and so generously sent me her pictures to share with you.

More insight into the design, by Caroline:

The design called 'Jeux de Hermes' and is based on the traditional symbols of the Olympic Games....You can see the medals, laurel wreath, olympic rings and running track are represented in typical Hermes style.
 
I was lucky enough to spend time in London this summer for the 2012 Olympic Games. This scarf was on display, although sold out, in Harrods. The staff explained that is was a scarf from SS2013 but Hermes had agreed to release a few in various colours for London to coincide with the games.
Thanks to their help I was able to get the last scarf from the Sloane Street store and I absolutely love it. It is neither my normal choice of pattern or colour but somehow it works and I've had many compliments.

It's been a treat to wear something so exclusive for the past few months before it becomes available to everyone.

Even though there is no mention on the scarf itself of London 2012 I know it's a souvenir of a wonderful exciting time at the Olympic Games.

If you think it may also be of interest to your blog readers then feel free to share.

I do enjoy reading your blog by the way, keep up the good work!
 
Caroline :-)

the gold and bronze medals, and Julia Abadie's signature

silver medal

multi coloured racing tracks

Les Jeux d'Hermès

Many thanks for so generously sharing with us, dear Caroline!

Hope everyone enjoyed the preview, and wishing you a lovely weekend ahead

xx

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