Capsule wardorbe # 54 - Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great start into the New Year, and wishing you all a happy, healthy and fabulous New Year 2012!

Thank you so much for the support and friendship of the previous year, everyone's contributions, thoughts and comments are always so much appreciated, and never fail to make my day. It is also wonderfully rewarding to see the blog grow, a big thank-you to all readers, and a special grand merci to those who have joined or subscribed.

As in the previous year, I wore my Hart Déco stole on New Year's Eve, this time in combination with a little black dress


Capsule pieces: black dress
Shoes: black croc pumps
Accessories: Hermès 'Hart Déco' cashmere/silk stole, MT chain link necklace (no longer available), clic bracelet in black, Kelly Dog bracelet in black croc
Scarf tying method: Stole placed around shoulders and secured in a criss-cross knot with a MT collection shawl ring in black. Please click here for a how-to

In the morning of New Year's Eve, I've cut some twigs and branches from the garden to decorate my dining table, and added some gold berries and branches, pine cones and silver twigs I used at last week's Christmas lunch. It was a gloriously warm and sunny day, and when our friends arrived, we had the apéritif and some oysters from nearby Bouzigues outside, followed by a fun and happy lunch for eleven, which lasted until it got dark

Later I changed from jeans into a dress, and settled with DH for a cosy evening by the fire, where we toasted our favorite moments of the past year with a glass of champagne. New Year's Eve was definitely one of them!


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It feels good to be home again, missed you all. Recent times have been busy, and looking forward to going out for dinner with DH tonight.

During the day, temperatures are still very warm, but the evenings are getting cooler already, with the promise of autumn in the air. A shawl is a great companion for an alfresco dinner, it gives warmth as the evening goes on, while adding a touch of casual glamour.

Scarf-ing up a

Capsule pieces: white jeans and printed blouse
Shoes: ballet flats
Accessories: Hart Déco cashmere stole, Chaîne d'Ancre enamel bangle and Farandole necklace
Scarf tying method: none! Just fold your stole along the middle and let it hang off your neck

Please forgive me for being terribly behind on coming back to your comments and emails. I'll do my best to catch up in the next couple of days x

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Capsule wardrobe #28 and reader's style challenge

Following the New Year's Day post featuring a 'Hart Déco' Stole, I received a number of messages from readers who either own this beautifully embroidered piece of cashmere/silk, or who were contemplating of buying one.

The underlying question was how to maximise it's use beyond evening occasions, in short, how to wear the stole in a casual, everyday way.

To emphasise a casual style, I opted for blue jeans and a Picotin bag, and would have teamed them up with a pair of Converse sneakers, only that mine are in need of replacing. I went for ballet flats instead, which always look nice with jeans and a blazer. It hardly matters what goes under the blazer, but a v-neck is a good option as it can dress the whole look up again just by taking the blazer off, and draping the stole in a different way. I added a MT mesh chain link to carry silver accents through to the neckline for balance, and chose a bag in a different colour from black to avoid a dressy touch.

For a casual loop knot it is important to refrain from folding the scarf too accurately. It works better to gather up the fabric instead, hereby creating an easy going draping effect.

Capsule pieces: jeans, black v-neck sweater and black blazer
Shoes: black ballet flats
Accessories: Hart Déco cashmere/silk stole, etoupe Picotin bag and MT mesh chain link necklace in argenté
Scarf tying method: loop knot, for a how-to, please click here

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a very happy and fabulous New Year 2011! Many thanks for the support, contributions and friendship so many of you have extended in the past year. Your contributions have made this so much fun, and a special place for me.

For New Year's Eve we went to stay with dear friends, greeting the new year with a lovely meal and champagne.

I've been wearing the same silver mesh top, grey cardie and argenté mesh necklace from a previous look, but added a charcoal grey Hart Deco stole in cashemere and silk.