Accessorise that outfit and bling it cheap with TopShop! Im just back from London where Ive enjoyed a 9-day break mostly devoted to shopping, sightseeing and lie-ins in the morning, nothing too stren...
Cook up a storm vintage-style with a little (great!) help from The Vintage Tea Party Book by Angel Adoree! Hey folks, Im just back from London and what a great time I had! But before I get into the n...
Get the London look without Kate Moss fluttering her Rimmel lashes at you, oh no! From London with Love, how else? As we speak, La Baguette should be starting to think about packing up those bags as ...
Pop outside and spring into Spring! If its still nippy out there, we cant help but noticing that Spring is around the corner. Little hints point in that direction, apart from the warming temperatures...
Fave #1: Pin it with Pinterest! The At Home with Mirabelle pinboard Hey guys, theres this new(-ish) internet gadget in town called Pinterest! It is the wannabe aesthetes best friend, and anyone whos ...
If you ask me what a 21st century woman is, here is my answer... Woman is a celebration: from the artform to the more prosaic as breadwinner. Woman is a lifestyle: from the proverbial cook in the kit...
Unless youve been cast off an atoll in the middle of the ocean lately, you sure will have heard of The Artist, a black and white silent movie which has set Hollywood ablaze with 5 Oscars! The film is...
Fave #5: Find yourself and never lose it with Lost in Translation! Talk-shy in Tokyo (picture source) Lost in Translation (2003) is one of La Baguettes favourite films of the last decade! Its as far ...
Fave #4: Get one step closer to vegetarianism with Meat Free Monday! Carnivorous friends, if the road to veggie is paved with good intentions that you feel unattainable, how about start off the week ...
Fave #3: Shoot to the stars with The AstroTwins! The AstroTwins - photo by Tracy Toler La Baguettes had an on/off interest in astrology since her late teens. At times, and depending on my life path, ...
Fave #2: Get organised with an Exacompta diary! The Cassandra pocket diary by Exacompta Now folks, those who know me at home may be right to question my sense of organisation and tidiness, although t...
Fave #1: Become the Elephant Man (Elephant Woman)! When it might look like alls well that ends well for the elephant cause, dont let false ideas kid you... Pachyderms are still being poached and trac...
If the object of your affection hasnt yet plucked up the courage to utter them magic words to you, then Ill double make the point of saying them: I Love You guys and thanks for your support and follo...
Hey, its been snowing across the net too! So then stay in with us, snuggle up and check out this selection of beautiful inspiring photography... Oh, hang on a minute... Is it me or is there a Valenti...
The cold wave that has been sweeping through Europe over the last couple of weeks has been well documented across the media. Images like that of the Vatican under snow will be remembered for some tim...
Not sure whether this quiet time of year is the reason why it lends itself beautifully to an introspective mood, but lately friends and I have been discussing matters of the heart, otherwise known as...
Fave #5: Singing in tune with Les Cowboys Fringants! A friend of La Baguettes recently introduced us to a French Canadian band and it was love at first sound! The song of choice is called Les Etoiles...
Fave #4: Getting old gracefully with Converse! Some gentlemen age gracefully. Take George Clooney. What else? George Clooney per Nespresso: il backstage del nuovo spot from Caterina di Iorgi on Vimeo...
Fave #3: Showing you care with a kokeshi doll! My friend Isabelle Duvignon is a Parisian artist based in Corsica. In the coming weeks I will have countless opportunities to reveal more to you about h...
Fave #2: Accessorising your portable office with a Crumpler laptop bag! The nomadic office lifestyle neednt be confined to the constraints of the box, with bog-standard tools of the trade and their o...
** NEWS FLASH ** Dear friends, we believe in all the goodness the Transit of Venus is poised to bring us in 2012! And to celebrate whats been written in the stars, we have loads of exciting brand-new...
When you get caught in crossed wires situations and control - otherwise described as the grasp one has over their life and destiny to an extent - escapes you like a spagghetti down the plughole, thin...
I set off on the second leg of my journey at night fall, slightly apprehensive. Yep, some of us call it a gut feeling. It seemed that everything was too good to be true. I tried brushing off any fear...
Sometimes you wonder why you bother... Youd looked forward to it, youd got it all planned out (or so you thought at the time!), set off on your journey, and then... And then theres that last-minute g...
The first week of January is always a mixed bag of feelings. No matter how involved or indifferent one has felt towards the holiday season, there always seems to be that lingering post-festive intros...
When you had every reason to give up on me after I went awol off the blog scene for 3 months, I resurface sheepishly, especially after churning out that last celebratory post, where I went blowing m...
When La Baguette embarked upon the Blogger adventure in late Summer 2009, little did it know that it would one day hit landmark post #50, never mind #100... One year on since that last big-time landm...
Welcome to La Baguettes latest feature: A Month in Bloom, which debuted in our February edition. At the end of each month, this blog will showcase a gallery of floral blossoms of the wild order encou...
Take the average holidaymaker. Give them a holiday guide. The paperback kind. What do you get? A long wondering thought... A thought that says something down the lines of how was it like before the h...
I work in a customer-facing environment and I get to meet individuals from all walks of life on a daily basis, and especially more so right now, during the tourist season. The other day a lady touris...
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