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The Vivienne Files
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Observations, questions and concerns from a French perspective. Food, fashion, style, the environment - all subjects are open for discussion.
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Chic Sighting: bright pants X four

Tee shirts – J. Crew, bracelet – 9 West, blue capris – Dorothy Perkins, Orange sandals – Stuart Weitzman, pink capris – Diane von Furstenberg, scarf – Missoni, sandals – Hush  Tunic – Emanuel Un...

16 h ago

Visualizing French Chic: olive, and young, and casual

Jacket – Virginie Castaway, vest – Humanoid, cardigan – Manestrale, dress – Go Green M by M, Rolled capris – Dorothy Perkins, jeans – J Brand, shorts – D&G Black tee – Uniqlo, sunglasses – Lacost...

2 days ago

Chic Sightings: three pairs of ideas

Maybe its because I was in such a good mood yesterday, but I saw LOTS of nicely-dressed women yesterday. After a while, I realized that I could group these sightings in pairs, so that you get two per...

3 days ago

Everybody, do The Dance of Joy!

I got a desk job...

4 days ago

Packing: start with a favorite cardigan

A great question: I KNOW I want to take this cardigan, and use it as my "base" for my packing plan. This sweater let me branch out in two distinct directions - brights, and black & white....

5 days ago

What to wear with a necklace: dragon pearls

What a great necklace!  It made me think of softness, iridescence, and creating a background that wouldnt detract from the details of the clasp, and the textures of the pearls. Dress – Cacharel,...

6 days ago 2 people like this

You HAVE been visiting A Femme...

havent you?  If not, come see me there today, and see what ideas I had for a mother of the betrothed to wear in a hot climate!

21 may 12

Visualizing French Chic: 7 in black

One of the sections of the book French Chic, by Susan Sommers, which I read repeated was one in which she listed seven items of black clothing, and then set out a little grid of how you could combine...

20 may 12 2 people like this

Four by Four: teal and navy

One of the most frequent colors that Im asked to work with is the teal/turquoise family.  This pairs it with navy, and a dash of pink.  You can see that you dont have quite as man...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

Four by Four: in camel and grey

Every day, I get a request for something in camel and grey - I hasten to satisfy! And please note, Im NOT suggesting that your entire wardrobe should be 12 garments. (unless thats what is best for yo...

17 may 12

Start with Art: Monet Water Lilies

Someone asked me to build some outfits based on this painting.  I didnt really have a specific plan for this; it was more a feeling, or a mood.  I was looking for a mysterious softness, a s...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

Why Hermès?

Im often asked why Im such a fan of Hermès.  Its because of the work of women like this: and because of the management of the company. "We develop according to internal creativity  ...

15 may 12

A bonus fours...

Someone earlier mentioned using this idea with navy and grey, with less conservative styles - and I was in the middle of that exact project!  Here it is... Navy pants & tops – J. Crew, navy ...

15 may 12 3 people like this

Building a wardrobe: by fours

People ask me every day how they should go about building a wardrobe.  There are as many different approaches as there are women in the world, but one of my favorite ideas is to work in "pod...

14 may 12 2 people like this

Im at Tishs again today...

come see what Im up to here.  And Ive got a new post coming up in about 2 minutes... stay tuned!

14 may 12

What to wear with a necklace: peacock

I love this necklace, with the range of colors that it presents, but the thing that I kept returning to was the possibility of using a warm, caramel-y, golden color to pick up the burnished metallic ...

12 may 12

What to wear with a scarf: Hermès lIvresse de lInfini

What a great scarf - blues, orange/corals, shades of grey!  So many possibilities... Tee – Maison Scotch, denim skirt – J. Crew, sandals – Ohne Titel, denim jacket – Mango, sandals – Debenhams, ...

11 may 12

A dilemma, and a wardrobe math solution

So Ive not done the best of jobs in cleaning out my wardrobe, and I think I finally understand whats holding me back.  Somewhere in my heart I hold onto the hope (delusion?) that Im going to get...

10 may 12

What to wear with a scarf: Hermès Peinture Fraiche

A scarf without a lot of color in it can be a challenge, but I think of scarves as silk jewelry.  As such, this scarf, for me, became something made of silken pearls, and a of a burnished, brush...

09 may 12

Chic Sighting: Burlington Massachusetts Mall

Sigh...  My trip wasnt really fruitful, in terms of Chic Sightings.  Midway Airport in Chicago is NOT the place to look for fashion icons... But I was in the Burlington Mall on Sunday, and ...

08 may 12

The Mother of the Betrothed is over at Tishs

come see me at A Femme dun Certain Age, where we explore the possibilities of NOT being the bride... but getting to be a part of the wedding!

07 may 12

12 ways to wear a blouse: Hot Tips by Frances Patiky Stein

Actually, she included 24 ways to wear a blouse, but some of them were a bit... unusual... Blouses - Acne Small silk scarf (pocket square) – Hermès, Navy skirt – Burberry Prorsum, belt – Mulberry, br...

03 may 12

Packing: summer on the coast of Maine

A dear reader asked me for some suggestions about what to take for a summer on the coast of Maine.   She has these garments (well, garments very similar to this) that she currently really likes:...

02 may 12

What to wear with a scarf: Hermès Belles du Mexique in blue, grey & rose

It would be so easy to build an entire wardrobe around these shades of rose, grey, taupe, coral, peach and slate blue... Taupe dress – D&G, taupe open-toe pumps – Rupert Sanderson, taupe sweater ...

01 may 12

Guest posting for April in Paris

Come visit today at A Femme dun Certain Age, where I finish off my series of April in Paris, using lots of beige and a bit of blue for zing!

30 apr 12

Chic sighting x2 - at the bakery counter

Some amazing color combinations, on some VERY nice, and lovely women... Argyle cardigan – Pringle of Scotland, blouse – Tory Burch, earrings – Elizabeth and James, tote bag – Barneys New York, short ...

28 apr 12

The price of a manicure

my favorite seat, in my favorite cafe Years ago, after I turned 30, I decided that absolutely nothing was more important to me than to travel. It became, for me, the primary criteria by which every p...

27 apr 12

What to wear with a scarf: Hermès Passementerie in camel & grey

Weve been chatting a lot about camel and grey together, and this scarf was the perfect opportunity to introduce a couple of outfits with those colors.  Toss in a bit of soft blue, a little bit o...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

What to wear with a scarf: Hermès Les Parisiens in black

Someone asked me to suggest a few outfits to go with the lovely Les Parisiens scarf.  This particular coloring is a perfect opportunity to mix warm beiges or browns with black, so I took that as...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

my wardrobe: some pattern & texture with my black

These are the eight winter garments that Ive chosen to keep, which I wear in order to leverage the all-black core items already chosen to survive the wardrobe purge  (you didnt really think that...

24 apr 12

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