pieces

how about these two lovely silk scarves? always a good way to inject some colour in the wintertime.

wool vitamins

the big knits... to reinforce the good deed of the vitamins!

many more styles in the shop to chose from.

it's cold outside

yesterday when i walked home late in the evening i saw that the temperature was only 1°C! time to bring out the big artillery: the wool caps and heavy shawls.

i fished out the cap i bought myself from the shop two years ago, mine is of 100% baby alpaca, so very soft and warm. it's amazing what a difference wearing this in cold weather makes. this being the 3rd season i'm wearing it - without losing it! - makes it not only a survivor but a very good buy.

this year i have only ordered very few pieces and i'm already regreting it. the one i have is not available anymore, the new ones are more of a beanie shape in mustard yellow or a deep and vibrant navy blue.

le freak c'est chic

the title is purely due to the music title just playing :-)

silk shawl, also available in red or turquoise green. price tag: chf 79.-

some eye vitamin

a little colour never killed anybody!

if you're looking for a more classic option, there are yet 7 more colours to chose from.

for a racy autumn

fat new wool shawls have arrived (ordered back in january!)

spikey necklaces and brooches make for special pieces... click on the pic to have a closer look.

have a great weekend!

wild thing

 

remember last week's post (26.9.) of the silk shawl?

only unfolded does it reveal the depicted animals: wildcat, wolf, bear, fox cub, owl, unicorn... who would have guessed?

more dash than cash

what colour is your winter coat? 

chances are it's a 'daring' black/navy/grey/kaki/brown (just like mine)... now mentally add this scarf and there is the sharp new you ;-)

ok, it may take some time to become attuned to it's particular aesthetics because the colour/print composition is not conventionally pretty. it's thoroughly modern and - more importantly - you will be surprised how good it looks.

ps: the title of this post initially was to be "wild thing". and next week i'll show you why. have a wonderful weekend!

100% silk

anti-dull

quite some but not all of the new shawls are multi-colour, here it's the prints that will add interest and life to your outfits for autumn and winter days.

wrap it

new shawls in town...

don't be afraid of colour because there will be a riot of it!

just what we need to pick-up our autumn/winter wardrobe.

sunnies

right... it didn't quite work out the way i thought, in short: i haven't prepared one single post for this week away (well, guess who is surprised now).

i'm now finally sitting in front of the computer but going mad with loading/finding pictures both of my cellphone or camera on this one (a zillion of photos), grrrrrr. so frankly... not sure i'll post more this week because here in italy the sun is shining and we can actually WEAR sunglasses :-) i hear i need to make the most of it. 

so you may say it's not only unfair but pointless to show you sunglasses. sorry!

la vie est belle avec simone de beauvoir

hello there, hope you've been good!

for those who follow this blog i still owe you one on headscarves for (ahem) grownups (say on the other side of 35).

10 days ago i was in paris for a show and i can confirm that in the streets of the french capital i saw lots of women wearing headscarves, and not in a shy way!

thus newly inspired/motivated i came back but now have to admit that i look too (...) to show ways to wear the headscarf on myself so googeled those pictures for you.

the ingredients to that look is a smart you and a not so big scarf, for example the pradaesque silk one shown below, available in the shop (chf 44.-).

 

coolitude

folks, it's festival time... practically a licence to wear cool headgear that maybe feels too silly or contrived in the office. so go girl, find out what suits you and have fun.

this is best tried with a scarf that is not too large, silk is probably the best choice as it can be rolled, doesn't make you sweat like other fabrics and falls easily into place. in the shop i have a small variety to chose from. some of them come with a leaflet how to style the scarves. 

if like me you're past the age to go to festivals we can still experiment with headscarves but it's difficult to get away with the "easteregg" as seen below...

beautiful pic via garance doré

why not try to channel the intrepid intellectual looks of Frida Kahlo or Simone de Beauvoir?

more on that captivating subject tomorrow :-)

walk this way

a batch of new summer shawls arrived this week, some of them in light cotton, others in silk.

on order only

mamma mia, little Victoria is so cute with her liberty scarf... made by her own mum! 

actually the scarf was made on order for Victoria's best friend but then of course Victoria "ordered" her own scarf too so she and her friend can have the same.

if you think this is irresistible (as you clearly should :-)) you can order your own specimen and Marie will make it for you. contact me at entrez@leboudoir.ch for any questions. 

btw: this liberty fabric will soon find its way to the shop in form of pouches... click on the link "purses and pouches" below to see Marie's lovely pouches and the other fabrics that are available too.

greetings from NY

 

































ah, quickly before i leave:

mary just sent me an sms with those pics showing her new persian blue bag... in New York! guess who's jealous now??

another look at spring

yeah, it is a bit early... but on this gray and rainy day we'd like to fastforward 2 months! and well, yesterday i ordered this bag in this fresh celadon green.

wait, celadon we had this in yesterday's post... so why not team this with a deep bordeaux and flanel grey to set off the green?

just like a painting

love the colour combiniation of this beautiful silk scarf. comes in a lovely box for crease-free safe keeping.

lemon prescription

a little colour boost never hurt anybody, especially in winter... this zesty yellow is an antiscorbutic agent, that's why it's prescribed by the doctor!

boys

...don't forget the girls!

well, that would be nice, in reality, you may just have to offer one to yourself  :-)