The first days of fall* made me condense my morning outfit** questions to two possibilities : very very casual or very very effortless, a Californian uniform*** which soon made my boyfriend wince. You know, even if the man is very tolerant regarding fashion, he is nonetheless… A man.

I had to come up with a plan.

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Kids, I’m totally becoming a fashion pro. Get this :
Saturday, in the middle of August, sauna-esque heat in New York, there I am, Gaga, heading out for a winter shopping mission.

So I’ll stop you right there. All the girls I take photos of during fashion weeks are gonna say, “Well, what’s the big deal? That’s normal as can be. You’re even a little late little one!”

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In terms of city bags, there are a many schools of thought.
From the most comfortable to the almost impossible to wear :

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The backpack : It’s so ugly it’s beautiful, you wouldn’t understand.
The Epitome : That padded Chanel bag with two giant gold Cs, on loan from the 80s, they don’t make it anymore, which makes it even more trendy. (Personal note = Violaine, whenever you can send me that list of words that you are forbidden in your magazine, that’d be great. I think I’m gonna need it. And if you have any suggestions as to how to replace them, I’ll need those too.)

Ok, so in short… Practical, yes, but too trendy for me.
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For just a moment, we’ll set fashion weeks and men to the side and come back to what’s really important: clothes.

So it’s done, I did it. It just happened. I got out my tiny little vintage Wrangler shorts, smaller than a g-string. I unfolded them, looked at them, and then bam! Put them right on. Kids, we only have one life.

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The Pitti Uomo is a menswear trade-show with tons of brands ranging from the most well known to the most confidential all coming together to show their most recent product.

Each time, I have a few things I fall for, but this time I told myself that I’d have to share some with you. And then on top of that it’s Father’s Day. My dad would never wear half the things I love, but, that said, if I pushed him a little, I’m sure he’d love to talk about outfits with me. * And I was about to give you a portrait of my father full of love and happy memories but I couldn’t do that to you on a Sunday. And maybe not on any other day of the week, I guess. Aaaaah daddy’s girls. We all are, am I right?* SO. Let’s get started with these three things…

#1 : These Trickers, photo below. I love them. If I were a guy, I’d buy them all the time. I’d wear them with pants that were a little short, and I’d be modern and cool at the same time and all the girls would fall like flies, just like that, boom.

#2 : D’Amico’s leather bracelets : They’re not even for sale. It’s just a little gift that the brand D’Amico gave away when you came by their stand. So it’s just an idea, but I really love a good leather bracelet on a guy and I wanted to show you. I tried to make Scott wear it but it didn’t work. He likes it fine, but it was bothering him. And ever since, this bracelet is on my wrist. Ahaha!

#3 : This is my dream turned reality. Italian grand-father shoes!!! Finally! I’ve been thinking so long that this style of shoe is amazing and finally someone thought to revamp them and package them in a way that’s irresistible. No but seriously, don’tcha think?! Pffff. These would make for some beautiful feet. They’re super comfortable, totally breathable, and seeing that my papa is four times a grand-father AND is Italian, it’s a no-brainer that I have to get him a pair. And there I was thinking that I found the greatest new thing and I should be a buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue, I found out that there are already some for sale at Colette.

Evidently, the always awesome Sarah had already found them!

So, that’s it for now. I still have some stuff to show you with lots of commentary that’ll be just as interesting. Yeah, because I have a brother too. And he sure is handsome… We’ll talk about it more later, mmmk?

Translation : Tim Sullivan

I want to talk to you about black in summer. When the temp gets up there and you can show a little skin, I think wearing some black is super pretty.

For this one, it had to be Kristin, she has such a great style, 100% black, with her charcoal eyes and her long vail of hair, all the way down to her Demeulemeester boots that, pfffffffff, I’ve been looking for in pair in natural leather in a size 8 1/2 for a month!

The only thing is that in the midst of this sweltering afternoon, we heard a large crackle, and the heavens opened above us (you like my sense of drama?)(that is to say, it was raining). Pouring rain kept coming down, warm drops with the wind turning around itself, and so my pictures sort of lost that sweltering sun + black effect that I was looking for. It was more of a gust + black effect, totally a new meteorological-fashion concept, you’ll agree.

In the end, I liked it just fine.

Bonne journée!

Translation : Tim Sullivan

Grilled Garance is a recipe suitable for beginners. Easy enough! Just take a look at her in your ready to wear boutique, ready to go, smiling even, completely clueless of the fact that you’re about to cook her up with onions.

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