Cheap and Cheerful: Royall Lyme of Bermuda

It occurs to me that this is going up on the dreaded Valentines Day, which I ignore as much as the Super Bowl. For those of you celebrating, Happy V-Day! Well, I seem to be getting into a groove of… Continue Reading

Ghosts Of Tiffany’s: Trigère by Pauline Trigère

Last week we covered the new “Feud” and Truman Capote and briefly touched upon Breakfast At Tiffany’s (the story and the movie.) Of course, everone is rightly crazy about Audrey and her Givenchy dress- it’s an iconic image of elegant… Continue Reading

Swine, Swans, and What They Wore

So the long awaited (by me anyway) second season of “Feud” is coming out on the 31st on FX. This time around it’s based upon the book Capote’s Women, which I have not read (yet, but I might do so… Continue Reading

Classic With a Twist

Like Cinnamon, I’m going off topic today and talking about clothes, so if that doesn’t interest you, feel free to wander off and I’ll see you next time. I’m pretty sure I wrote on here that when I moved away… Continue Reading

Jury Duty: Or What to Wear?

So by the time you are reading this I will be either on, or “on call” for Jury Duty. Like anyone, I look forward to that civic duty with the joy and anticipation usually reserved for dental visits or perhaps,… Continue Reading

A Huntin’ We Will Go: Guerlain Habit Rouge, Habit Rouge Vintage and Habit Rouge L’Instinct

Avid readers of my scribblings (both of you) will know that this perfume thing kind of hit me at a young age. When other teens were spending their hard-earned (or pilfered) cash on fripperies like pot or Boones Farm, I… Continue Reading

Happy New Year, and Cartier La Panthère

Well, firstly, while you’re reading this in 2024 I am typing it on the Friday before Christmas. Why this sudden spurt of getting things done early? Efficiency? Heck no. I have made an early New Years resolution to go through… Continue Reading