Doudoune and LQD

So I chose the wrong to strip off my clothes and show my dress. It started to rain midway which you will be able to see in the last photos.

After many many slagging offs of the Doudoune or Bubble jacket, I found myself wearing the one I bought to go skiing. One reason: it's bloody warm! My sister will surely find it very funny...

Shall I take it off?

Eh bad idea!!

I will show you more of my dress: LQD (name to be explained later too) when it's not raining.

It was raining hailstones by the way.

Today was a special day: SONIA RYKIEL for H&M and Omg the collection is amazing! What's even better is that people in Glasgow don't seem to care/ know about SR so it was all for Margaux. While in France my mom was fighting women in minx coats (2 of them fell on the floor when the doors opened hahaha). It ended up in a swapping game: the stripey dress for the yellow jumper, the black shorts for the stripey jumper...

I got loads of stuff which I will show you very soon.

Outfit:

Doudoune: bought by Mom and Dad Lyon, Only

Dress: Black puffy shoulders, Silence + Noise

Tights: Burgundy, Tabio

Shoes: Brown leather boots, vintage

Have a lovely weekend Xx

Everything Is Going To Be All Right

This morning we went to see the exhibition "What You See Is Where You're At" at the Modern Art Galleries in Edinburgh. They were showing all their collection, including some brilliant Martin Boyce and Charles Avery.

I wore this lovely vintage Aztec skirt that I got on Etsy.

I love these ankle boots that I got in France about 2 years ago, I just got them repaired and can't stop wearing them.

The beautiful landscape in the garden is called Landform Ueda and was designed by Charles Jencks.

Outfit:
Cardigan: Black wool cardi, present from real Mom, Comptoir des Cotonniers
Top: Black bodycon dress worn as top, UO
Skirt: Aztec, vintage from Etsy
Ankle Boots: Grey from France.

Yep, everything is going to be just fine :) Lovely, lovely weekend in Edinburgh.

Xx

Rhubarb patterns

Inspiration with these amazing colours and patterns in Rhubarb in Edinburgh.

Lindstrøm & Christabelle

Hi there pussycats. If you like to shake your tail feather to modern-day disco, then you need to listen to Lindstrøm & Christabelle's new album. It's richer, sweeter and more indulgent than a box of Ferrero Roche. Err, you what? 

Read my review of it for Dummy Mag here.

Listen to it here. 

Kings Cross

Oyster card, check. London A-Z, check. Camera, ipod, check. Good but slim book for the tube, check. Keys, oh buggar... where are my keys? All pockets empty, check. Where the frig...? Ah yes... in the front door. Just where I left them. Note to self: STOP DOING THIS!! Now, after a couple weeks of walking and exploring this here city, all I need is a job. Oh yeah, and my shoes re-heeled! 

This city has an amazing cross section of people and cultures - inspiration could come from every corner. However this week I have mostly been ogling the tiles and mosaics at the tube stations. So far my favourite is the elaborate mosaics of Tottenham Court Rd (pictures to come)  - but this weeks outfit was inspired by the colour scheme of the tiles at Kings Cross (above). I'm a sucker for a simple block colour print. Slurp. Unfortunately all the colours are a bit washed out here... see the chictopia blog for colours in all their glory! Faux fur is lilac - I repeat LILAC!

Super props to Mummy M in her last post. That braid is inspired! And Ze boys look amaZing. Lock up your daughters.

Here is Marijan rocking the headscarf with the TCR mosaic backdrop.

Shirt: Lumberjack, Rokit 

Cardigan: Cashmere moth eaten, darned to hell, French Connection.

Trousers: Black high-waisted, woolen, Zara.

Belt: Black leather Zara.

Shoes: Steve Madden.

Fur: Lilac faux fur ridiculousness, H&M

This week I have been listening to: Jarvis Cocker - "Disco Eyes" (Pilooski edit)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XFOq6EO0g

Ze Boys, Ze Boys

Wow The Boys are back in town! Looking pretty dapper in their coats and suit. Special mention for Jamie wearing the three piece vintage suit.
Michael is sporting his incredibly stylish Hurwundeki coat and Matt is playing it cool in his sailor's jacket and painted shoes.
Oh how we love these boys.




Album cover?

 
 
 
 
 
I tried my best to be as cool as them...
 

Album cover?

All the photos credit goes to Michael

The braid skills credit goes to me haha, finally managed it!

The Christmas presents are coming out, my sister got me these lovely earings in St Martin and my parents got me this well cool Marc by Marc tshirt.

Outfit:

Tshirt: Love cover, Marc by Marc Jacobs

Skirt: Black leather, vintage

Tights: Mini lovehearts, www.tabio.com

Shoes: Butternut Squash Midnight, www.etsy.com

Necklace: House of Done

Earrings: Xmas pressie from St Martin.

A Bientot! Xx

Shine a Light On: Childrens Books

As I am a bit late for a clothes post today, I would like to shine a light on something that makes me happy: Childrens books. I have an huge collection of them and everytime I go home to France I read the ones I was reading when I was a child over and over again .
I find them brilliant, they are clever and funny and the drawings stay in your mind forever!
For Christmas I got a few new ones in French, and I also got the complete collection of Roald Dahl!!! I am reading them just now and loving it :)
I wanted to share with you some pictures of these new books:

Des Nouvelles de Mon Chat, Gilles Bachelet

Kuma Kuma et Moi, Kazue Takahashi

Boucle D'or et les Sept Ours Nains, Emile Bravo

Des Nouvelles de Mon Chat is the story of an Elephant who thinks he is a cat, he finds a little cat fiancee and they do cat things together.

Kuma Kuma is a beautiful Japanese book, all in simplicity, about a boy and his bear friend Kuma Kuma. He says things like "I entered the house and it had a little smell of bear". In the summer Kuma Kuma likes to roll on the floor in the sunbeams. Aw.

Boucle d'Or et les Sept Ours a Nain is a hilarious tale that mixes Goldie Locks, Snow Whites, Red Riding Hood and all the classics in one super tale where the bears are freaking out!

I highly recommend them for yourself or for a lovely present. I am sure they are all translated.

I'm always looking out for new ones.  What's your favourite childrens story?

Happy reading everyone! Xx

Spotted.

Photo: Vice 

Spotted: One Moomin looking hot. Mary has previously featured on BORO here. She was spotted in Vice's photo blog. Vice spotted her at the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs gig at 93 feet east.