blue + yellow

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
~ Coco Chanel

Mix…
blue + yellow.

{blue and yellow window by sweetsentiments via trekearth.com}

{Under the Bright Blue Sky | Kait by Javier Lovera for Fashion Gone Rogue}
{Yellow Blazer ALC, Pattern Top and Matching Skirt Chloe Comme Parris, Yellow Boots Dr. Martens, Boot Straps Chloe Comme Parris}

Wear…
blue + yellow.

{ On the street…Nicole, Sydney | photo by LEE OLIVEIRA on May 11, 2012}

Mix and wear…
blue + yellow.

Love blue + yellow?

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100-year-old Ruth’s Life + Style Tips (via Advanced Style blog)

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.~ Coco Chanel…
and 100-year-old Ruth is just that.

100-year-old Ruth’s Life + Style Tips…

posted by Advanced Style on Tuesday November 8, 2011…
are a must share…
a little style inspiration for us all, no matter our age.

Photos via Advanced Style

{Ruth}
100-year-old Ruth’s Life and Style Tips

1.”I never go to bed with my makeup on; that is number one. At night you must let your skin breathe.”

2. “I use a lipstick brush to paint on my lipstick; it stays on longer that way. I can also use a lipstick longer than anyone else because I can dig into it.”

3. “Every night before I got to bed I use Elizabeth Arden’s 8 hour beauty cream on my lips. You must keep your lips moisturized.”

4. “When it comes to fashion you must be aware of your skin tone. You don’t wear orange lipstick with a red dress.”

5. “I make myself go out everyday, even if it’s only to walk around the block. The key to staying young is to keep moving. You are never too old to exercise.”

6. “Invest in quality pieces–they never go out of style.”

7. “Don’t look at the calendar, just keep celebrating everyday.”

8. “I dress up everyday and I don’t wear blue jeans. I dress up even to mail a letter, you never know who you will meet along the way.”

9. “I have been active my whole life. An old Elizabeth Arden ad said,”If you want to look like this when you are 40 start when you are 20.”

10. I wake up every morning and say, “This is the day that the Lord has made.”

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.~ Coco Chanel…
and 100-year-old Ruth is just that.

Thank you again to Advanced Style for such an inspiring post~

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La Marinière

The classic French T-shirt (La Marinière), always looks right in spring year after year.  ~Gwyneth Paltrow

La Marinière…
the classic + timeless nautical shirt.

{worn by Gwyneth Paltrow on cover of her newly released cookbook, ‘My Father’s Daughter: Delicious Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness‘}

La Marinière…
French for a sailor-style shirt,
originally worn by low-ranking sailors as they swabbed the decks.

Today, a favourite iconic French shirt worn by fashion savvy women + men.
A classic French fashion staple that’s enjoyed season after season, year after year.

{Audrey Tautou wearing La Marinière shirt in 2009 movie, ‘Coco Before Chanel’}

La Marinière…
worn by fashion icons of the past,
Coco Chanel…

{Coco Chanel wearing La Marinière shirt at her house in La Pausa, 1930}
{Audrey Hepburn in La Marinière shirt in the late 1950′s}
{Natalie Wood wears a lighter wash striped La Marinière shirt, 1957}

And fashion icons of the present.
Alexa Chung…

{Alexa Chung in striped La Marinière look}

and Kate Moss.

{Kate Moss looking chic in a La Marinière ensemble}

La Marinière…
the classic +timeless  nautical shirt.

A perfect + affordable fashion update for you this season.

{Give your weekend wardrobe an update with a modern twist on the classic La Marinière by Michael Michael Kors, $70, Net-a-porter.com}

La Marinière…
Je t’aime~

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PS Garance Doré aime La Marinière trop~

- Photos via online.wsj.com

Tremblant

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. – Coco Chanel

Fashion in Tremblant – Mode à Tremblant

I love the fashion in Tremblant, do you?- J’adore la mode à Tremblant, vous faites?

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“There are no ugly women in the world, just lazy ones” ~ Coco Chanel

What do you think?

I think Coco is right. I think this statement is true of most ‘real-life’ women when it comes to the dressing of themselves each day. If they were honest they’d admit that they generally leave their homes each morning feeling frazzled and somewhat ugly – or shall I say feeling totally ugly!

Do they feel this way because they’re truly ugly or is it simply because they’re just lazy?

Like Coco Chanel, I don’t think there are any ugly women in this world but I do think there are a lot of  lazy ones…*sigh*…unfortunate but true!

They’re lazy with regards to the amount of time, effort and thought that they choose to put into their appearance each and every day. Sadly they allow this lazy spirit to reside within by comforting themselves with the false belief that the modern woman need not be concerned with her outward appearance; it’s only what’s on the inside that counts. And fully knowing that most women they’ll pass on the street, in the office or about their city, will look as equally unkempt, dishevelled and unattractive as they do in their clothes continues to lull them into this state of ‘bad fashion’.

It is this  thinking, this ‘wrong’ thinking that I believe keeps ‘real-life’ women passive about their lack-luster style, dissatisfied with their personal appearance and therefore perceived as being ugly.

Why, why, why do ‘real-life’ women settle for mediocrity in their appearance when they don’t settle for it in any other place in their lives?

What do you think?

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