Copy Cat

I got inspired by  Chic on the Cheap lovely outfit and I immediately wanted something romantic. I have a similar vest but I preferred a black version of her beige sheer.

Copy Cat par norafab utilisant jupes courtes

A wine issue

In my country we call this colour "bordeaux", while else it is called "burgundy". Both are also delicious French wines. Whatever. This is what I wore today, with my faux fur vest.

Romantic Trench-coat

Time has come to wear again a trench-coat. I found quite a collection on Polyvore, below. Trenchcoats have something romantic, that reminds me of the movie Casablanca. Rain, fog, and Humphrey Bogart wearing a trench-coat. Here’s looking at you, kid!

Rain, Rain Go Away

This is, more or less what I wear today. Since I still do not know how to make decent pictures I try to reproduce my outfits using Polyvore. The center piece is a shirt by Norma Kamali I found on Ebay. I am wearing malakite jewelry I bought in Congo and my leopard shoes ($17- a treat). Red pants and my little Dooney and Bourke bag lighten how I look today. The Burberry trenchcoat is a necessary addition for the weather.

Rain, Rain Go Away by norafab featuring silk wide leg pants

The Grey Suit

“Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman & loose enough to show you're a lady.” – said Edith Head, the celebrated designer who collaborated with Hitchcock on eleven movies and created Kim Novak’s famous grey suit she wears in Vertigo.

Vertigo is one of my favorite movies, if not my favorite because of the mysterious and romantic atmosphere  that emanates from Madeleine, this  singular character.

The suit itself was, according to Novak very stiff forcing her to stand erect and hold her shoulders back. The result however is of vulnerability and lightness, also stressed by her  simple but elegant hairdo. It was Hitchcock who insisted in having her wear a grey suit, black shoes and gloves, and so creating a distinguished and feminine character. As always he knew exactly what he wanted.

I tried, rather unsuccessfully, to re-create the grey suit from images of the web.

The Grey suit by norafab