Tintin

Tintin, together with Asterix, and Lucky Luke to mention my favourites, is not part of my childhood. I discovered him later in life, after I left Romania. I was an adult by then. In Romania I was reading Pif, which I loved, knowing that it was somehow related to the journal l"Humanite. It took me years, and even decades to understand that l'Humanite (and related comics) belonged to the French Communist Party. It was made of the finest white paper, its last pages ( the only one I was reading) had information about fashion and other interesting topics. News and photos  of the  wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis was a scoop. All these were unthinkable in the grubby newspapers I was used to. I read it until I was 14 and then we left to another city where it was not available anymore. And more than 20 years later I discovered Tintin. By then I could make a difference among the political leaning of various journals. And definitely Tintin was capitalism with its best feature: the freedom to travel. And, mille sabords, I loved it.

Hair

During my life I had my hair  in all possible colours, except for pink and green. I loved to change a lot and it happened to be a brunette in the morning,  a ash blonde in the afternoon and a red head next day. I don't do it anymore as I have to look like a serious professional and I miss it badly. I'll probably end buying some wigs.

Aimez-vous ...le beige?

A colour I liked for many years. It is a little covered up by the trendy strong colours of the last years. Excellent for calming interiors.

Experiments

These incredible pieces of wearable art are made by the artist Sasha Meret who will open a fashion show on the rooftop of the Empire Hotel, overlooking the beautiful Lincoln Center in NYC on October 19 at 9 p.m.
What you may not see at a first glance is that these samurai-looking clothes and accessories are made out of plastic cutlery. I will never stop to wonder of what imagination can do.

travel garb

I am travelling to a sunnier place. I wear a neutral, comfortable outfit and look forward to some relaxing time.

travel garb par norafab utilisant hauts à manches longues

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.

Today's favourite, 8 October 2012

I like this outfit of Dior collection designed by Raf Simons for its simplicity. A gorgeous skirt, a black top, no accessories. One can say, if judging after this and last week's choice that I like simple things. It is true, but  I also like Iris Apfel and all her paraphernalia (here).  I think stylish is what suits you best, irrelevant of fads and fashions.