Good afternoon, Thursday/Friday. I say Thursday/Friday cause mama has off tomorrow and is looking forward to starting the Memorial Day weekend a tad early. And although I am not going anywhere near a beach this weekend, I can't help but feel drawn to clothes that befit such a lovely place. And for me, that place is St. Tropez, figuring the mid 60s-70s. Check out the gallery above for some glorious shots from back a ways, when the French thing was just way too happening.
Lately while getting dressed in the am in my little basement storage space/closet, I pop on a French soundtrack full of lovely little songs to help make my day a bit more inspired. And right now, I'm obsessing on Carla Bruni and all her French folky goodness- insanely wonderful. She's got some new stuff out too which is lovely- particularly her song Chez Keith et Anita- and though I only understand about every tenth word, there's no mistaking Carla loves that amazing duo from back in the day as much as I do, and since she dated one half of the Glimmer Twins (the Mick half), she should know.
And my latest Francophile obsession had me gazing at pictures of all the wonderful French types - Jane Birkin- not French, but might as well have been- married to Serge and such and had suchhhh style. Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot, Sylvie Vartan, Francoise Hardy. C'est magnifique and tres, tres chic. Particularly interesting to me at this moment in time is their whole approach to summer time dressing- that south of France amazing bohemian thing that is so beautiful, sexy, fresh, and effortless in a way that only the French can do. I myself will channel those beautiful ladies this weekend and perhaps you may be doing some last minute packing for the holiday and need some inspiration, a la plage, French style. To get the look, you need a great pair of flared jeans, a flat sandal, a minidress, a bikini, a motorbike, and some perfectly mussed hair. C'est tout.
Enjoy your weekends, everyone. I'm out till next week and hope you all are doing something fun, relaxing, and most of all, chic. Cause that's what's up this I know Memorial Day Weekend is an American holiday and not a French one but what the heck kind of Thursday in the 212. Bisous.