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I hosted a birthday lunch in Vermont this past weekend and it was -15°; I cannot even begin to wrap my head around spring. Instead, I am making some winter tweaks. Last August I posted on two coats that I was considering for FW24 and, in the end, I bought the cashmere Celine. The Toteme shearling above was the one I passed on. After seeing all the fabulous coats in the Toteme Fall 2025 collection last week, I decided to snap it up. Interestingly, there were a number of them still available, yet, a few days after the show, most were gone. Perhaps other folks had the same idea. This is the time of year when I buy a new scarf and this Saint Laurent is this year’s contender. A dear friend recommended Bégum Paris shoes and I picked up these navy patent pumps — they are unbelievably comfortable. The grey Toteme cardigan looks chic and cozy. And, I am going to have my Bulgari B.zero1 ring sized for another finger. It was Mother’s and is so tiny it only fits my little finger.
Here’s to another six weeks of winter!
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Sheer black hosiery spotted on couture show attendees in Paris this week. Under pants is my newest obsession. Sheer tights popped up on my radar when Mrs. Prada showed them in her FW23 Miu Miu collection, highlighted in a March 2023 post below.
Everything Old Is New Again: Gloves, Hosiery, & Socks
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Toteme showed an elegant FW25 collection during the couture shows in Paris yesterday. The boots are really gorgeous.
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110 years of Haute Couture In the CHANEL Ateliers directed by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai
If you love Chanel couture, this documentary film offers a peek into the process.
Inside the ateliers at 31, rue Cambon in Paris a few days before the show, atelier premières, models, ambassadors and friends of CHANEL reflect on the emotions that Haute Couture conveys and the unique craftsmanship of the oldest Haute Couture house in activity.
The film of the CHANEL SS25 Haute Couture show will be revealed on Tuesday, January 28th at 2pm, Paris time on chanel.com
Editorial
There is a terrific runway to real life story on Georgina Grenville in the current issue of Elle France. In 1999 I cast a Helmut Lang show while pregnant with my second daughter (many shows, actually). During a fitting on the lovely Georgina I decided that I loved the name. My older daughter Anna’s name was also chosen while I was pregnant at work.
On My radar
Photographe : Francesc Planes, Réalisation : Dan Sablon
Ballet flats are everywhere for spring and I am happy to see — according to this image in February Vogue France — Mary Janes still included in this trend. And, I never stopped wearing skinny jeans. A looser leg is great with sandals in the warmer months, but with boots, a trim leg works for me. In my book, the current jeans trend is whatever the wearer prefers.
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I love the preppy sportswear vibe of this collection, a silhouette I will surely embrace next fall.
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Sheer black hosiery with a leather skirt from Toteme’s recently launched Garderob/permanent wardrobe, and Phoebe Philo’s Collection B sunglasses are perfect winter tweaks for these cold, short days.
On My Radar
I left Paris early for a Harper’s Bazaar reunion that was seriously fun. There were primarily folks from former editor-in-chief Kate Betts’s era. I loved catching up with designer and Homme Girls editor-in-chief Thakoon Panichgul, Kristina O’Neill, head of media at Sotheby’s, Kerry Diamond, Cherry Bombe founder, Cary Leitzes, founder of the creative agency Leitzes&Co., and Amanda Ross of ARossGirl — a few of my dearest, onetime HB colleagues. Even though I raced from the plane to the dinner and was a bit of a zombie, I am so glad I showed up. It’s all about showing up and reconnecting with friends.
On my radar: the fabulous Chanel Spring-Summer 2025 pre-collection campaign images of Gracie Abrams, Claire Thomson-Jonville appointed head of editorial content at Vogue France — an inspired choice, a very chic woman in The Row wearing The Row, and my Hermès Picotin in the wild.
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The Row’s new store in Paris is lovely. Much more intimate than the one in NYC, and the folks who work there could not be nicer. I have been meaning to try these boots since I posted on them last January. Black was sold out, but the dark brown is stunning and less predictable. The leather is very supple, that being the case, I hope they wear well. And, I certainly don’t need a long grey skirt, but I’ve loved the one by Maria McManus therefore I know I will get a lot of wear out of this one, too.
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