We May Be Crepey.......

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.....but we are still Stylish (if not Beautiful).

Right Thing duh

I would love to work 4 days (now I am no longer working 3), but it's just not a go-er in my current job.

BD, snails are OK - mostly taste of the garlic butter. DD likes them!

Just back from a 25mileish ride up to the Thames and along the Regents canal with a stop-off for lunch in Hackney village, sans enfants - faberoo. Actually it's a weekend of village eating as we ate out in Brixton village last night, which is dead cool

BD in the words of Dad's Army, Don't Panic! It'll be great[smile}]

We had time without DCs this afternoon, and I retired to bed...

...but it was after giving blood for the first time and I was shamingly knocked out .

Also I am reading this thread and feeling unchicly suicidal.

DD2 informs me my lovely red lipstick is Wrong. Do I take fashion advice from a nine year old or reassure myself that most other people, including colleagues at the women's mag where I work, dammit, have been saying how nice I look??

Oh MI I was reading that too and thinking I will live in taupe and ballet flats and low carb until I am size 6 and develop insouciance and smoke Gitanes. Then I had a sausage roll and thought fuck it.

Sérieusement - i did strive for this look for a while but kept dying my hair and buying cerise scarves

Hopeless I am

The thing is, we go to France quite a lot. Not Paris. And I have to say, it has been a rare thing to see a chic Frenchwoman outside of Paris. There are plenty of frumpy French fatso's (and thinso's) in the rest of the country. Sp don't fret too much

BTM is spot on. Outside Paris it is frumpsville all the way. Large arses in tracky bottoms, trainers and a huuuge T shirt. Really, you could be in Kent rather than Northern France.

And very few people suit beige taupe. It tends to blend in with mousy brown hair and pale beige skin.

I am back from Baaarkshoire. DD1 has been sucking on her puffer all week and we all smell as if we are on sixty a day. The joy of having a mother who smokes, but swears she never smokes in the house, despite the evidence, in the form of brimming ashtrays, to the contrary.

Agree - just back from France and on balance most people are a variety of shapes and sizes on the beaches. However in Paris last October I did notice a certain chic- ness and simplicity of dress.( must've been Mrs S out doing her messages)
Me I was up Monoprix getting bargains.

Taupe is my 0% colour. Along with yellow. IMHO of course, as I have yet to go to a HoC consultant!

Oooh Ruby, you terror! Did you say you would PM people the details?

Rubes!
Norty-

And I am allergic to mushroom and fungi of a varieties. That must be why I am Strangely Drawn to purple and orange

Oh I love purple too, but orange is not a good colour on me.

Smoked grape?

No I shouldn't wear it either as I am blond with pinky cheeks. My colours are grey
Pale blue and coral.
In actuality I wear navy mostly with a lot of red. Cheery init! Our climate dies not invite more drear.

I am ginger naturally blonde with brown eyes. Khaki and other shades of sludge suit me.

And Crem, I look quite fetching with a touch of coral brightening up my khaki.

I lived in Israel for a while and blended right in, with my khaki and black, and Israeli Naot sandals.

khaki's good for me too, though a little dull on the whole! Blues and purples are my favourite, but any bright colours that are not yellow/orange/lime green seem OK. I think hope.

Khaki is my enemy I just can't wear it without looking like I'm in a boy scout uniform. Bet it looks gorgeous on you two tho. Likewise trench coats . Look like lab coat on me.
Tried a divine trench on in monsoon once and the shop lady actually snorted when I can out of the changing room to look in the mirror and said ' hmm lab coat'

I am
Short
And
Round
And Extraordinarliy Irish looking
( lilac legs, rosy cheeks, hair looks like its been in a high wind)