Les Parisiennes des Mamanset: On the Advent of Newness

[botemp]

Lovers of Parisian style and fashion with a conscious mindset and lots of chatter in between.

Previous thread

(I've removed the usual links to recommended shops and other places guides from the OP because I suspect they're getting very out of date at this point)

Ah it seems to have posted twice, I've asked for the other to be removed, this is the one we're sticking with.

They are delicious Micro (from previous thread obviously), who knew I needed an attachable shaft in my life??

Hope they fit.

And then...

No. More. New. Clothes...

micro those boots are fantastic, 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼they are comfortable, you might be broke but you won’t regret them, I bet you will smile every time you put them on for years to come! They’re like a stratospherically glamorous version of the leather gaiters people wear over ankle length riding boots (have been pondering whether to try this for some time and your stunning boots might well be the prompt for me to give it a whirl, even if I don’t ride! (#cheapskate)
and red that skirt is stunning on you. Maybe the dress agency woman would let you pay in instalments (it’s that good)…

bo thank you for the new thread. Enjoying the title and looking forward to seeing what’s coming (pun intended 🤡)

Aw new thread, thanks bo.

micro and her boots finding journey… waiting to see the result with the latest purchase.

I have no news about the fabulous skirt. I know the price. I have not had the chance to go back and inspect it properly… in the meantime I have decided to acquire a piece of original art that I really like. I liked it for a long time and ‘borrowed’ it for a week to see how it would look. I have been waiting for ages with an empty space in my wall till I found the right thing …
I should update you all soon.
I know my life right now sounds a lot more interesting than it is in real life … debating about original art and leather skirts …

Checking in on the new thread (thanks @botemp). Adding my approval of micro’s boots. I long to be cool enough for boots like that.

The boots and gaiters are gorgeous- such a good idea and they look beautiful quality.

I'm glad about the warmth of the shearling coat Bo, and the possibility of the original artwork that you love Red.

Ah don't get too excited mm, my inbox has not been all that intriguing lately, and I suspect it'll be a lot of gift centric stuff for awhile so it'll be slim pickings. I've banked some images just in case.

I've always wondered why you couldn't just buy an extra bit to turn ankle boots into knee high ones, would solve a lot of the calve fit issues. Never knew they were called gaiters, I used to be a horsey girl, I really should have known about them. I assume your leather person could make you some mm?

That leather person of mm might end up very busy …

Is everyone putting in orders for pretty belts through mm without telling me about it 🧐😭 this is the Mallen Streak Preachers episode all over again <sniff, sniff, finds a lonely corner>

bo don’t worry you aren’t missing anything! Nobody’s asked for her details. Attaching a photo from her IG where she showed my black belt ie almost identical to the brown one, only black (no shit Sherlock). Also showing her latest bag shape (the brown bag behind the orange one was the prototype and has IRL softened a lot and become really nice and squishy. It looked slightly familiar I think she said very faintly inspired by the Khaite mini Lotus. I didn’t succumb as I’m bagged out (just waiting for the strap to be finished before I share the one I have had made).

Sadly in deepest Devon I think micro’s stunning boot-gaiters would just drag in the mud. But I’ve seen some leather gaiters in an equestrian shop (I love specialist shops eg for riding etc, the kit seems so well made) so I might try out the concept because I really love the versatility plus I already have some nice ankle boots … somewhere. Photos will follow when I find my boots and actually get round to it (don’t hold your breath!) Ps tried riding lessons as a child but I wasn’t a natural … v good at falling off, they used to trot out some rubbish about falling off making you a better rider in which case I should’ve been the next Princess Anne/Harvey Goldsmith erm have already run out of famous riders’ names (apart from Rupert Campbell-Black…🤡) so i must’ve been the exception that proved their beastly rule.

Whoops missed photos

The brown one looked so pretty as it had softened up. Tbh just looked at the Lotus and this is very different.

Not sure how I managed the make the above photo of some bags “sensitive content”! Anyway, here’s an article showing some leather gaiters - nothing like as stunning as Micro’s macro cool boots (I’m so invested in them working out for you!) but I love the ingenuity nonetheless

Horse & Hound leather gaiters

and also a photo of the sort of gaiters which are more realistic for my life of mud and dog fur (have yet to succumb)

Placemarking as I’ve found you! My gaiters are nylon hiking ones and probably deceased so I have nothing to add to this.

Day 1 (thanks for the sensitive image idea mm it actually works well for this, but don't play innocent with us, we al know how <ahem> 'excited' leather gets you 😉)

Merry Advent (or similarly festive greeting) Thanks for the new thread bo

Love the fancy gaiter chat! Really hoping they work out for you micro. A colleague years ago had a pair from Tracy Neuls with a detachable mid-calf sleeve, but they were a bit more slouchy and reminded me of 80s pixie boots.

Growing up, I wasn’t a rider (more of a Appassionata gal for the JC ref) but def had a lot of the nylon hiking gaiters, so the functional image is hard to shake. It’s such a good idea for versatility and transformation.

It snowed a bit here the past few nights, so warmth and layers are the order of the day. I have some old sheepskin-lined Camper mid-calf boots a bit taller and less snug than these that have Michelin tyre soles - perfect for the icy school run down the hill. Having a minor dilemma about re-sealing the seams as they are showing the first signs of needing it. Any ideas (beyond a trip to my local garage)?

That is a great day 1 photo. That coat has a belt thing that you can take out and the coat hangs from your back , right? The whole image is great though… skirt and all.

no ideas from my side shangpie.

I don’t know if I can call myself a rider, but I used to do it in my grandad’s farm, when it was very hot we just used to jump bareback on the pony (think I felt a couple of times but nothing serious).
when I came to the Uk I tried it again but the whole thing felt a faf with all the rules, different saddle, way to handle etc plus the weather etc didn’t feel as carefree as I remembered… plus my bottom did not thank me. Doing it 25 years later … not quite the same.

Oooh Matron (bo and yes that’s a quote) you are right I do love leather but not quite at the fetish level yet…

beautiful photos but is this a quiz? Well deciphered red, - and serious kudos to you for bare back riding - I have no idea although the last photo could almost be a dalek in disguise.

shang I love the boots you linked as in they look practical and good looking sorry no solutions for your original boots but definitely worth trying because they sound so cosy - I could give you details of a good cobbler who might be able to help (but he is in London, presume he would accept business by post?)

Right, off to buy a mountain of raw dog food. Not quite steak tartare… je fais de mon mieux (merci Google translate) 🥖🥩🐕‍🦺🇫🇷

Waving excitedly at mm47. I didn't realise you were in Devon. I'm across the river that divides us. Did you get snow yesterday?

Gaiters always sound like a good idea, but as we're surrounded by riding folk I think I'd feel a fraud.

Ah, my experience was somewhat similar to yours Red, I learned abroad, the owners were South American and it was just sort of natural, you went out into nature and just rode for pleasure once you had the basics down. Back here it was trodding along in a large class in an indoor rink and all sorts of stupid rigid rules and not being allowed to participate without the 'right' gear I promptly lost interest.

I think the whole being able to wear your jacket as a backpack (sort of) is some sort of military innovation originally.

Breaking (fashion) news, more musical chairs, Matthew Williams is leaving Givenchy which I had been anticipating. The whole putting in a streetwear designer into the most French Aristo house always seemed like a gamble that wouldn't pay off to me. I'm curious to see who they're replacing him with as Claire Wright Keller before him was a bit hit and miss too (as an aside, I noticed her Uniqlo collab is really struggling to sell but the Anya Hindmarch stuff seemed to sell out instantly). I do hope that's not where Sara Burton is moving, I have too much of a lifelong soft spot for Givenchy to see it take that turn 😑

Are you prepping BARF food mm? I always bought it pre-prepared otherwise it would have me actually barfing, why they went with that acronym I'll never know.

Oh, I've sinned again, I bought something, but I think I gave myself a get out of jail free card for unmissable Vinted bargains. An asymmetric Cordera cardigan (I know, I know, me, the cardigan hater) but I'll wear it like a jumper with an interesting button detail. Or, so I've convinced myself, anyhow. I got the light colour, dark colour just shows the asymmetric bit better. Everything I've bought from this brand so far gets lots of wear so hopefully this one will too.

That's a nice jumper/cardigan. I hadn't come across Cordera before - I've now done some research and thank you for the introduction - it makes some lovely clothes.

Christ on a sleigh ride, I tried to pop in earlier in the day but I was beaten back by an avalanche of advent calendar threads, and now it looks like they've all gone? Has there been a big to-do about them? I'll be very cross if there has and I've missed it.

Anyway those are splendidly bonkers photos bo that set a high bar and top respect to Red for working them out. Reminds me of my childhood duffle coat - actually a succession of them that I hated with a passion but as soon as I'd grown out of one I'd be handed down another, and I used to wear-but-not-wear them like that, on my back with the sleeves knotted on my chest.

I think the Anya Hindmarsh collab must have been tiny cos it was all sold out by 7am or something.

Good to see you in a cardigan bo which of course looks lovely. I think you should try a tank top next.

Hello papyr have PM’d you.

bo love the cardigans 👏
absolutely not Barf (am too wet to buy everything and chop it all up). I buy this stuff called Nutriment, it can rather honk once I’ve defrosted it BUT it does the trick ie keep my Lab’s (tricky) innards super-happy. And it is proper raw food that has been frozen so wimps like moi don’t have to do anything except defrost it. Seriously impressed by anybody who does it all from scratch, I imagine one has to be super organised and have a local network to share the spoils with.

flo “Christ on a sleigh ride” has zoomed to the top of my favourite seasonal exclamations (I don’t care if it’s as old as the hills, I’ve never heard it before.). Oh I remember the hideousness of handmedowns. Duffle coats: yes, interesting - in my family by the time the duffle coat was flexible ie you didn’t walk around like a scarecrow it was whisked onto a younger sibling’s back. V impressed you found a way to wear them which proves my theory jt’s how you style (more or less anything) that is all-important. (Except when it isn’t…)