Thursday, August 11, 2016

DONKEYS all around....

We are back from our summer vacations...


But nothing really fancy for a french couple...


Paris for a few days and south of France to visit familly!


We had a great time


and fantastic weather...


but sky has been really sad since we went back home.


Sylvain has already come back to vintage ties and jacket!


But even if it's a bit chilly,


I don't want to wear my fall clothes already!!!


It's still summer afterall!!!


When will I wear those cute REMIX sandals if I don't wear them NOW?


I brought them back from L.A. last April, they are really comfy.


I wear today for the first time this donkeys skirt.


It was custom made for me from a vintage 50's fabric that I purchased on Facebook.


I like skirts with huge pockets!


As this skirt has a lot of white,


I had to find some colorfull accessories!


This scarf just thrifted in Paris was perfect!


I like to wear my new finds as soon as possible
(before I forget about them...)


like those blue bangles that I thrifted for a few cents 2 days ago!!!


They match perfectly my bakelite even if they are just plastic!


I'm not snobbish for my jewellery, 


of course I prefer bakelite but I don't care if a bangle is just plastic as soon as it looks great and have a pretty color!


My favorite season is really summer,
I like to wear vintage coton clothing and sandals...


For my hubby, it's the opposite,
he is feeling naked without a tie...


and don't ask him if he likes to wear shorts for summer...
he HATES them!!!


Do you care if a bangle is bakelite or not?
What is your favorite season?

FRENCH CORNER
Nous voici de retour après quelques jours de vacances... rien de bien excitant pour des français... Paris, puis le Périgord... mais au final, pas besoin de partir bien loin pour prendre du bon temps! Mais dès notre retour, nous avons retrouvé le temps maussade qui semble n'avoir pas quitté notre région de tout l'été... même si Sylvain est déjà retourné à ses vestes et cravates, c'est hors de question pour moi de me résoudre à quitter mes sandales et mes cotonnades, si je ne les porte pas maintenant, quand le ferais-je?
- Bonne fin de vacances! -

Monday, July 25, 2016

Visiting the PALACE....

You always think that you know everything around home....



but if you look a bit closer there are always new things to discover.


I have wanted to visited something for years...


but have always missed the good timing,


as it's not a place that you can visit all year long...


It's the palace of Grand Duke in Luxembourg.


The palace is still used by the royal familly...


mainly for official duties and work.


(They have another castle where they live in country side)


You can visit the palace in Luxembourg City during 1 month in summer
when the Great Duke is on vacation.


So this time we didn't miss this occasion to visit it!


The palace was nicely decorated and has quite a human size.


Sorry, pictures were not permitted inside...


We learnt a lot about history of this small country from the guide...


Here is one of the major personnality of the Grand Duchy:


Grand Duchess Charlotte, she lead the country during WWII.


She helped her country and fought the Nazis... 
you can find streets with her name all around the country!


Here is what I wore on that hot day...


I created an outfit around this amazing novelty skirt!


It was created for me from a vintage fabric that I found.


Perfect time to go out with my lucite sandals!


They can look unconfortable...but it's not true...


they are really comfy... 
except if you walk on those old cobbled streets!


This hat is really my favorite during summer...


found for 2 euros long time ago at a local flea markets!


It has a chineese flair...


so I think it matched well my asian skirt!


I choose that cute koala brooch for one more red touch!


This one is made of vintage galalith.


Sylvain is here in front of the Cathedral.


What a nice 50's 2 tones shirt!


Luxembourg is a really nice city that you must discover if you cross Europe! 


Have you ever been to Luxembourg ?
Do you often visit things around your place ?


FRENCH CORNER
On pense souvent tout connaître autour de chez soi... mais si on cherche un peu, on peu toujours découvrir de nouvelles choses! Je voulais visiter depuis longtemps une certain bâtiment, mais comme il ne se visite pas toute l'année, on a toujours manqué le bon moment... je parle ici du Palais Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg, encore occupé par la famille royale, il ne se visite que durant 1 mois pendant l'été. Cette fois, nous n'avons pas manqué le coche! La visite fût intéressante, le bâtiment est somptueusement décoré, mais reste à taille humaine. Le guide nous a permis de connaître un peu plus l'histoire de ce petit pays. Je vous laisse apprécier nos tenues pour cette chaude journée d'été en photos!
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