17 August 2011

PONT DES ARTS



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Wearing vintage hat, belt and shirtdress and Tory Burch platforms
photographed by Audrey

It's been exactly a week (to the hour) since I arrived in Paris. Just another moth of the fashion/literary species to that ever burning flame of this rose-yellow city. It's a surreal time to try and get my bearings - August congé takes no prisoners, and most of the locals have escaped to the beaches or beyond until the end of the month. Until then, I get to enjoy blasting my music as loud as I like with the balcony doors open and walking about my apartment in various states of undress until my neighbours return. It was hard for a die-hard maximalist such as myself, having to set off for the world's most glamourous city with a capsule wardrobe of miniskirts, silk blouses and plates* for work and no room for fur stoles, over-the-knee leather boots or huge floppy hats which make up a core part of my wardrobe. However, tant pis, I already stand out like a sore thumb here with my penchant for bright colours and my lack of interest in jeans so perhaps I will leave the bold and the beautiful for London's eye's only.
Wardrobe issues aside, how could I not be better suited to a city in which it is cheaper to wash your hair in champagne than in shampoo, where there's a magazine stand at the corner of almost every street and it's appropriate at all hours of the day to sit with your colleague, smoke, have a beer and watch the world go by...


*flats à la Alexa Chung

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10 comments:

Miss Daisy Chain said...

I'm ridiculously jealous, everyone is relocating to paris! hope your having fun, say your awesome maximalist self!

Vani said...

Love your outfit!
xoxo

Thedressingbooth

ALICE MARGO said...

I love oversized shirts like this! Paris looks beauitul x

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Down This Road said...

stunning! so SO stunning!!! xx

http://www.iletaitunefois.com.au/

Gawgus things... said...

Beautiful dress! xx

LIGH✝Sdrivemysoul said...

You are so beautiful! I love everyy bit of this outfit, especially the soft pink dress..and so enviouss that you are in Paris! My sister is actually visiting there right now, life isn't fair. haha.


x Sea

the nyanzi report said...

i'm loving this look. i'll probably see you next month...

Camilla said...

so jealous that your living in Paris! That jumpsuit is the perfect shape :)

xo
Camilla

www.intothefoldfashion.com

Geneva Vanderzeil said...

Love that pic of the tree and river!!

the style crusader said...

This is stunning Imogen! So excited to follow all your Parisian adventures! Have a feeling you are going to fit right in. Love the outfit. So chic and cool. That hat is gorgeous. xx

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