Brimfield

Well, I made it out to the final Brimfield weekend of the year and it couldn't have been a more beautiful day for it! After a rainy week, the sky was clear as a bell and the sun was shining... perfect. And I didn't buy a single thing, which was fine by me. It's just so much fun (and then, eventually, sort of exhausting) to stroll through the stalls just looking. And getting inspired for all of the projects that you could do if you would do them... someday. But when you do, you know that you can find the right bits & pieces at Brimfield! And it was such a nice way to spend a day with friends, the youngest of which, at only 2 months old, is already a natural at this sort of thing.

Tomorrow is the very last day for the season and the forecast is sunny & cool. Take a little drive out there for a lot of inspiration.

Rive Gauche

Yves Saint Laurent

Vintage YSL Rive Gauche skirt


Over the weekend I spent a wonderful, sunny morning with a dear friend in her neighborhood of Jamaica Plain in Boston. We had a delicious breakfast at City Feed and Supply and then strolled down Center Street, popping into a few shops. The shopping stars must have been aligned, because at a small and jam-packed thrift store I came across a vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche wrap skirt that I think will look fantastic over black tights. The pleating detail at the hips carefully follows the vertical pattern of the fabric and the closures at the waist just scream 'Made in France'! Well, they actually do say Made in France, but I was speaking more about the attention to detail.

A good breakfast visit, a good find, a good day.