Scarf Tying

Courtesy of Making It Lovely.

Cinéma Verité: Amy Merrick at Design Sponge

Amy Merrick at Design Sponge tells you how to live like they do in the movies.

Some Personal Favourites:
Fortnight Oxfords from Howards End
Lana Shoes from Heathers
Pith Helmet from The Sheltering SKy
Holly Golightly's sleep mask from Fled Flare

Style: Mrs. Frederick

Image from Warehouse 13
When I grow up, I want to look like Mrs. Frederick.
(Isn't C.C.H. Pounder the best?)

Apparel: Interesting Big Boy Clothes

Zara Kids - I wish that they extended their baby sizes up... the boys stuff is not as cute.
Tea Collection
Olive Juice
Black Kite - great prints on their wovens

Eton Suit

Big Boy needs an Eton Suit to wear at his Godmother's wedding.

What is an Eton Suit?

From 1820[24] until 1967, boys under the height of 5'4" were required to wear the 'Eton suit', which replaced the tailcoat with the cropped 'Eton jacket' (known colloquially as a "bum-freezer") and included an 'Eton collar', a large, stiff-starched, white collar. The Eton suit was copied by other schools and has remained in use in some, particularly choir schools. From the Wikipedia entry.

Blue Linen Suit at The Best Dressed Child.
Navy Blue Velvet Suit at The Best Dressed Child.
Navy Blue Navy Blue Pique Suit at The Best Dressed Child.
Black Leather Oxford shoes at The Best Dressed Child.
Patent Leather Oxfords at Dapper Lads.

Sunhats

I love sunhats and I love what they do (yes, I am one of those palid people).
Jordan Ferney reminded me of this with her recent, post-holiday photo/post. Her hat-crush is made by the
San Diego Hat Company

The local branch of The Gardener carries their highly covetable baskets/bags. It never occured to me, despite the obviousness of their name, that they might also carry highly covetable hats. The only thing that worries me is whether they will or will not fit. I have a massive head.

The Gardener

San Diego Hat Company

Totes

BAGGU Duck Tote - this was a pleasant suprise; I use my nutmeg one 99% of the time.

Moop, of course - I have/love a Rosewood Market Tote but I "need" The Porter and, possibly, The Very Useful Tote

BAGGU - These are my work horses. I have Big Baggus for laundry, Baggus for groceries, and Baby Baggus for everything else.

Gildem Leather Tote - not sure how it would handle a heavy load but, dang, it's pretty.

Apparel: Turbans

Remember all that hoo-hah about turbans over at Petit Tricotage? Well, apparently they are of interest in the 1:1 world too right now.

Say Yes To Hoboken shows how to wrap two turbans for everyday, rather than Norma Desmond, style.

Apparel: Shoes

Beldina Spectator Oxfords courtesy of Making It Lovely.

Waverly - especially the metallic flats!

Frye Boots

John Fluevog - Fellowship Sandra for comfort, Bellevues Pearl Hart for looks.

Apparel: Moop Bags

I cannot understand why Moop was not, say, in the first post on this blog.

Moop bags are gorgeous. The colours are both rich and muted and the fabric has the nicest handfeel.
I own a Marketbag in Rosewood. It has the prettiest silhouette. And for a massive tote bag it carries itself with very little bulk, tucking neatly under the arm. The only thing I would change is to insert the pockets a little higher. It can take a bit of fishing to find things sometimes.

But now I am feeling the call of their The Paperback and/or The Porter too.