Montréal women: Fall's first sightings
I'm so glad you're back! Let's go to the market and watch people, have a latte, catch up!
Still plenty of summery little dresses; she is wearing another trend, undercut short hair with a longer section wound in a topknot.
Some women are already into their boots; I liked her camo skirt, too:
A girl even wore boots with tights and legwarmers under her flippy denim:
And the scarf returns, if it ever went far. Note also the chic bob:
Another blue scarf and top, accessorized with a dot bag:
But the most arresting blue was on this nun, who paused to listen to a musician:
You hardly see full-length habits anymore. Hers had the most elegant pleating, which reminded me that Miuccia Prada said, "I'm always happiest when I dress almost like a nun."
Diverse and colourful as the bounty at the farmer's stalls, the women of Montréal don't show up in a predictable package!
Wonderful to see you again; now I'm off to make a piperade!
Still plenty of summery little dresses; she is wearing another trend, undercut short hair with a longer section wound in a topknot.
Hints of fall show up in the footwear. Cage sandals suit the post-flip flop but not yet shoe weather:
A girl even wore boots with tights and legwarmers under her flippy denim:
And the scarf returns, if it ever went far. Note also the chic bob:
Another blue scarf and top, accessorized with a dot bag:
You hardly see full-length habits anymore. Hers had the most elegant pleating, which reminded me that Miuccia Prada said, "I'm always happiest when I dress almost like a nun."
Diverse and colourful as the bounty at the farmer's stalls, the women of Montréal don't show up in a predictable package!
Wonderful to see you again; now I'm off to make a piperade!
Comments
I think the sister in blue is from a community on Castelnau, next to Sainte-Cécile church.
It is always bittersweet. Usually our weather in September is lovely, but of course there is the dread of what will come, especially in the wake of last winter. Guess we just have to live in the moment, as cats do. And wear scarves!
Kristien, the NYT article explains a piperade (which can also feature egg folded in) from the Basque country in northeastern Spain and southwestern France.
lagatta: Complaint about winter feels rather premature today, with the "feels like" temperature prediction for 35C!
Maggie: Thank you!
lagatta: Complaint about winter feels rather premature today, with the "feels like" temperature prediction for 35C!
Maggie: Thank you!
The nun's habit is a stunner--I LOVE it. When I was a college freshman, I overheard this conversation between my roommate-- sweet, brilliant, and a devoted Catholic--and the slightly ditsy girl she was tutoring in Math:
Roommate: "Actually, I once considered becoming a nun."
Student: (shivering) "Ugh."
Roommate: (laughing gently) "Oh, it's not the way it used to be, you know. They work out in the world, and they don't have to wear long habits and veils any more."
Student: (in genuine puzzlement) "But why be a nun if you don't even get to wear the outfit?"
Welcome back, Duchesse!
C.
I have a friend who is a nun. She's around 80, I think, and still working, as nuns do. She entered a New Orleans convent at 16. She said the nuns tended to die very young, in part because they had to work outside--tending the gardens and grounds and other heavy labor--in wool habits even in the summer.
Constance
I am drawn to the style of the woman with the chic bob and the scarf...fun to see what is worn in Montreal.
And the nun reminds me of my mother shaking her head circa 1960, seeing the nuns of our Miami neighborhood in their full-on wool habits. At least they didn't have to work outside, but they were a teaching order and were on their feet all day....
frugal: I found this fascinating short report on life expectancy between genders and among nuns and monks:
http://projectm-online.com/new-perspectives/demographics/a-matter-of-lifestyle
Cathy Wong
Love these street shots. How wonderful that our style interests include a beautifully pleated nun's habit! Variety is the spice of life indeed.
PS I can see wanting to get out the boots and scarves for a change, but the leg warmers over tights, really? After all there are still officially three weeks of summer left.
Did you buy your piment d'Espelette at the "handsome Italian brothers"?
But, I could stop in just to admire those brothers...
Anon@7:07: I will do more street photos this fall- but also post on topics other than fashion because they are of more interest to me.
Our village isn't so very far from Montreal, but a million miles away in style. Not to be unkind, because we live in farmland and the attire is appropriate.
Glad you are back.