tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post5230184891705513322..comments2024-03-16T13:04:56.689-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Paris: Un certain regardDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-19684763104968157692010-05-16T04:07:19.483-04:002010-05-16T04:07:19.483-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/01664375047787766478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-17567870913400654052010-05-02T04:25:51.692-04:002010-05-02T04:25:51.692-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/00629261950873803981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-2370943295981613302008-11-09T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:02:00.000-05:00I love your definition and think you've captured t...I love your definition and think you've captured the look precisely. Like Karen, I stick to my Americanized version of this, which I tend to call "classic with a twist": simple sportswear pieces with one fun element to keep it light. Being a woman of curve, I also find the "strict" look a bit difficult to achieve. But brilliant observations...I am in awe!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-9066559772582376722008-11-09T06:27:00.000-05:002008-11-09T06:27:00.000-05:00Wendy: Your signature vintage is an exuberant anti...Wendy: Your signature vintage is an exuberant anti-strict look and you spoil all of US by posting yourself in your magnificent choices!<BR/><BR/>GP: Yes, average weight to slim, since it is a look of restraint.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-72799663556670683052008-11-09T01:03:00.000-05:002008-11-09T01:03:00.000-05:00I know I'm walking on thin ice when I say this, bu...I know I'm walking on thin ice when I say this, but I do think 'strict' requires a slim figure or it just comes over as frumpy. Which is probably why Deneuve has now abandoned it, as have I!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-84523002230170299622008-11-08T23:27:00.000-05:002008-11-08T23:27:00.000-05:00I fear I haven't been strict enough with my clothe...I fear I haven't been strict enough with my clothes. Does that mean they're spoiled brats now?WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-57604033116015781002008-11-08T20:20:00.000-05:002008-11-08T20:20:00.000-05:00GP: Diana was the opposite of strict. Yes,English ...GP: Diana was the opposite of strict. Yes,English Rose with occasional Dallas overtones. Strict is so rarely seen that many North Americans do not recognize it, confusing it with Dior/YSL socialite pieces. Deneuve's current wardrobe is (from what I have seen) is solidly Socialite.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-47910725296757199052008-11-08T20:16:00.000-05:002008-11-08T20:16:00.000-05:00Nancy: it is a restrained palette of mostly what I...Nancy: it is a restrained palette of mostly what I'd call uncolours. But the overall effect is austere but not severe. it's a look that represents an intellectual, restrained sensibility. I did not see it on many women; those who wore it stood out.<BR/><BR/>GP: Glad you found the dress! Audrey Hepburn is close, and Deneuve in Belle de Jour wears some elements but the 2008 edition is more relaxed.<BR/>My personal style is not this disciplined, I like a theme I call "Amelie's Mother".Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-72088427718786508432008-11-08T19:26:00.000-05:002008-11-08T19:26:00.000-05:00Hmm, this sounds a lot like what I call my "Amish ...Hmm, this sounds a lot like what I call my "Amish palette." That is, a base of black with accents of aubergine, navy or charcoal. It's severe, so I can't maintain it everyday. It would be too depressing. But it does make dressing easier sometimes.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-85686359670677249652008-11-08T14:20:00.000-05:002008-11-08T14:20:00.000-05:00I agree with Karen. I think it is a matter of sti...I agree with Karen. I think it is a matter of sticking to what makes you feel yourself. As an Anglo-Italian I just look ridiculously dumpy in jeans and white shirt, yet my lovely American friend looks a million dollars. <BR/><BR/>Catherine Deneuve is a real natural at strict, whereas Carla Bruni, although charming, as you say, sometimes looks contrived. <BR/><BR/>However Diana is not a woman I would associate with the strict look. She was born the same year as me and I always felt that, until her divorce, she dressed 10 years older than she needed. Although tall and beautiful I never thought she was very imaginative with her clothing choices. No, she was definitely an English Rose.<BR/><BR/>I think 'strict' comes out of that Left Bank look of the late 50s. Certainly the dress you show reminds me very much of Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face.<BR/><BR/>I found my old 'strict' dress - it's a little tight, but not as bad as I anticipated! What a relief!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-68445845501230929742008-11-08T12:11:00.000-05:002008-11-08T12:11:00.000-05:00Karen: Your comments remind me of something I once...Karen: Your comments remind me of something I once read in an interview with Candace Bergen, when she was married to Louis Malle. She said she never attempted to imitate French style when she was in France with him, she just bought classic American (especially sportswear) and "was who she was."<BR/><BR/>It is a much more sober look than Americans are used to seeing, and many, like you, will prefer the "color, whimsy and humor". And certainly I saw French women who dressed that way too.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64837193430872144492008-11-08T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-08T11:46:00.000-05:00Great post, Duchesse, one of your best ever.I thin...Great post, Duchesse, one of your best ever.<BR/><BR/>I think "strict" is old. And after my trip to Paris, I'm stickin' to the good old American classics. I love to look at French women, but I don't want to emulate them anymore.I'm all for quality, but I need color, whimsy and a LOT of humor, not just a hand-covered giggle. Life is too short in my mind for "quiet patterns" and somber colors and "subtle" details. Why restrain at our age? <BR/><BR/>Do you ever read Lucky Magazine? I think I will let my subscription expire. I think the looks are very european, very downtown New York, very complex. French dressing seems complex to me and I just can't do it. American dressing is simple, attainable, democratic! There's something for everyone--and an icon for everyone from The Olson twins to Lauren Hutton. <BR/><BR/>When I see Carla Bruni in Dior, with the matching hats, I want to cry. She looks like she's dressing up in costume for a theatrical PART. Her clothing now does not help her ASSUME the role in her own style. STrict does not suit her. Even if it IS French! Look at how Diana did it. She just WAS a princess, and her clothes were an extension of her being. Carla is not herself in outfits that you could just as easily put on Queen Elizabeth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-55884838290398706252008-11-08T10:20:00.000-05:002008-11-08T10:20:00.000-05:00Really interesting analysis -- I'll be watching ca...Really interesting analysis -- I'll be watching carefully for this look next spring. I've seen and admired it before, but without recognizing the overall pattern. Too <I>strict</I>, too restrained for my personality, I'm afraid, but I do find I'm moving increasingly in that direction with age. Certainly, manifestations of subtle wit are appealing in whatever mode or genre or material.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-28805509336110354872008-11-08T09:25:00.000-05:002008-11-08T09:25:00.000-05:00I have a dress exactly of that style and cut. It'...I have a dress exactly of that style and cut. It's a real passe partout that I wore throughout my later student years (1996-98). The flare is perfect for camouflaging a heavy thigh and the jersey fabric is 'ultra-comfortable'. But what I really like about it is the middle front dart seam which runs from the shoulder over the bust and down to the hem. It's really flattering and gives a really modernist look. I remember being complimented on it by my tutor at college who only every wore CDG.<BR/><BR/>But I've never heard of this style as 'strict' before. Keep going, duchesse, we're soaking it up! Now I'm off to unearth the dress, which hasn't been worn for a few years - I hope I still fit into it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com