tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post5243733722035360896..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Strict style: Update and sourcesDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6073146795345416552009-11-07T14:12:20.689-05:002009-11-07T14:12:20.689-05:00Lynda: The post, "Un Certain regard" was...Lynda: The post, "Un Certain regard" was published on Nov. 8, 2008 (a year ago). I have now tagged it "strict" so posts on this topic will be easier to find.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-74047722796998632152009-11-07T13:01:01.106-05:002009-11-07T13:01:01.106-05:00Duchesse, In your Tuesday, Nov. 3 blog Laurie said...Duchesse, In your Tuesday, Nov. 3 blog Laurie said, "My favorite post of yours was on the French strict style of dressing". I have looked through your posts and cannot find what she is referring to. Help, please. I loved the post of Nov. 3 for it hit a real core with me so I hope you can expand on it more. Thank you for your great posts...I can't wait to read them.Lynda from Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-74535304602253823432009-11-07T12:00:08.578-05:002009-11-07T12:00:08.578-05:00Strict is restraint. That is what you are showing ...Strict is restraint. That is what you are showing in these pics. <br /><br />I found the most AMAZING strict Agnona cashmere jacket at the Goodwill! It hadn't been worn and is the most gorgeous strict thing I have ever seen. I wear it and feel wrapped up in luxury.<br /><br />Some days I feel strict indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-53662851161027111762009-11-05T14:11:38.521-05:002009-11-05T14:11:38.521-05:00Duchesse, at only 5' 2" and a size 14-16 ...Duchesse, at only 5' 2" and a size 14-16 my fashion sense far exceeds my ability to participate. But I do love to learn about fashion and I truly love to see women of all sizes and ages dressing beautifully. Dressing well to please oneself, at any price range, is a sign of self-respect.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing the remarks from your French GF's about shopping in Germany. I've always wondered about that myself and their response gave me a good chuckle.LaurieAnnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-69406552949031536562009-11-04T17:58:53.146-05:002009-11-04T17:58:53.146-05:00LaurieAnnn: At size 14-16 and pear shaped, I can&#...LaurieAnnn: At size 14-16 and pear shaped, I can't fit into Dries either and it's a good thing as I would be beyond broke. But what an education in colour!<br /><br />When I shop in Paris it's for accessories and sweaters, which some French brands make ample enough for me. I asked my French GF "Where do women my size shop"? She replied, "Germany."Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-15262986742175240822009-11-04T12:38:18.450-05:002009-11-04T12:38:18.450-05:00I came back to check on the comments here (and of ...I came back to check on the comments here (and of course to read the new post) and am glad to see that I am not alone in wanting to see more of this type of dressing. I agree that Bottega Veneta and Dries Van Noten do a lovely job with this look without being overly minimal. Just wish I could find them and fit in them. Well, finding them would be a good excuse for a shopping trip to Paris and Milan. That's a worthy goal for me.LaurieAnnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-36282708221958532562009-11-04T08:06:29.506-05:002009-11-04T08:06:29.506-05:00lordfam: I'll work on that, thanks.
lagatta:...lordfam: I'll work on that, thanks.<br /><br />lagatta: Annna Magnani- superb example of a sensuous woman. Italian- though her father was thought to be Egyptian.<br /><br />Jeannie: The term came from a comment the owner of the sublime textiles boutique Wolff and Decourtis, Victoria Wolff, made to me. She referred to a colourway in one of their pieces as "plus strict". The closest English translation would be "more restrained"; <br />And J. Crew is a much more accessible price point for me, too!<br /> <br />I will write more on strict from time to time.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-66502687320714082362009-11-04T05:33:36.284-05:002009-11-04T05:33:36.284-05:00I recognize myself in each one your "strict s...I recognize myself in each one your "strict style" posts. I should say I identify with my inner self. I learned three new <br />characteristics about the strict from this post which made me take notice. Softness incorporated with<br />tranparency, color added through bags and shoes and the price point<br />I'd most often be looking for can be found at J Crew. Please continue pointing out examples of strict(I do wish it had a different name). It has a following.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691915276533898827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3674528893875406262009-11-04T01:29:59.275-05:002009-11-04T01:29:59.275-05:00Not sure I have the discipline or the eye to ever ...Not sure I have the discipline or the eye to ever "do" strict, but I very much enjoyed reading your post.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04741062569246094417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-48968001914201139222009-11-04T00:35:05.271-05:002009-11-04T00:35:05.271-05:00Strict I will never be, but I do love the Aminaka...Strict I will never be, but I do love the Aminaka Wilmont jacket you pictured!Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-56773650256999260382009-11-03T22:02:59.235-05:002009-11-03T22:02:59.235-05:00A post about hair would have to integrate those of...A post about hair would have to integrate those of us with curly or even frizzy (crépu) hair. <br /><br />By frizzy I mean very tightly curled as in African or even some Mediterranean peoples, not frizzy as in hair that is in bad shape. <br /><br />I will NOT chemically-straighten or hot-comb my hair. It wrecks it. <br /><br />By the way, duchesse, I keep laughing about my inner Mediterranean babe. No, I certainly don't dress like Cristina Kirchner (President of Argentina), not to mention the Berlusconian bimbas. But there is a part of me that insists on expressing adult sexuality, à la Anna Magnani. I love her.lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-82848053126719710962009-11-03T21:20:46.685-05:002009-11-03T21:20:46.685-05:00Love this post! Happy to see the images as I tend ...Love this post! Happy to see the images as I tend to be a visual learner. I strive to be this stricter style, and have paired down my wardrobe as I find it much easier to dress with less. I am so happy that you are posting on this subject! Love more of this too in the future. I really want to see more of those wonderful French hair styles, they look effortless and without gels and hairspray. Would you consider a post about hair?hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14343354154092001082009-11-03T19:18:23.378-05:002009-11-03T19:18:23.378-05:00diverchic: Exuberance in attire is not their value...diverchic: Exuberance in attire is not their value. Maybe the garden?<br /><br />Mardel: Certainly not for everyone! But it is not unremittingly somber, either. Such a subtle style, sometimes challenged to describe it.<br /><br />Jane: Wednesdays, too. <br /><br />How I envy your three pairs of perfect charcoal trousers, I am still searching for one. Bottega does some strict, but also decidedly sexy pieces. Dries Van Noten seems the magic intersection of strict tailoring and tantalizing colour, sort of 'strict on a bender'.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-13958451757821986202009-11-03T16:51:38.679-05:002009-11-03T16:51:38.679-05:00I’ve returned to this post several times today, bo...I’ve returned to this post several times today, both to check for new comments and re-read the post itself. At age 41, I’m an avid reader of your blog and look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays!<br />My summer style is definitely strict, but during the winter I find myself veering towards color. Either way, I’m always drawn to “neutral pieces with an edge,” whether in the form of cross-dyed linen, exposed seams, micro-pleats, or a particularly elegant shade of white. I own three pairs of identical, perfectly-fitting deep charcoal trousers. To my mind Bottega Veneta designs some wonderfully innovative “strict” pieces (not that I’m fortunate enough to own any). <br />I think that “strict style” also provides an antidote if one feels “too old for irony.” I agree that strict style is not cerebral for the sake of being so, it is more like a “sartorial challenge” that takes some intelligence and observation for the viewer to process.<br />I would love to “go strict” all year around…and I think that finding the right pieces could even compensate for the lack of color during the winter. The problem is the homogeneity and poor quality of affordable clothing, which makes it difficult to “find the right pieces.” I’d be interested to learn of the impact that globalization (e.g., stores like The Gap and Banana Republic) has had on European retail.Jane Winklernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-12927760546806039612009-11-03T14:27:19.867-05:002009-11-03T14:27:19.867-05:00I love the things you post, and the idea of 's...I love the things you post, and the idea of 'strict' as you portray it but I recognize that even though these garments and this style is close to a part of my heart, it is something I admire in others that I would ever be able to emulate. <br /><br />Still, being in somewhat of a lost confusion of wardrobe reaccomodation, your posts help remind me of my priorities and refine my choices. Thank you.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-55308305735073956932009-11-03T14:17:38.551-05:002009-11-03T14:17:38.551-05:00I love the idea but where does the exuberance go?I love the idea but where does the exuberance go?diverchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753507927794435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-40725257535424927832009-11-03T13:37:04.016-05:002009-11-03T13:37:04.016-05:00LaurieAnn: Thank you, I'd be interested in hea...LaurieAnn: Thank you, I'd be interested in hearing what you find. Love visiting San Francisco but have never had much clothes shopping luck there once my hippie days ended- beyond yoga clothes.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-31862692569492871342009-11-03T13:17:58.779-05:002009-11-03T13:17:58.779-05:00Belle: Most of the pieces I've shown accommoda...Belle: Most of the pieces I've shown accommodate a waist that isn't narrow. When older women wear this style, they're in cashmere tunics or fine wool blouses worn untucked. It's a lot friendlier to the mature woman than the Mediterranean babe look some of them still attempt.<br /><br />Sander and Lang good sources.<br /><br />lagatta: I've seen a *hint* of décollté in strict, as in deep v-neck sweater or transparent insert- but not deep décollté. Not the best style to make the most of an hourglass but available to the strongly built woman.<br /><br />Photo of cyclist is in full, hot summer, shorts an option at her age.<br /><br />materfamilias: They might also be committed to small wardrobes. The clothes are expensive and with a limited palette they do not need too many things.<br /><br />LPC: I like the 'kinder, gentler' e girl in the big scarf and checked pants. Except my days of checked pants are over!<br /><br />Style Spy: Big honkin' jewlery would not be even even "semi", but it sure is fun!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-85405325360299935452009-11-03T13:07:43.046-05:002009-11-03T13:07:43.046-05:00Dear Duchess:
You have made my entire week with t...Dear Duchess:<br /><br />You have made my entire week with this post and have given me much to think about while shopping in San Francisco later on this month. This style of dressing works fairly well for me because it works with my quirky hair. My hair always tends to be my standout accessory when I use a subdued palette for clothing with soft lines and minimal, personal jewelry. I am also short, straight up and down but chunky so it suits my body style. <br /><br />Your posts on "strict style" have helped me refine my personal style in a way that the oodles of style books on the market have not. Now I know much better what I am looking for. <br /><br />Thank you for saving me some time, lots of $$ from purchasing mistakes and the queasy feeling of not having a "personal style."LaurieAnnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-90810633922564588992009-11-03T12:10:02.833-05:002009-11-03T12:10:02.833-05:00I love the idea of "non-finito" that dis...I love the idea of "non-finito" that distinguishes this from a similar, overperfect American style. <br /><br />It is certainly not a style that works for everyone, and not all European women dress this way by any means, but there are elements of paring down that are great lessons here, whether one is bourgeoise or boho. <br /><br />Belle de Ville, I don't think it is so much a matter of a "perfect figure" (which is always socially defined anyway, and not identical in different cultures) but of a relatively straight up-and-down one. One needn't be razor-slim to dress this way - I have seen it on sturdy Northern European women - indeed Jil Sander and co. but it does not work on curvy women with a big bust-waist-hips differential. I'd rather show a bit of décolleté, for one thing. <br /><br />I do like the simplicity and the deep, subtle colours, but do like a bit more fantasy too. <br /><br />Hmm, I'd think a cyclist who opts for "strict" would be more of the "cycle-chic" clan, not a wearer of shorts en ville, non?lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-30777116515527965862009-11-03T10:36:22.071-05:002009-11-03T10:36:22.071-05:00I´m no expert here, but I think that you either ha...I´m no expert here, but I think that you either have it or you don´t, that effortless style described and seen in the pictures. However, you can learn things. The unfinished `touch ´has always fascinated me in different forms of arts, fashion included.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-89172987035323885052009-11-03T10:26:56.613-05:002009-11-03T10:26:56.613-05:00Not far off from my style - although I'd be ho...Not far off from my style - although I'd be hoping as always for a kinder, gentler strict:). I saw another picture on the Sartorialist lately that I thought encompassed this - all navy, with a white tie at the neck? I think the absence of prints is key.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14869991592737845782009-11-03T09:55:44.725-05:002009-11-03T09:55:44.725-05:00I love the look, and I think that at times I appro...I love the look, and I think that at times I approach it. But I think right there is an indication I'll never get it right -- I suspect that "strict" dressing emanates from, or reflects, personality, so that commitment to it happens pretty organically. I would have to be repressing too many aspects of myself to carry this off. Love -- and admire! -- it on others though.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-20100373670553672009-11-03T09:26:09.123-05:002009-11-03T09:26:09.123-05:00I love the idea (and the look), but I'm never ...I love the idea (and the look), but I'm never going to be able to give up my bright colors and my big honkin' necklaces. I guess I'm only semi-strict.StyleSpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032983147859861793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3970189094869946002009-11-03T09:06:28.235-05:002009-11-03T09:06:28.235-05:00I love the descriptive word strict for a certain s...I love the descriptive word strict for a certain style. I usually lump minimal style, such as early Helmut Lang and Jill Sander into the strict category as well.<br />IMO strict style requires a perfect figure to pull off, so it's not for me.<br />I would though like to dress like the older woman in black, with the cane, in another 20 years.Belle de Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045827018848979761noreply@blogger.com