Monday 18 November 2013

In the bag

I've been searching for a while for a decent on-waist belt and surprised at just how difficult it was to find exactly what I wanted. If the width was right then the colour was wrong, if the leather was good then the buckle was cheap. I was having a Christmas present hunt for other people when I spotted this grey belt in the Comptoir des Cotonniers window - just the thing!
Italian leather, both belt and buckle. It was not cheap! I console myself with the thought that it is a lifetime purchase and will work well with any number of clothes in my wardrobe. Today I'm wearing it with what is normally an absolute slouch of a pinafore dress in black wool by Dries van Noten. It has a fold over hem thing, (don't know the technical term!)
Worn with a grey cotton blouse from Gap, a black cotton card from Nicole Farhi and Clarke's black suede shoes.
By the way I am being DRIVEN MAD by attempts to grow my hair. How do you get from short to long without a long period of time when you feel as though your head should be inside a large paper bag? Last night I had a bit of a go at the fringe with a pair of scissors. It hasn't helped.
 For Patti's Visible Monday.

20 comments:

  1. I agree - this belt will be with you for ages, and work with so many things. You look wonderful here, and I always adore (envy) your hair! Thanks for sharing with Visible Monday.

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    1. It is going to have to be with me for a long time to justify the outlay, Patti!

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  2. I agree with Patti--I love your hair. I just cut mine!

    Love the belt; it is perfect for what we call a "jumper" here in the states. xoxo

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    1. I'm curious as to just what a 'jumper' is, Paula. In England it means a knitted top with sleeves - are we talking about the same thing?

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  3. Just keep letting it grow - you'll get there. The second image is a sweet shot of you and your ensemble.

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    1. Okay for you, Tami, I note that you've got a mass of long hair!

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  4. Don't get near any hairsalon! Stay strong! We can to it! :-D
    btw: your poses are impressive. (last two photos)

    I started using hairbands. And bonnets. I don't take the bonnet off when walk inside. It is not a bad season for growing hair. I mean the head needs some sort of cover when it gets cold anyway and who cares what others think when you keep the bonnet on your head inside a shop? Exactly . ;-)

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    1. My absolutely reliable hairdresser has retired. HELP! I am in need of her expertise and opinion. I've made such a mess of my fringe that I'm going to have to visit the local hairdresser to be sorted out.
      The party season is coming up, I don't think a bonnet will be the answer!

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    2. Your haidresser retired and mine won't follow my orders. We definitely need help.
      But now that I have seen your recent photos: your local hairdresser did a good job, right?

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  5. I absolutely love this outfit. You look like a very groovy nanny. I know I know. I'm always snipping away at my hair, late at night after a glass of wine the scissors come out.

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    1. Crickey Connie, I made enough of a hash of my fringe without a glass of wine, After one I'd probably be missing an ear.

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  6. Ah, the hair question... Vexing. I'm hair is getting shaggy - I call it my Warhol hair. It helps if you name your vexing hair after a celebrity to make peace with it.
    Fantastic outfit and no wonder if your incredible new belt. I usually find my best leather belts in the men's departments in vintage shops. They are thick and supple and slightly distressed. But they can't hold a candle to your new score.

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    1. Heard the expression, 'lunatic fringe?!
      Mens' department, that's a good idea.

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  7. Actually, I think your hair is looking pretty cute. What if you put more product in it and really scrunch it up for a messy-edgy look? Or gel the short side behind you ear ... looks long enough!
    You look grand, though, in spite of your growing-out locks. Quality just shines though ... brilliant little fall outfit! The belt is really just IT!

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    1. Some thoughtful input, Jan, thanks. I think I'm going to have the longer side cut off until the other side catches up. (There's a risk of feeling horribly dull.)

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  8. Are you sure you really want to grow out your hair??? It's so distinctive, a bit quirky and would seem to go with your personality (if I'm reading into the blog correctly). Are you just not that person anymore?

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    1. I've been lop-sided for years and it does feel like me. But there's this female thing that I feel like a change and also that some outfits are crying out for a bit more hair.And I can always change my mind!

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  9. How to grow your hair from short to long. Very easy. Take a sleeping draugh, wake up 2 years later and get it styled. Really, it is the Devil's own job to tolerate your hair as it "grows out". Actually, if you can go a competent hairdresser who knows you are "growing it out" it will keep it at bay in the interum. However, I've found you've got to keep going many more times than I ever would have imagined (almost weekly) and have the equivalent of a smidigen subtracted. Amazingly, that smidgen makes a lot of difference. However, by the next week or so, it is back to being a beast.

    Glad you like your belt. I have no problem with getting a belt. I think I must just have low standards. I love absolutely anything, from narrow to wide, to any kind of buckle, to any colour. If I have nothing that goes with it, well, I buy it anyway, because sooner or later it will be THE RIGHT belt for some outfit. Just gotta live long enough!

    Cheers,
    Rosemary from www.foreveronthecatwalkoflife.blogspot.com

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    1. "Actually, if you can go a competent hairdresser who knows you are "growing it out" it will keep it at bay in the interum."
      WORD!

      I actually did tell my haidresser (well, I shouted): STOP! Now! Cut no further.
      His answer: The cut is not done yet. Back to the start.
      Before "we" started, I made it clear: I want my hair to touch the collarbones in the near future. He told me this will take some time. Now I know why.
      A colleague told me it takes 6 months to reach the "bob"-stage, coming from a short haircut. Well, 6 months later I am where I was six months ago.
      Only that the hair on the back is way shorter than it was 6 months ago.
      Ok, I dramatise a little. Just a little.

      Visiting hairdresser during this period is obviously the least productive initiative. Unfortunately.

      Now I made up my plans and decided to visit one of the really bad hairdressers the next time: those, who do exactly what you want them to do.
      Because my hairdresser just HAS to cut a haircut. He can't just shorten the hair in the neck and leaving everything else as it is. But a bad hairdresser will do as you tell. Because they have no clue. Harhar.
      I might see you again here, shedding my tears, in case my genious plan went terribly wrong.

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  10. Now you've really depressed me - TWO YEARS! I may chicken out long before then.

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