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You mean this one ladies?
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Yes, expect both pics of Coupons Indienes on SOTD tomorrow afternoon. My camera and camera cord got separated, and won't be reunited (and it feel so good) until tomorrow.
Pocketbook Pup - well, my little confession is that if you have 300 pictures of me saved then 250 of those were inspired by the Late, Great Iris J. I have a style file of exclusively her on my computer. She hasn't been around since 2012, but she started a blog where all her scarf pictures and profiles are in the same place. http://hymneauxcarres.blogspot.com/
This is the type of stuff she would do. I have like 25 of hers. I miss her
Carre Kantha
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You mean this one ladies?
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Yes, expect both pics of Coupons Indienes on SOTD tomorrow afternoon. My camera and camera cord got separated, and won't be reunited (and it feel so good) until tomorrow.
Pocketbook Pup - well, my little confession is that if you have 300 pictures of me saved then 250 of those were inspired by the Late, Great Iris J. I have a style file of exclusively her on my computer. She hasn't been around since 2012, but she started a blog where all her scarf pictures and profiles are in the same place. http://hymneauxcarres.blogspot.com/
This is the type of stuff she would do. I have like 25 of hers. I miss her
Carre Kantha
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Ex Libris en Kimonos
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Poies de Soie
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Gorgeous!!!!Oh yes, I loved that colorway so muchAnd I almost bought it. But at the time I had already bought some red/orange scarves recently and I wanted to go in a different direction. I bought the blue colorway instead, and I adore it. But I wish I would have gotten both cws. This is one of those designs where it doesn't feel redundant to have multiple cws.
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OK, the 140 tutorial will start tomorrow morning. 9am PST. But really, I do not profess to be all knowing when it comes to scarf tying for giant silks, so if you have a better way or a fresh idea, please jump in! Participation is welcome in my class. In fact, extra credit points for doing so.
Awww...thanks for not holding it against me. I think your new revelation of CdF mousselines may also cost me a bundle. Payback? Did I hear you say something about purple? Keep me posted honey. I hereby release all pink CdF to everyone else! Please have at it. Pinks are not for me.
TT - I thought tPF was my day job? I already quit my other job. I hope my paycheck will be coming in the mail soon.Ooooooooohhhhh!!!!!
Super super super fabulous look, Pocketbook Pup, and look how angelic it is with Miss Gris T :
MYH, if this is the glamorous result of your enabling, then you should quit your day job and dedicate your life to styling!
OK, now you are making everyone squeal with your gorgeous cw of CdF and coupons. And I totally agree with you about Iris J. Her blog is my favorite right alongside MaiTais. I still go back to it even though she has not updated it in years and just sigh at the beautiful silks.Oh yes, I loved that colorway so much
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You are right lanit. Forget about the pills and fuzziness. It's my OCD about pristine things that kicks in every now and then. And yes, for cold weather, nothing beats a CSGM.MYH - must say that though the 140 ssilks are fabulous, including your CdF (especially this colorway), the CSGMs are so beautiful to wear in the cold weather. I do agree they can be fragile, but for my most worn CSGM's I dont even look for pulls, runs or imperfections any more LOL. They are rather like old blankies, especially if one travels with them. The saturation of the colors in different designs are richer or softer than the twill counterparts. I waited almost too late when the La Femme shawl came out in the 140 CSGM due to concerns about snagging and delicate handling. All the chatter on quality and care on threads? All those concerns go right out the window after swathing oneself in the 140 GMs. I hope you will give one a try someday dear. I look back and do not regret leaping for the La Femme shawl and slipped down that slope many moons agoHere you go - the thrill of the cocoon in a Grail.
xoxL
You must wear your 140s! And I do agree with you. Although I don't like the turquoise near my face, it does give the scarf the extra oomph it needs.
Blue and purple with some yellow has my name all over it.
And speaking of elegant and stylish enablers whose photos have inspired me over the years...
Papertiger, while I was hunting up my style file of Iris J photos I saved back in 2012, look what else I found. Even now it makes me go
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You mean this one ladies?
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Yes, expect both pics of Coupons Indienes on SOTD tomorrow afternoon. My camera and camera cord got separated, and won't be reunited (and it feel so good) until tomorrow. ]
I had some time today and thought, why not?, let's do one more. And the faster I finish, the sooner PbP will start her showcase thread!
Like many of you, 140cms are my absolute favorite. But honestly, I find the CSGMs too high maintenance. I love their snuggle factor as well as their ability to hold a knot easily (no slippage) but the runs...oh the runs...as we have witnessed Mrs. Owen demonstrate recently on her fixing a pulled thread thread (yes I meant to write thread
twice lol) happens way to often. I wear rings, I wear necklaces, and they all get caught on a CSGM. The angst of a pulled thread drives me to insanity sometimes when I'm traveling and don't have a needle around to fix it immediately. And let's not even talk about the pilling. I have even bought special brushes from the laundress to minimize the pilling but it always comes back. I know for certain that my shawls will not last forever and at Hermes prices, I would really like the items I buy to last forever. So for me, the second best alternative is a 140cm silk. The only downside is that they are more expensive (but cheaper than CSGMs!) and only 2 designs are issued every season.So that does not leave me a lot of designs to choose from. I only have 4 in my collection but I think they are my most used scarves (aside from mousselines in the summer). They wear like the 90cm silks and I do feel like they will last practically forever. Interestingly, the weight of the 140cms changes all the time. I have felt some that were whisper thin, some that feel like 90cms in weight, and some in between. It seems like Hermes is changing the formula on this format all the time. They even once did a perforated one with astrologie nouvelle. Does anybody here still have one? I never got to feel or see one in person but I thought that was super interesting.
So with every new season, that's where my focus goes to first. But I am picky! Since the size of the scarf is big, I prefer the design to have a medium-large format. I adored the tapis persian design from last season but I felt the little flowers and designs were too busy for me. Then they did brides de gala, which I also couldn't do because of the wide border and the astronauts. So I'm crossing my fingers the SS2016 season brings something I will love. For all these reasons, this is only why I have 4 measly 140cm silks. Boohoo!
With the 140cms though, one does need to get a bit more creative in tying and knotting if you one wants their scarf to stay in place. A couple of well placed knots usually does the trick. Scarf rings are also quite useful with the 140cms. For instance, with the CSGM, if you want to do an infinity knot, you can just loop around your neck twice and you are set. With the 140cm silks, not so fast! If you just throw two loops around your head, one loop will inevitably be heavier than the other and that loop will start to sink lower and lower, while the small loop starts to choke you! So the best thing to do here is to do a knot in front of you and then tie in back of your neck (like in this pic) or loop twice and instead of just knotting the two scarf ends you are holding, incorporate the bit of scarf laying on your neck into the knot.
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I have been on the fence about this scarf at times. Really, does anyone think brown, orange, navy, periwinkle, turquoise, and white is a good idea? It has been on the chopping block several times but each time I look at it, the design and colors just make me swoon. I love the Coup de Fouet design. It has horseys but in a modern geometric way. My hubs loves it too and many friends have said, no! it stays. So I have grown to love it except for the turquoise bits that don't look good near my face. This scarf requires lots of spatial calculations when I'm considering which knot to use but I guess it will make my mind sharper! Like a scarf puzzle. The other downside of this scarf is that it is almost strictly a fall/winter one. The colors in it do not lend well to spring/summer. And in a way, that's why I chose it. At the time I bought it, I already had both astrologie nouvelles and a fleurs d'indiennes scarf. The AN scarves could work in all seasons and the FdI only works in the spring/summer so I figured I could use a darker more wintery scarf in my 140cm collection. I tend to look at each format as it's own little capsule collection. I try to cover the spectrum within each size. So on a cold wintery day in Philly when we were having an epic snowstorm and power outage, I headed to KOP for some retail therapy and this scarf came home with me. I think of it as my power outage scarf lol.
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My little collection of 140cm silks.
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I love how the colors swirl, especially on the knot. The scarf looks beautiful against your skin and also against your Gris T K.
Oh yes, I loved that colorway so much
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Twins!! I just love it.
