I'm sorry to pull us out of bracelet bonanza mode but I thought I would finish up my CSGMs before summer is truly upon us here in LA. I can only crank up the AC so much in the house while I try to take photos. :lolots:
So where were we....I think we covered Graff and Echec au Roi. Up next is a favorite of mine. L'instruction du Roy. I'm not sure of the exact cw but it has a purplish gray background, with oatmeal, brown, and yellow highlights.
I remember when this CSGM first came out. The big hit was the one that was completely neutral with black and gray. I could not open tPF without another tPFer gorgeously modeling this cw and singing it's praises. Let me tell you.. It was hard not to join the party! But in my heart of hearts, I knew it wasn't right for me. I love a neutral shawl. Don't get me wrong. But the ones that really sing to me are neutral with a pop of color. I like this slight twist in color palette and I think it's one Hermes does so well. So I sat on my hands (and wallet) and waited....and waited....hoping I would see a cw that would make my heart skip a beat. And finally, towards the middle of the season, this cw started hitting the boutiques. My SA brought it out immediately and I fell in love. At first I was uncertain about the yellow in it, but came to realize it's not yellow I'm afraid of. It's gold. They are actually completely different colors. And now I love the yellow in it and even try to highlight it with accessories. The beauty of this shawl though is that I can fold the yellow away if I need to. See the last pic where it is almost completely gone.
And then to top it off....Maitai debuted hers in the exact cw I bought on her blog and I was secretly a bit thrilled inside because I think she is tres elegant and has impeccable taste.
And I love that this shawl matches almost all of my bags. My gold kelly, Gris T kelly, Gris T evelyne, Raisin B, and black kelly cut. Sometimes it really does help to collect neutral bags because they match almost everything.
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That twilly will go with practically everything! Is your black beauty a k25 or k28? What date stamp is she?
(pathetically small choice of emoticons). Looks better on my iPhone. As for the iPad app - it hasn't yet absorbed the upgrade. Can't search, can't find PMs, etc.
And thank goodness, there are some more emoticons. Not all of our original ones, but here's hoping they keep adding more to the list.
which we'll discuss next....
