Family time

A few odds and ends to keep the blog moving along. I gave Rosalie the sweater I had bought at Groucho in Toulouse (after having parted with my winter things but realized that it was going to be a cold spring). It's a Breton fisherman's sweater, the real thing, I hope, I guess. At least that's what it says on the label.



What is real? Do we search for the authentic in these vintage stores? Does the label tell the truth about its origins?







 Rather than go off on a metaphysical musing, I will simply recommend another blog I stumbled across via the beautiful Sally Jane Vintage blog. Within the comments on Sally Jane's Camden Market post, I found this link: http://www.rosaspinavintage.com/

 I especially liked this photo: I too love wearing socks with shoes and sandals,along with a skirt or a dress, even if it looks less elegant than the bare foot with nicely neatly painted toes.

Meanwhile Sally Jane's high waisted shorts

http://sallyjanevintage.blogspot.com/ remind me of this vision of a young woman my husband and I crossed during our hike in the Pyrenees. 

She was wearing beige high waisted shorts, a short waisted cashmere sweater and a 1920s flapper style hat. I thought she was the coolest, most elegant hiker I had ever seen. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of her. Just the memory.