Forget adopting seventeen Malawian babies, I’ll leave that to old lips and gristle. I want to adopt someone more established.
Why have a rubbery cheese slice when you can have an aged Gouda instead......are you picking up what I am putting down?
So yes...it’s true...after much deliberation, I am expecting...oh god no...not pregnant....you couldn’t get me near a woman’s Coco if you paid me...but yes, its true, I'm adopting fabulous women of the golden variety.Why have a rubbery cheese slice when you can have an aged Gouda instead......are you picking up what I am putting down?
I'm predicting it to be the next big thing...and quite frankly, it’s easy. Bugger all that red tape and bureaucratic paperwork, I’ll leave that for old mate Ange and Madge. All you need to adopt a fabulous elderly lady is an open ear, an opinion and piping hot cup of tea.
Muses. Fashion forecasters. Ladies who lunch. boutique owners. Golden women who know good clothing and how to wear it well. Introducing my top five adoptees
ORIGIN: New York, U.S.A
AGE: 77
OCCUPATION: Boutique Owner
Now, on a recent expedition to New York I was lucky enough to stumble (and I mean stumble, it was raining hard and I was wearing pretty swish shoes that look great but have no grip...fashion = pain right?) upon Mrs Cohen’s store ‘Boutique Off Broadway”.
Her boutique on the Upper West Side is an Aladdin’s cave of colour excitement and drama with a mix of new design and Vintage clothing. Lynn Designs and sources a lot of the pieces herself and has done for the last 42 years.
As the Dulcet tones of one Ms Barbara Streisand played in the background (papa can you hear me?) I sifted through racks of exciting colour, bold shapes and over the top statement jewellery, I felt as though I was in the wardrobe department of ‘The Nanny’.
She lets it be known that just because you get old, you shouldn’t have to resort to leisure suits to get by on the streets on N.Y. Her slogan is ‘New York is a fashion show and we should dress for the theatre of our lives’...now isn’t that just fabulous? High kicks ladies.
Visit Lynn's website http://www.boutiqueoffbroadway.com/
As the Dulcet tones of one Ms Barbara Streisand played in the background (papa can you hear me?) I sifted through racks of exciting colour, bold shapes and over the top statement jewellery, I felt as though I was in the wardrobe department of ‘The Nanny’.
She lets it be known that just because you get old, you shouldn’t have to resort to leisure suits to get by on the streets on N.Y. Her slogan is ‘New York is a fashion show and we should dress for the theatre of our lives’...now isn’t that just fabulous? High kicks ladies.
Visit Lynn's website http://www.boutiqueoffbroadway.com/
Iris Apfel
ORIGIN: New York, U.S.A
AGE: 88...she owns it
OCCUPATION: Enigma of style
We are quite sure that pint size blogger Tavi is just an elaborate copycat...it’s flattering, but Tavi love, there is only one Iris Apfel. Her trademark over sized glasses enter the room before she does, and you are quite sure that she may just falter under the weight of them, not to mention her fabulous, and extensive, use of over sized jewellery pieces. ‘I worship at the church of the accessory’...I want to put her in my pocket right now.
We are quite sure that pint size blogger Tavi is just an elaborate copycat...it’s flattering, but Tavi love, there is only one Iris Apfel. Her trademark over sized glasses enter the room before she does, and you are quite sure that she may just falter under the weight of them, not to mention her fabulous, and extensive, use of over sized jewellery pieces. ‘I worship at the church of the accessory’...I want to put her in my pocket right now.
I give you the Irreverent Iris Apfel. She’s like the elderly equivalent of Ms Frizzle from the cartoon and Book series ‘The Magic Schoolbus’. The way she puts together outfits is intelligent, witty, original and exciting.
Impeccable sums it up. So much so that the Metropolitan Museum of Art created an exhibition and book around her whole ethos of dressing.
Tavi’s of the world take note.
Tavi’s of the world take note.
Gitte Lee
ORIGIN: Denmark
AGE: Fabulous
OCCUPATION: Timeless model
She has that eternally chic look about her....the type you grow into, not purchase. Phoebe Philo was wise to this and snapped up Gitte for her print campaign as the embodiment of all things Celine. Of course this is nothing new for Lee, who started out as a model in Denmark in nineteen....well...a Lady never reveals her age...it does however prove that once a model, always a model...we just hope that some models don’t catch on to this...
AGE: Fabulous
OCCUPATION: Timeless model
She has that eternally chic look about her....the type you grow into, not purchase. Phoebe Philo was wise to this and snapped up Gitte for her print campaign as the embodiment of all things Celine. Of course this is nothing new for Lee, who started out as a model in Denmark in nineteen....well...a Lady never reveals her age...it does however prove that once a model, always a model...we just hope that some models don’t catch on to this...
And another interesting nugget on Gitte is that she is in fact wife of Christopher Lee, the actor, usually a villain...you know...star wars... Lord Of The Rings... to mention a few.... Turns out living the model lifestyle pays off....Ladies, you can have it all.
Anna Piaggi
ORIGIN: The mind of god..
AGE: Anna has no age....she just exists
OCCUPATION: Contributor to Vogue Italia and Front Row fixture
Style Icon.
Anna Piaggi owns this title. No two ways about it. There are only a handful of people who can get away with such fusion of style... Ms Piaggi is one of them. Creation of such a look takes a particularly trained eye, and luckily enough My Piaggi has two of them.
She has her core essentials of course.
She has her core essentials of course.
Blue wave fringe, check.
Jauntily placed hat (undoubtedly a Stephen Jones number. They’re close friends of course) Check. Fingerless leather gloves and cane. Check. Check.
Stained lip, blush and blue eyeliner, Check. Check and check. Good to go.
Jauntily placed hat (undoubtedly a Stephen Jones number. They’re close friends of course) Check. Fingerless leather gloves and cane. Check. Check.
Stained lip, blush and blue eyeliner, Check. Check and check. Good to go.
But let’s get down to business. not only does she look good, Her knowledge and influence of all things fashion have made her, as close friend Manolo Blahnik puts it, ‘one of the last great authorities on frocks’ With, Kaiser Karl also considered on the in.
She takes her position at Vogue Italia very seriously and her double page spreads are considered as one of the most succinct fashion barometers in the industry.
She takes her position at Vogue Italia very seriously and her double page spreads are considered as one of the most succinct fashion barometers in the industry.
Betty Cartroux
Age: Like a fine wine
Occupation: Muse
If Paris were a Lady, Betty Catroux would be her.
She has lived the charmed life of a Parisian model, starting out in the Chanel cabine as a favourite of Coco. She didn’t do catwalk for long at Chanel but said she learnt a lot from the dame herself.
It was later in a Parisian nightclub that Yves Saint Laurent saw her across the room and enchanted by her androgynous look, asked her to walk for him (I get similar offers all the time)
She shot him down with a flat ‘non’. From that day on the two were inseparable, he loved the fact that she didn’t care who he was, she became his best friend and muse. The two lived very full and dramatic lives, frequenting the highest of highs and lowest of lows. One low period resulting in the two sharing a stint in rehab.
She shot him down with a flat ‘non’. From that day on the two were inseparable, he loved the fact that she didn’t care who he was, she became his best friend and muse. The two lived very full and dramatic lives, frequenting the highest of highs and lowest of lows. One low period resulting in the two sharing a stint in rehab.
She was there for him in the good and the bad and ultimately was one of the few people by his side when he passed away. Her style has inspired countless designers, none more so than Tom Ford in his role at YSL.
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