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Charting the style of daily life...with the mouth of a sailor.

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queen of fashion...

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Anyone that knows me well knows I have always been fascinated by Marie Antoinette.  A tragic and misunderstood figure, doomed to fail, Marie Antoinette had a most delightful fashion sense with a long lasting impact on style. I won't bore you with historical details since others have already blazed that trail leaps and bounds beyond what I could write here.  Book recommendations on the subject are:

Marie Antoinette by Antonia Frasier
&
Queen of Fashion by Caroline Weber

I have a few Marie Antoinette related odds and ends I've collected over the years however my prized possession are eight dinner plates from the Queen's table, no doubt looted during the revolution.  They were purchased at auction by my great grandmother and were given to me while in high school.  I've had the good sense to securely stash them off site all these years...I just don't feel adult enough to house them at Chez Fox.

Behold the loveliness:


I am beyond excited for my upcoming trip to France so that I can finally visit Versailles...

xx
JDF

"Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?”
- Marie Antoinette

crushing on Tangerine Tango...

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I am a BIG fan of the color ORANGE!!! Check out what I have to say about incorporating the Pantone color of the season into your style:

Part 1 Emilie and I try to have a normal convo about how to interpret trends and of course Charity somehow works in her beloved Hammer Pants...oy vey.

Part 2 I brought some of my favorite orange pieces to the studio to demonstrate a few ways to embrace this notice me hue!!

xx
JDF

And the Oscar goes to...

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The Oscars are this Sunday and I'm anxiously awaiting the red carpet arrivals. Here's what I'd like to see:

* COLOR! I'm sick of the neutrals and red tends to be a standard choice for these formal events which makes the hue a tad boring and predictable...give me some pastels, some neons.
* LOTS of jewels please! I want stacks and stacks of diamond bracelets or giant earrings that can be seen from space. Let's throw "tasteful' out the window and get crazy with the gemstones!
* Forget matching your shoes to your dress. Pair blue platforms with a yellow dress, red with pink, green with purple...you get the idea. Less matchy matchy...make a statement!


















Download the Oscars App for iPhone or iPad. The awards show coverage starts on ABC at 7pm Eastern but tune into E! for the most comprehensive (and sometimes exhaustive) red carpet coverage starting at 1:30pm Eastern (oy vey)!

The Five 2.3

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{ The Five }


{ I love to put my name or initials on anything & everything. 
I fell in love with these small, pink letter pins that I've attached to my work bag. }

{ my lovely friend Flo gave me these awesome bobby pins! }


{ this Navajo inspired blanket sweater from Old Navy is so cozy and colorful! }

{ my new favorite snack...delicious and packed with goodness! }


{ do you by chance remember a Starburst commercial from a few years ago featuring a "little lad" that gets giddy for berries & cream? Sadly, my brain retains this type of information rather than more important things. I've been playing the commercial over and over for my little boy which is how we stumbled across the above video...it makes my kid giggle and that makes me giggle. }

xx
JDF