Faking It

In a world where Lanvin ladies run wild with their thousand dollar furs and snake skins, I live across the bay, next to San Francisco where that kind of showiness is frowned upon as fiduciary lunacy.  This explains my yarn fur-like coat, that I bought at Anthropologie a couple years ago. It's my favorite faux-opulent cardigan because it is not anywhere near real fur, but merely just the concept of it. In the east bay where I live kids run around with their bikes wearing sticker emblazonned helmets, and their parents water the yard before gettting dinner ready. No where in this real life does a woman wearing a python trenchcoat fit naturally. Around these parts, that kind of investment is better served as a second bathroom. And as much as I'd like that yacht lifestyle where my tassled loafers are the perfect accessory to my Lanvin gem-encrusted chains, I am best to realize that a resort presentation like Lanvin will never be more than just a post on my blog where I emulate the colors, compositions and tailoring.


6 comments:

  1. Well said! I live outside of San Francisco too and would feel silly getting on BART in anything too showy. I'm all for investing in some nice pieces, but doing it in such a way that fits my actual lifestyle.

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    1. You and I, TOTALLY on the same page. Thank you!

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  2. I completely agree. I live in Fairfax (Marin County) where any kind of ostentatious dressing is completely chastised. Even more so in Portland, when I visit my family. When I go out, I end up wearing a lot of tied died Raquel Allegra, which has just the right dose of hippyness to not upset the natives.

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    1. I feel like living in the Bay Area brings a unique perspective to loving fashion. Being practical is just part of it.
      PS. Raquel Allegra is so perfect for just a dash of hippie. Love the tie die.

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