“Bonjour.”
“Bonjour.”
“J’adore votre ensemble. C’est tres elegant.”
“Merci beaucoup.”
“Vous habitez a Paris?”
“Oui.”
“Un Parisien, tres bien!”
“Non, je suis americain.”
“Oh, okay. Hi. Me, too. I’m visiting for Fashion Week.”
“That must be interesting.”
“It is. There’s so much going on. I was just wandering about your outfit. It’s so retro.”
“Thank you, I think.”
“Do you have any style influencers? Points of reference that inspire you?”
“Otter in the movie ‘Animal House’…?”
“I”m sorry?”
“It’s just traditional American style. Natural fabrics, things that I’m going to wear for a long time, that will last, that are functional, and that I won’t look stupid wearing if my picture’s taken today and I have to look at it twenty years from now.”
(Long pause as each assesses the other’s wardrobe.)
“Oh, okay. Well it was nice talking to you.”
“Enjoy Paris.”
- BGT
Ok…doubled over with laughter! Thank you for that 😄
You’re welcome, Heidi. – BGT
Jackie O, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffanys and Ralph Lauren
If I may add to your list, Grace Kelly and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Dear Janet. Thank you for adding to my list. I concur.
Perfect list, April. Thanks. – BGT
Forgive my cynicism, but I can’t help but notice a point of irony: The very timelessness that attracted comment, upon investigation turns out to cast the occasion of her(?) visit into irrelevancy. I rather wish she’d been able to rise to the occasion of that thought.
Yes, there’s always hope. thanks, Ms. Architect. – BGT
That’s hysterical…lol
Thank you, Mrs. Robinson. – BGT
I had no idea you were so trendy (wink, nod).
Ha! Cutting Edge is my second middle name. – BGT
I had stopped my self guided French lessons (where/when would I have an opportunity to use it?- but upon being able to read and understand (albeit not entirely adept at pronunciation) everything you wrote in French, I have decided to get back at it. Thank you, Byron.
Good for you, Melissa. – BGT
That made me laugh aloud! Style never goes out of fashion because it’s never really in fashion and when you have it people tend to look twice without quite knowing why.
~Kathleen
Very insightful, Kathleen. Thanks. – BGT
I once read something to the effect that for a man, the goal is to dress so that no one notices you because there is nothing wrong or out of place with your outfit. That way, the focus will be on the beauty of the woman that you are accompanying.
A perfect standard, Andrew. Thank you, sir. – BGT
ah, but what was the other person wearing?
And being mistaken for a Parisian is pas mal, oaui?
I know, quite the compliment. Thanks, Elle. – BGT
I’ll reference any number of Hitchcock films, and the like and I get blank stares.
Jon
Very true, very sad. Thanks, Jon. – BGT
You make me laugh, Byron! Thanks for that!
You’re welcome, Bev. Glad you enjoyed. – BGT
… well as far as I know we count generations, not weeks. And what is that fashion? (wink, nod)
Good call, OMGM. – BGT
On ‘Double Secret Probation’ again, eh? A man, of any age, cannot go wrong with traditional ivy style.
Best Regards,
Heinz-Ulrich
Great quote, Heinz. Thanks. – BGT
I always had a thing for Otter, and his style. Hoover too. Timeless.
“Eric Stratton, rush chair, damn glad to meet you!”
Thanks, Leslie. It was a great performance. – BGT