This week's post marks the one year anniversary for the Après CC on Whyte blog. The premise of the blog originally centred around 'beauty'. I realize that I have (on multiple occasions) strayed from that topic but, hopefully, there was a positive (or beautiful) message in there somewhere. My inspiration was... There have been weeks… Continue reading One Year…
Month: August 2018
The Fashion Bible…
Vogue ... with its highly recognizable font Every August the faithful followers of fashion impatiently await the arrival of The September Vogue. Its the highest grossing edition of the year with over 80,000 copies sold in the first couple of weeks on newsstands. Inside are 100's of pages of fall fashion and advertising to entice readers into running… Continue reading The Fashion Bible…
Aging…
Today I've been thinking of the first line from the Rolling Stone's song, "Mother's Little Helper"... "What a drag it is getting old". Isn't this the way we would like to see ourselves...the age we feel...not necessarily the age on our identification? One of the reasons I hate to have my picture taken is because… Continue reading Aging…
Diptyque…
The name Diptyque is from Ancient Greek (diptykhos) and refers to a painting or sculpture composed of two panels...from Wikipedia For me, a "must go to" stop in Paris is the Diptyque Boutique at 34 Boulevard Saint Germain (the original location)...a short walking distance from where I stay on the Rue Jacob.… Continue reading Diptyque…