"I never met a Manolo I didn't like." - Kittie France



"You can never have enough hats, gloves and shoes." - Patsy Stone

"I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty." - Imelda Marcos

"I never met a Manolo I didn't like." - Kittie France














Saturday, April 30, 2011

Day 120 - Ballet flats

Saturday.  Bloch ballet flats in patent 'ballet pink', worn with the delightful Hermes cologne Osmanthe Yunnan.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Day 119 - Wedding shoes

Along with two billion others, Kittie was watching the Royal wedding this evening.  She decided to honour the occasion with an appropriately festive pair of shoes, these being Olivia Morris rose gold pumps.  They were part of a heavenly pairing with Frederic Malle's Carnal Flower.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Day 118 - Trashed

I blame my stylist for this shot.   To call him a stylist is flattery, of course.  Kittie's Manolo Blahnik black leather slides with off-white stitching are posed in a pile of...well...trash (!!), off Little Bourke Street.   They are partnered with an old fave, Amouage Jubilation 25.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Day 117 - Snakey

Grabbing a quick apres-work drink at the usual (Self Preservation) are these luscious Jimmy Choo black slingbacks with snakeskin and gold buckle trim.  They are worn with the most heavenly new fragrance from Frapin, 1697.  Kittie's fellow imbibers, unprompted, noted the beautiful scent at approximately 6pm - it was sprayed nearly 12 hours before, yet is remarkably unobtrusive.  Like other Frapin fragrances, it is inspired in some way by the scent of cognac (the other family business).  The name represents a significant year in the marque's history.  This latest is the creation of one of Kittie's favourite perfumers, Bertrand Duchaufour.  Bravo!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Day 116 - Espadrilleana

These fabulous, if somewhat war-worn, canvas espadrilles stand proud at L'Enoteca in Gertrude Street.  They were purchased some years ago at the supreme espadrille shrine, La Manual Alpargatera, in Barcelona.  "Celebrity" clients of the boutique include, apparently, Salvador Dali, Michael Douglas, and....the Pope!!!   They are worn, maybe inappropriately, with Balmain's old classic Ivoire.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Day 115 - At the park

Frivolous Emilio Pucci satin pumps with ridiculously high heels adorned with silver spines (not quite visible in this shot) playing at the park*.  They are worn with L'Artisan Parfumeur's Fou d'Absinthe.  (*Blogging purposes only.  Please don't try this in real life.  Someone - or even worse, the shoes - might get hurt).

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Day 114 - Bossy

Boss by Hugo Boss slides in orange, brown, tan leather and neutral canvas, with brown leather heels.  Worn with Hermes Un Jardin sur le Nil - fabulous!