basics and paris

I am currently obsessed with basics. Every store I go to, every aisle I wander down, I have a hawk eye out for the ultimate t-shirt, the ultimate singlet… anything simple, classic and well cutl, whether it is a dress, a pair of trousers, a shirt.

Wow. Growing up, indeed.

Block, clean colours are essential – black, grey, navy (another over-riding obssesion atm), red, white… with flashes of yellow, green, turquoise, fuschia and coral. Oh, and heading into autumn, my usual brown – walnut and caramel are favourites – will of course be rearing their heads again. Err… i suppose that covers most of the spectrum… but I’m a girl who likes to keep her options open.

A feminine touch to the basics is even better; a little ruching, a little pleat, the very occasional frill… and fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on bank balance), parisian designers seem to specialise in this sort of luxuries. Comptoir des Cotonniers, APC, Agnès B… and for those flouncier, more colourful moments, Paul et Joe.

Aah Paris… housing a treasure trove of goodies even more bedazzling than London. Looking forward to revisiting and reacquainting myself with the boutiques of the Marais this September after an absence of over 2.5 years.