Life at Chez V - Girl's Day!

Are You There God?  It’s Me, mrs. V

Hey there.  Remember me?  Yep, it’s mrs. V.  You have a pretty good track record of heeding my call.  Those enthusiastic teenage pleas did in fact yield my top 3 petitions.  Knockers, glasses, and braces.  Although, in the case of knockers and glasses, perhaps an unanswered prayer would have better served - I am blind without contacts and my bra size is mid-alphabet.  However, in this instance, I want to say thank you.  Thanks for answering a harried prayer for a little R & R time and for giving me a little nudge to get out of my own way.  I am giddy with anticipation of an entire day with my favorite friend Kassey sans kiddos.  Shopping, swimming, eating, gossiping.  And copious amounts of vino at the appropriate times.  Rinse and repeat.  We might even crank call ex boyfriends and double pierce our ears.  

My closet is still a mess, but I've got fresh flowers in the house and I am preparing food for an evening of revelry at Chez V.  The yoga pant uniform has been banished to the bottom of the laundry basket in favor of some bright, spirit lifting linens.  So, if you’re there God, thanks for understanding that I need a nudge here and there and an that all-out girl’s day every now and again can do wonders for the soul.

I will most likely be Insta – Ving along the way.  Follow along at #chezviviv if you too are in need of a vicarious girl’s day.

All  photos by mrs. V unless otherwise noted.

kisses, mrs. V

Current Trends - Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

I’ll be the first to admit to being a bandwagon jumper.  I’ve got no shame in my game.  If it’s got enough momentum or excessive shiny sparkle I am ALL IN.  I should say though that most of the time, in retrospect, I hang my head in shame and think why did I drink that koolaid?  Sometimes, ya just gotta let some bandwagons pass you right on by.  Harem pants weren’t cool when MC Hammer rocked them and they are not cool now.

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Nice front butt.

In order to lend some editorial cred to this blog, I am going to attempt to do some regular features.  This feature is a riff on George’s favorite game THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN.  On Fridays, we will play THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN on current fashion or styling trends.  We will determine whether or not to jump on the bandwagon.

To prove that my fashion sense is too legit to quit, here is my scientific method.  In some cases, I will test drive a look.  In other cases, I will simply pass judgement.  Sometimes, I may dismiss something out of hand, not even worthy of discussion because it is silly.  In extreme fashion emergencies, I will dash my glass of wine at the monitor and scream, noooooooooo!!!!  Or hit the BUY IT NOW button. 

For example, things not up for discussion because they are UGLY:  Uggs and high-heeled clogs.  I don't care how comfortable they are.  In the Chez V world we ALWAYS sacrifice comfort over appearance.  It's called FORM BEFORE FUNCTION.  Uggs make you look short and stumpy even if you are 10 feet tall and can hide behind a garden hose.

So without further ado, we shall discuss TOP KNOTS today.  For those of you who have been hiding under a rock or don’t read the interwebs, that’s streetspeak for a bun situated on the top of your ding dang head.

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Here we have the lovely Tulip Louise sporting one at Alt Summit.  Looking great so far.  And again here...

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Still looking good.  Things of note:  she appears to have LOTS of hair.  It looks thick.  And she's gorgeous and young.

And here I am rocking my blonde version.   While I was going for an elegant sylph-like dancer look, my daughter said, 'yucky, you look like a weird teacher.'  Which I interpret as looking old and severe.

mrs. V’s verdict:  THUMBS DOWN for me

So according to Chez V TV, which is the REAL reality tv, I think topknots can be rocked and look good if you have tons of hair which gives the actual bun volume.  And preferably if you don't have a river of wrinkles on your face like I do.  And probably better on tall people.  And this is just a personal preference but I think it looks better on darker hair tones.  Or it could just be me.  As a bridesmaid in one of my besties weddings I thought I pulled off an oh so chic chignon, but in reality it looked like I was walking around with a texas-sized cheese danish on the back of my head. That’s all folks.  Happy Friday.

kisses,  mrs. V

In Living Color - all things Green

The Color of Envy

Despite what Pantone says about the color of the year, lately I am all things green over here.  Upon reviewing my most recent pins, I definitely noticed the color green on repeat.

I will never tire of this Scalamandre Zebra wallpaper

This Thibault paper is really good too - by Anna Spiro

bath by Meg Braff - Lysette Reverse from China Seas

I think this is Oscar de la Renta

Dining room by Barrie Benson

Room by Peter Dunham from House of Windsor

Guest bedroom from The Painted House

And let's not forget splashes of green in fashion...

Alice by Temperly dress / Chloe clutch / Christian Louboutin heels!!! /  Repetto flats

kisses,  mrs. V