tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post6456845592073312288..comments2023-10-05T11:30:10.608+01:00Comments on cardigangirlverity: Netherlands/Bruges inspired reading...verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-14879546704089209222009-07-16T11:50:58.530+01:002009-07-16T11:50:58.530+01:00I've decided to think laterally...I'm goin...I've decided to think laterally...I'm going to look for a book about a wedding instead.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-54932767113186087122009-07-13T11:15:57.505+01:002009-07-13T11:15:57.505+01:00I asked around, and apparently, it derives from a ...I asked around, and apparently, it derives from a dress code worn in days gone by - you used to have a special smoking suit to wear out so that your regular clothes didn't get too smoky!<br /><br />It also looks from this like it is a bit posher than I might be aiming for...<br /><br />http://www.dresscodeguide.com/Static/LeSmokingEveningForHerUKandCommonWealth.htmverityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-11678497518741833962009-07-13T09:26:48.852+01:002009-07-13T09:26:48.852+01:00'Le Smoking', as pioneered by Yves St Laur...'Le Smoking', as pioneered by Yves St Laurent, is a lean, androgynous look typified by his tuxedo evening suit for women. I would suggest that they are aiming at elegance without being too dressy?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472464142573662584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-81491250042843644782009-07-12T23:45:38.048+01:002009-07-12T23:45:38.048+01:00I too am very intrigued by the 'smoking' d...I too am very intrigued by the 'smoking' dress code, can't wait to hear about that!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-26558094199290359672009-07-12T22:46:47.292+01:002009-07-12T22:46:47.292+01:00Verity, apologies: I forgot that The Snow Goose ha...Verity, apologies: I forgot that The Snow Goose had traumatised you!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-90106064239400266542009-07-12T20:19:17.235+01:002009-07-12T20:19:17.235+01:00Lol - not sure I have glamourous 1920s attire!
I ...Lol - not sure I have glamourous 1920s attire!<br /><br />I had thought of the Snow Goose - I've never been able to reread it since I spent a whole evening sobbing aged about 8. Maybe now is the time...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-37475777556682559832009-07-12T19:28:39.525+01:002009-07-12T19:28:39.525+01:00I love reading books set in places I am visiting.
...I love reading books set in places I am visiting.<br /><br />I can't think of anything off the top of my head set in Bruges but I read The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico a few months ago, partially set in Dunkirk, and I loved it. It is exceptionally short, less than fifty pages.<br /><br />The wedding sounds interesting. I imagine "smoking" to mean glamorous 1920s attire.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.com