tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181485702024-03-23T14:27:20.426-04:00La Femmediary of a style addictla femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.comBlogger505125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-82993649034764590332012-11-13T19:36:00.001-05:002012-11-13T20:55:11.416-05:00convert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I've been hearing a lot about <a href="http://www.masonpearson.com/">Mason Pearson</a> brushes over the last couple of years. After an early 20s glut of purchasing beautifully packaged makeup I didn't need or use, these days I try not to buy new beauty products unless I've researched them thoroughly and have come to the conclusion that they will be frequently used, and make my morning routine a little more happy and luxurious. So far the list of items that fall under this category are Smith's rosebud salve, Nuxe body oil, Avene thermal water spray, a drugstore eyelash curler and Dior mini mascara. A NARS blush and MAC powder might enter the picture if I'm going out in the evening. Anyway, I kept seeing seemingly genuine, unsponsored praise of MP brushes in interviews with models, stylists and beauty bloggers, and any product that has remained popular and unchanged since the early 1900s is worthy of investigation. To cut a long story short, I decided to try out the "Handy" model with boar and nylon bristles, and ended up purchasing it from a beauty clearance site that ships within Canada (hooray!).<br />
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Honestly, it's good. Feels strangely light in your hand at first and the cushion effect takes some getting used to, but I suddenly feel like an Edwardian <a href="http://lostsplendor.tumblr.com/post/23119102610/girl-combing-her-hair-by-william-mcgregor-paxton">lady</a> sitting at a dressing table in a flowing robe, preparing to put my hair up just <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintagespirit/4175200034/in/photostream/">so</a>. Never mind that Edwardian ladies had maids putting it up for them. It's a pleasant illusion at 7 am en route to a lecture theatre...<br />
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Creations from the Rodarte archives, as inhabited by Dorte Limkilde, Ondria Hardin and Carrie-Anne Burton, were shot by Nan Goldin for the f/w issue of <a href="http://grey-magazine.com/">Grey Magazine</a>. Rodarte designs often seem to me to have a life of their own - it's a treat to see pieces from previous years cavorting around the Chateau Marmont. Lovely styling by <a href="http://www.marekandassociates.com/talent/valentina-ilardi-martin">Valentina Illardi Martin</a>. Scroll through the Rodarte <a href="http://officialrodarte.tumblr.com/page/3">tumblr</a> for more...<br />
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PS. It's been four years, and I'm still <a href="http://www.lafemmeblog.com/2008/10/spike-watch.html">obsessed</a> with the spiky pumps...<br />
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PPS. We now have a 50s stove like the one Carrie-Anne Burton is boiling the kettle on above! A. spotted it at a junk shop and now it sits, gleaming and perfectly functional, in our kitchen, silently encouraging me to bake more.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Photos: <a href="http://fashiongonerogue.com/nan-goldin-rodarte-for-grey-magazine-fw-2012/">fashion gone rogue</a></span>la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-33524458959003965232012-01-30T23:27:00.000-05:002012-11-13T20:54:16.070-05:00french riviera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
L'Wren Scott has been making the best dresses for tall girls for a while - timeless and very sexy. I don't tend to associate her designs with prints, but this 30s style gown worn by Shailene Woodley to the SAGs was so beautiful that I hope she uses them more. It's been a while since I've liked a red carpet look this much. The sky blue, with pops of red, and that gorgeous bias cut... I'm happy she went with minimalist makeup and no jewelry. She looks the epitome of spring. </div>
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Or am I too much of a marimekko <a href="http://www.lafemmeblog.com/2011/11/ink-happy.html">addict</a>?<br />
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In two weeks we're heading to Australia to explore Sydney and Melbourne, rock climb, and visit family in Adelaide. I haven't been back for a couple of years, and A has never been, so it's the perfect way to close a crazy year. Before leaving, both of us have a small mountain of schoolwork to get through, so I'm signing off here... Have a wonderful holiday/New Year, and I'll see you in 2012!</div>
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Theadora Van Runkle, the self-taught costume designer who created Faye Dunaway's iconic look in Bonnie and Clyde, has passed away. There are two great obits over at the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/arts/theadora-van-runkle-costume-designer-dies-at-83.html">NYTimes</a> and the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/nov/11/theadora-van-runkle">Guardian</a>. My favourite part of both is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Head">Edith Head's</a> advice to Van Runkle, while she was shopping nervously for fabrics:<br />
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Speaking of <a href="http://www.lafemmeblog.com/2011/11/golden-glamour.html">Charlize</a>, the new Snow White trailer is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFbHYUqeQjA">out</a>, and it looks promising. I preferred the evil Queen to Snow White in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N14Ho-VVPgA">original</a>, and probably will here too, but a Snow White in armour is an idea I can get behind. Also, the braids on both women are stunning. The costume, hair and makeup people must have had a lot of fun with this.<br />
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Who knew Charlize, Grace, Marlene and Marliyn would go so well with Beth Ditto? Inspired on all fronts.la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-57212126101576536062011-11-07T20:15:00.008-05:002012-11-13T19:54:55.421-05:00expectant dressing<div style="text-align: center;">
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Most of my friends are a few years older than I am, a fact I never paid attention to until hitting 24 this spring and noticing that all of a sudden, increasing numbers of my 27-30 year old friends, as well as acquaintances and relatives, are pregnant. And contrary to the stereotype of pregnant women in shapeless comfort clothing, I'm struck by how beautiful many of them look, in large part due to the increased options for elegant maternity clothing out there (and of course, the ability to put it all together into a chic, comfortable look). <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2011/11/motherhood-mondays-french-inspired.html">Joanna</a> posted about new maternity line <a href="http://hatchcollection.com/">Hatch</a> today, and I'm reposting here - the idea is that these pieces can be worn before, during and after pregnancy. Aren't they gorgeous?<br />
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One of my earliest memories, from when I was 3 or 4, is of the <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/">Marimekko</a> sheets on my parents' bed. The pattern was made up of small flowers spaced sparingly around a white background- a thick green ink stroke for the stem, and blobs of red, blue or yellow for the bloom (I recently came across a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/74142086/marimekko-2-vintage-tin-containers-with">vintage tin</a> with the same pattern on etsy). The mattress was about eye level, and I remember staring at the flowers and wondering if my younger, finger paint obsessed brother had put them there. Later on, I started shopping at Finnish import stores in Northern Ontario, where there is a large Finn community, and you could find all kinds of Marimekko prints and products than weren't readily available in the cities we lived in. Today, our apartment is full of Marimekko, from pillows to tea towels. It's a wonder my boyfriend doesn't go crazy from all the colour.<br />
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Clearly, however, I'm not alone. This year is Marimekko's 60th anniversary. A beautiful new flagship store just <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/prints-charming-marimekkos-new-york-city-flagship/">opened</a> in NYC, along with several other stores worldwide. The big, bright retro prints are still my favourite, but the more recent clean and minimal designs are also addictive. <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/products/search/text?keys=lumimarja&term_node_tid_depth=All">Lumimarja</a> is my print of 2011.<br />
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The signature printed shift dresses aren't really my style, but this new <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/products/clothes/women/knitwear">knitwear</a> line is fantastic...<br />
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I badly want to go snowshoeing in the <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/products/clothes/women/trousers/tasapaino-trousers-913">Tasapaino trousers</a>:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">More at the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/house-and-homes-blog/2011/sep/20/marimekko-textile-design">Guardian</a> and Marimekko <a href="http://blog.marimekko.com/">blog</a>.</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15251319">oil spill</a> in New Zealand has soaked parts of the native blue penguin population, and rescuers are in need of little sweaters to protect the bird's feathers and prevent them from ingesting the toxic oil. Exact instructions for the size of sweater, as well as where to send them can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/knit-a-sweater-help-a-penguin-in-need/?ref=fp_blog_title">here</a> and <a href="http://www.skeinz.com/Newsletters/spring2011.html">here</a>.<br />
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Last week I was reading an <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/11/tilda-swinton-we-need-kevin">article</a> about Tilda Swinton, and thinking how extraordinary it must be to see your great-grandmother painted by John Singer Sargent, as <a href="http://jssgallery.org/Paintings/Mrs_George_Swinton.htm">Elizabeth Swinton</a> was in 1897. Sargent's <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/16.53">Madame X</a> is one of my favourite paintings and I try to go see it whenever I'm in NYC...</div>
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The same day, I was scrolling through <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/">The Sartorialist</a>, and saw this photo he took in the Jardin de Tuileries a few days ago:</div>
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As he says, she looks as though she has just stepped out of a Sargent painting. Supremely elegant. Her time traveller style reminds me of another Sarto picture from <a href="http://www.lafemmeblog.com/2011/03/time-traveller.html">early spring</a>. This latest one is my muse for November I think.</div>
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NY Times interview with my favourite Parisienne, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/fashion/21Ines.html?ref=fashion">Inès de la Fressange</a>.</div>
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Also, artist Juliana Santacruz Herrera has been <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39380641@N03/sets/72157622189211405/">performing pothole interventions</a> in Paris by filling them with brightly coloured braids of yarn. This kind of urban artwork always makes me happy.</div>
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In general blog news, I'm just four days away from the end of term and will be back online after my last exam. By the way, are you doing anything for the Royal Wedding? I'll be in Canada, but have a little champagne and breakfast spread planned for 5 am. So very excited... I can't wait to see the dress. Sarah Burton/McQueen is probably the last designer I would have guessed Middleton to pick (if the rumours are true), but whoever she chose, I am looking forward to seeing the resulting creation.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pothole art via </span><a href="http://honestlywtf.com/art/project-pothole"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">honestly... wtf</span></a></div>
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la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-52066281529254704462011-03-21T13:32:00.004-04:002012-11-13T19:55:51.735-05:00spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rw5AOA8dLzh4XMWhanN39O78QDrF82f_FaUMEeIN2xrl2d9h4bwU_u63Sbo0_8WLiJ5qaokl77R4MpJOCRpOKMaUTUwTdcU8NRwgQvaxua33p6s6_v3Vrl7PFLgXh6OPJEpa/s1600/IMG_3873.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586591024092853138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rw5AOA8dLzh4XMWhanN39O78QDrF82f_FaUMEeIN2xrl2d9h4bwU_u63Sbo0_8WLiJ5qaokl77R4MpJOCRpOKMaUTUwTdcU8NRwgQvaxua33p6s6_v3Vrl7PFLgXh6OPJEpa/s400/IMG_3873.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 391px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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It starts today. Even though it is wet and grey outside now, the end is in sight. I hope the sun is out and flowers are blooming wherever you are. I can't wait for spring dresses...</div>
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la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-46799770898944003592011-03-19T17:17:00.008-04:002012-11-13T19:57:18.281-05:00guernica<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXiYgE9_Lk222208dGhtUtU3nV69oNOBl5n6RsBfO8rb33EFuTCL5-PF3m-KDOjSWeU1hMv5yQdI6zAZJQM-nM22b8XPZusj6zM2sP3INXP1dp-Dmzw9hbmHKeZrebYes3w3q/s1600/guernica+leather+-+sartorialist.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585903382767587506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXiYgE9_Lk222208dGhtUtU3nV69oNOBl5n6RsBfO8rb33EFuTCL5-PF3m-KDOjSWeU1hMv5yQdI6zAZJQM-nM22b8XPZusj6zM2sP3INXP1dp-Dmzw9hbmHKeZrebYes3w3q/s400/guernica+leather+-+sartorialist.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 253px;" /></a><br />
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Guernica on leather. Her blue hair and fish patterned top provide an amazing contrast and remind me of Picasso's (much earlier) blue period.</div>
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la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-7974403984954645282011-03-07T13:41:00.003-05:002012-11-12T23:21:55.656-05:00très animal<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581411952176959074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6VyY_bzB2gFfk5donn8p34s3yn2kNM0iYQTbKYvIiBwlJKc73ezO_FBdcZ0Jfn5TbZz0w-Yjfrebi_eliUiKAA46x7ZUeJFHdsjKW7xAneOivWNo-ofy0HlxXhobME1klrvM/s400/frankie+rayder+and+liv+tyler+-+givenchy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 236px;" /><br />
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Frankie Rayder and Liv Tyler at the Givenchy AfterShow Party in Paris yesterday.</div>
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la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-33307565687368291862011-03-07T00:33:00.003-05:002012-11-13T19:56:24.832-05:00tango lesson<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581394077848457186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Yx-3K4u8gemzPrglWmfSa4vpXCGFaq9mNUhFp83MnFEUN3HTzCQRrrnMbBzF9faNy9WtvobEH3R_VrLw35VSKOQ2zxr9djCF74SFZ4e9CCUGGarhHlQTxpcDUPbxoyDIaLFL/s400/time-doesnt-stand-still+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581394082983619634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipN0bsrRwa7WxsG5o9zJaSCsEA3Xx-jq4KCYqxUqM7no9wqMzDZu3YV7vZKx4rFH1PQ0ghGQDQGhrI4mNqUzX_6j4z4N49zi6j1VJYzm8tIvO2gzBY2U3KKiLXSmIaWZRwVW7k/s400/time+doesn%2527t+stand+still+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 206px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 400px;" /><br />
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I'm looking forward to seeing the full version of <a href="http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/12/9/time-doesnt-stand-still">Time Doesn't Stand Still</a>, a short dance film directed by Asa Mader starring Benjamin Millepied (choreographer of this as well as Black Swan) and <a href="http://www.lafemmeblog.com/2010/01/la-belle-personne.html">Léa Seydoux</a>. Despite being visually different, TDSS reminds me of Wong Kar-Wai's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2046_(film)">2046</a> with its sexually charged atmosphere, minimal dialogue and carefully selected and painfully covetable wardrobe (in this case, constructed from Ralph Lauren's spring collection and house archives by stylist Aleksandra Woroniecka). Trailer below...<br />
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Very few people could pull off a dress from the Givenchy spring couture collection, but thankfully Cate Blanchett can and did so at the Oscars. The pearl beading on this dress is spectacular- I so badly want to touch it and see what it feels like. The colour combination is perfect against CB's pale skin.</div>
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Last week we went to the Dominican Republic to unwind for a few days in between exams and work projects. A. kitesurfed and I read and walked on the endless beach. The water was warm and the mojitos lovely. We stayed on the North shore where it was pretty quiet unless the wind was strong, and then tens of Israelis, Italians and Britons would appear with their gear, and the sky would be dotted with kites. Back in Toronto now - New York next week.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Top of the Kandel Mo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">untain. The white beyond the trees is cloud. It took a long time to get up there but was well worth the trip.</span></div>
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This trip to Germany was mainly about meeting extended family, with a couple of day long adventures to explore on our own. Andre is from the southwest part of Germany, so close to the French border that you can drive over for lunch. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest">Black Forest</a> was the highlight of the trip for me. We stayed for a few days at a little B&B at the base of the Kandel Mountain (1250 meters - one of the higher peaks in the forest), and went all the way to the top one day, which was magical and eerie. The forest was dark and enormous, with thick mist that seemed to change colour depending on our altitude. It was a shock to finally emerge at the top and hit sunlight again. I could easily imagine fairy tales coming out of that place.</div>
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To keep things simple, I used my iPhone 3G as my camera. Also to keep things simple, I allowed my Canadian cold weather judgement to be clouded and only brought one pair of leather boots (plus a backup pair of 5 inch stilettos- for stylish snowshoeing?). Apparently the boots would have been fine most years, but with the snowstorms in Germany, it meant very wet and frozen femme feet. Next time I'm bringing heavy duty yeti boots. As for the stilettos, well, they were a source of amusement at least...</div>
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Freiburg is centered around the Munster (cathedral) and surrounded by the Black Forest. The older parts were overwhelmingly Catholic, but it is also a university town with a lot of students, making for an interesting mix of medieval and modern.</div>
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The Munster is famous for its Gothic spire, however that was covered up for restoration during our visit. The statuary and grotesque water spouts were a lot of fun to hunt out though.</div>
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The Farmer's Market set up around the Munster was wonderful. It ran most days, starting in the early morning and going to about 1 pm. I was too busy tasting honey and admiring the wild "cuckoo" type clocks to take many photos, but if you can get there, I recommend it. Some of the best street food I've had since India.</div>
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Tree decorations left over from Xmas. The trees I saw on the streets and in people's homes were sparsely decorated, with a theme of either red or white balls paired with straw or paper stars, or plain trees with candle lights on the branches.</div>
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Maneki neko waving at passerby... this shop was right beside the residence of Erasmus, where Marie Antoinette reportedly stayed one night on her bridal journey to meet Louis XVI. I had just finished an essay on Erasmus before the trip, so it was surreal to pass by his house while ambling around the streets.</div>
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My favourite place in Freiburg after the farmer's market was this tree strewn with red stars. Andre thought is was hilarious that every day we'd go walking and wind up at this tree. There is a gorgeous old hotel founded in the 12th century on one side of it (next picture), and some fun shops on the other. But the main attraction for me was the tree...</div>
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Oldest hotel in Freiburg. It was founded sometime in the 12th c. I love the gold boar.</div>
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Many of the businesses have an animal or object symbolic of their profession tiled into the ground by their door. Cloth cutters have scissors, shoemakers have a boot, bakers have pretzels etc. I was told that the pebbles used in these designs (and throughout the streets of Freiburg) are from the Rhine and a particular style of the region.</div>
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New Years pretzels being wrapped up- very delicious with beer.</div>
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View of the Martinstor, one of the original gates that marks the wall of the old city.</div>
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My first New Years Eve with bottle rockets and champagne in the street!</div>
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la femmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813522032816255942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18148570.post-75331271355991010582011-02-14T09:38:00.001-05:002012-11-12T23:20:08.761-05:00v day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eVdXKyHV0UPo4_g54Br_YD8Hi5vX2FYMgsnmjuSAQdC3e3Y51HeAFzfXPMpqwuatePfyWIJhRK8-eWi35DVY7hOqYE8u1Fhyphenhyphen2sj2LPQnBhIfFd2XtzuFn4DvjgBsuO8Opp12/s1600/v+day.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573926076951636674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eVdXKyHV0UPo4_g54Br_YD8Hi5vX2FYMgsnmjuSAQdC3e3Y51HeAFzfXPMpqwuatePfyWIJhRK8-eWi35DVY7hOqYE8u1Fhyphenhyphen2sj2LPQnBhIfFd2XtzuFn4DvjgBsuO8Opp12/s400/v+day.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 395px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Hope it's a good one xo</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Graffiti from Kensington Market, Toronto</span></div>
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