The can't live withouts are growing.
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The can’t live withouts are growing.
What to wear when the weather can’t make up its mind and neither can I"

A rushed visit to Paris and no time to pack leaves me with only a few choices. Inclement weather, and cooler temperatures meant I reached for my truly most useful dress; the blazer was a no-brainer and already packed and ready for service with the black jeans.

Back to the can’t-live-without dress in a minute.

Hotel de Crillon has recently opened after years of refurbishment and needless to say I have been in a desperate hurry to see. Big sigh, it did not disappoint. The hotel has a feeling of calm and serenity; extreme luxury and wealth can do that for a place. Unlike their famous competitors in Paris, the decor and ambience is not over the top. It is magnificent and glamorous, rich and extravagant but also very beautiful. The flowers were divine but not excessive and the interior fragrance was quite subtle – I cannot even tell you what their signature hotel scent is. I like that. Some of the big boy hotels are so overly fragranced I leave with a major headache and a need to dry-clean my clothes.
We ate our lunch in the casual bar area, looking out to the courtyard and the salon was beautifully appointed and comfortable. There were no constraints on our side...