tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post1385865658338807694..comments2024-03-22T02:31:51.413+00:00Comments on roadtrip23.com: aka streetstyle london : a thousand words for snowjillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-23087688639911946412011-01-11T02:54:11.462+00:002011-01-11T02:54:11.462+00:00Lovely blog ....great pictures...really stunning !...Lovely blog ....great pictures...really stunning !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-32093844257861804032011-01-09T11:20:59.360+00:002011-01-09T11:20:59.360+00:00oh jill, i wish i could put things together like t...oh jill, i wish i could put things together like that. i have a habit of falling for those Must-have trends far later than everyone. like clogs. i refused point blank to get them. and now i have them. but i want to wear them forever, rather than just last season. if you want to wear tan all year round go nuts! <br />secondly, i love that you described yourself as wearing snow. it's a Fayoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788028866771620324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-72473787470497560272011-01-09T02:03:26.589+00:002011-01-09T02:03:26.589+00:00"Stop telling us that we have to throw away e..."Stop telling us that we have to throw away everything nude, or camel"<br /><br />i agree but i have a method to this madness: i don't listen (i know you don't either). i scarcely read anything that remotely suggests i do this. i'm so over what's "in" or "out" season to season. granted, i'm not suggesting i'm ignoring contemporary fashion- Style Odysseyhttp://styleodyssey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-38405009427413537062011-01-08T23:18:17.077+00:002011-01-08T23:18:17.077+00:00Oh, some of you are going to see Gaugin! I'm ...Oh, some of you are going to see Gaugin! I'm so envious! If I were single my next move probably would be to London! I would live in Tate. William Turner is one of my fav artists since my childhood. Big sigh!<br />enjoy your weekend, dear Jill!<br />xx<br />mayamtghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172160952987403330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-71807139643843708112011-01-08T20:38:15.916+00:002011-01-08T20:38:15.916+00:00p.s. Haha, blame it on anthropologist and linguist...p.s. Haha, blame it on anthropologist and linguist Franz Boas:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_words_for_snow<br /><br />Speaking of which: anyone reading this, run don't walk to The King's Speech! I knew from The Single Man that Mr. Firth was more than a simmering Mr. Darcy, but this is the most moving performance. By everyone. Just a gorgeous gorgeous film.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-54666235188353466882011-01-08T20:35:42.191+00:002011-01-08T20:35:42.191+00:00HAHA Meg, I should have checked my sources before ...HAHA Meg, I should have checked my sources before proclaiming that! ; )<br /><br />(actually it's one of those things I don't even remember where I heard.. just sort of 'knew' it. Usually I look everything up in wikipedia).<br /><br />thingsandstuff: just left you a comment. The gist of it being, I love Devon! Want to switch lives? : )<br /><br />Carrott: you go girl! I'm jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-26661338072492960632011-01-08T15:42:47.569+00:002011-01-08T15:42:47.569+00:00actually that thing about eskimos having thousands...actually that thing about eskimos having thousands for words for snow is untrue, they only have two; one for falling snow and one for snow lying on the ground. (saw it on QI 8) )<br />i don't mean to pour cold water on your lovely post, just thought it was an interesting misconception. lovely pictures........ xxmegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-15909849695739475822011-01-08T14:17:38.258+00:002011-01-08T14:17:38.258+00:00Reading through all the comments just really makes...Reading through all the comments just really makes me want to be in London again...there's so much to do and see up there and so little going on down here (in Devon) a lot of the time....as for what to throw away and what to keep I'm very much of the mind that fashion runs in circles so I keep everything I like and even some of the things I don't as one of my friends might get some Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487552689054019340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-44579598214320120792011-01-08T11:31:57.344+00:002011-01-08T11:31:57.344+00:00I also hate it when they write about what to throw...I also hate it when they write about what to throw away and what to buy now. I actually get new trends when they're telling us to throw them away. I saw a camel coat in Zara that I'm looking for, and I'm not going to stop myself from buying it because they're telling me so. xxxxCarrotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302178204859396705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-56603977486028788992011-01-08T11:18:54.055+00:002011-01-08T11:18:54.055+00:00Meh, I ignore what the journalists say we should b...Meh, I ignore what the journalists say we should be wearing and stick to what I like and what suits me. I resent being told what to do ;) xdaisychainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868046557771529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-87400532664313483052011-01-08T10:15:17.209+00:002011-01-08T10:15:17.209+00:00Hi V, totally agree in fact I really like him (I h...Hi V, totally agree in fact I really like him (I haven't seen his blog for ages but his was definitely one of the ones I held myself up to - the point of the post I mean). He's quite funny: when I met him I was actually nervous at first but immediately got really bossy with him and altho usually at that time with streetstyle shots I didn't want to waste people's time, was really jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-71213774189545246282011-01-08T09:21:14.340+00:002011-01-08T09:21:14.340+00:00I should have sent you this link with my earlier c...I should have sent you this link with my earlier comment - but it irritates me so much that I had a rant on my blog about one of Vogue's more irritating January editorials:<br /><br />http://taxonomyofmywardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/01/anti-fashion-resolutions.html<br /><br />In case you don't get my answer to your comment on mine - I don't want to imply Schuman is a God (and actually I Veshoeviushttp://www.taxonomyofmywardrobe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-41087406933978593962011-01-07T23:27:25.178+00:002011-01-07T23:27:25.178+00:00I agree with you about the articles, I wonder if a...I agree with you about the articles, I wonder if anybody actually takes them seriously? <br />I think the colours you say you have in your wardrobe will always be in style and are classic. Bold colours as we've seen on the SS11 catwalks will look dated very quickly, actually I've just done a post along these lines. <br />Really like the photos, particularly the third, that could be a Love Food https://www.blogger.com/profile/13519384288259007662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-32327726392704570052011-01-07T23:19:54.615+00:002011-01-07T23:19:54.615+00:00"like wearing warm snow" - this is SUCH ..."like wearing warm snow" - this is SUCH a perfect description for all the soft and cosy knits! I wore a red angora jumper to work a few weeks ago and it had a layer of fuzz on it, as angora tends to. Someone told me I looked like the Ready Brek kid...and it only made me feel warmer! <br /><br />See you tomorrow I hope xstyleeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565567511753319854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-13829738792080882052011-01-07T22:33:55.876+00:002011-01-07T22:33:55.876+00:00Beautiful shots of snowflakes. I actually have a ...Beautiful shots of snowflakes. I actually have a book with W. Bentley's actual photos of snow crystals. It's amazing<br />http://www.amazon.com/Snowflakes-Photographs-W-Bentley/dp/0486412539/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_T2_1_dp<br /><br />xx<br />mayamtghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172160952987403330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-87919594035181774382011-01-07T22:24:15.231+00:002011-01-07T22:24:15.231+00:00God those types of articles make me laugh, I just ...God those types of articles make me laugh, I just read how I am meant to chuck out my low heels - ok they were £400 from Prada but gee I wont wear them if Grazia says not to. Really how silly, I was saying this to my friend Sacramento on her blog that magazines really need to change the record and write something fresh and new not recycle the same old dross year in year out!<br /><br />I also Pearl Westwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310931556911601009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-10631974099634195442011-01-07T21:58:53.567+00:002011-01-07T21:58:53.567+00:00Good memory, Sabine! (actually it was midnight blu...Good memory, Sabine! (actually it was midnight blue but it was dark - both at Sketch, and the Maybelline party). Yeah, same one but in creamy white. I'm really into sheer, too: that green two ton number you're wearing in the style challenge is gorgeous.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-57001861927296161052011-01-07T21:53:46.906+00:002011-01-07T21:53:46.906+00:00Are you talking about the black sheer blouse? I lo...Are you talking about the black sheer blouse? I love this on you! In fact, I've got a bit of a thing for sheer these days. It's the anti-winter mood... xoxoSabinePsynopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018928015133975456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-49791365024261086412011-01-07T21:29:18.589+00:002011-01-07T21:29:18.589+00:00TOTALLY AGREE, V. xTOTALLY AGREE, V. xjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-62480730094413893962011-01-07T21:15:40.117+00:002011-01-07T21:15:40.117+00:00"...typical January article predicting what w..."...typical January article predicting what we'll all be wearing this spring. No offence to whoever I wrote it, but really: Stop it. Stop telling us that we have to throw away everything nude, or camel"<br />It really really REALLY irritates me when they do that. We don't all have unlimited budgets, a fashion attention span of a week nor do we all want to keep fueling this Veshoeviushttp://www.taxonomyofmywardrobe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com