Chez Moi is about my love for fashion, interior design, food, entertainment and travel…
20th CENTURY DESIGNS ICONS
The Mona Lisa is an icon. Michelangelo’s David is an icon. So is the Tiffany lamp.
Fashion Icons
The LITTLE BLACK DRESS defining moment came in 1926 when Vogue published a sketch of a black dress designed by Coco Chanel.
Decorating Your Life
Our homes have become the focus of our lives these past few weeks, and probably for some time to come. We can’t make any major changes of course, but something as simple as the purchase of a beautiful cushion can transform a sofa and the ambience of a room.
Table For One
Does the prospect of a day, or even an evening alone, give you the blues?
Genderlessness
With terms like gender fluidity, gender bending, and androgyny becoming buzzwords, designers are sending men in skirts and women in tuxedos onto the catwalks.
Simply White
Technically WHITE is not a colour. Well, it’s my favourite colour!
It’s A Jungle Out There
Fashion is always a reflection of what’s going on in the world, be it politics, art, culture or commerce… and interior design trends often follow fashion trends.
Back to Nature
Nature is very much on trend this year, and hopefully here to stay…
Bloomin’ Marvellous!
A floral display is instantly gratifying: colour, shape, texture, smell.
Blue
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
La Vie En Rose
The coolest colour to have in your home right now? It has to be pink!
Ageing Gracefully
Old age ain’t what it used to be!
Chez Moi in Normandy
Chez Moi in Normandy 1 Normandy Landscape 2 Painting 3 Literature 4 Gastronomy 5 En Famille Normandy, a region of northern France, has a varied coastline which includes white cliffs and beachheads. Omaha is one of the beaches famous for the D-Day Landings in 1944. Inland, the city of Rouen on the River Seine, where […]
Mexican Feast
A friend of mine, a self-confessed foodie, has visited Mexico on a number of occasions. On a recent trip, I was invited to join him…
The Colours of India
Shocking pink is the colour of India