Picture this: packing for a weekend away at your country hideaway.
Picture a modest mansion amongst greenery reminiscent of the English countryside... think Old Bowral. Topiary Trees, English maples, maze hedges of English Box... The grand homestead perched on a hill, with large verandas, gable windows and a shingled roof.
Picture yourself sipping homemade lemonade on the porch after a game of croquet.
The air is crisp but the days are beautiful, not a cloud in the sky.
You leave your large wicker armchair and decide to go for a stroll. You grab your caramel overcoat, complete with gold buttons and waist sash, yet decide although the air is crisp, a coat would be premature. It's late afternoon, but not yet dusk. You grab your vest instead.
Pure wool, the softest shearling running down the front breast panels, double breasted with shiny gold buttons....
Does anyone else out there do that too???? Fall head over heels in love with a piece of clothing and then imagine every second you'll spend together? What activities you'll do together, how it will look being folded neatly into the Louis Vuitton Hard Luggage that you don't even own, how you'll feel throwing it on in a mad dash to hail a cab... You start to imagine yourself in an entirely different life, like the garment will give you that life.
It's absolutely ludicrous but I have to admit I do it all the time.
And when I see a collection that I truly love, my mind wanders...
The story I described earlier pretty much sums up what was going through my mind as the lovely Antonia was doing her best to keep me focused whilst showing me the Camilla & Marc Winter 2, 2012 collection. Every piece, Boom!
Fine Merino Wool Knit in cream with gold beaded detail = snuggling in front of the fire sipping a glass of olllldddd red wine. Wool Circular Knit Draped Vest in Navy and Cream Stripe = popping into town to run some errands, worn with a vintage belt to cinch in the waist and teamed back with a large, oversize, tan, slouchy leather bag and some Chanel ballet flats. Caramel Wool Vest with shearling front panels and gold buttons = strolling around the English gardens on a crisp sunny afternoon, worn over a cream turtleneck with a pair of designer jeans. They all just fuelled my fantasy!
The only thing that managed to shake me from my alternate reality was when Antonia appeared with a plate of perfectly round, colourful Macaroons! And they were superb... they also seemed to fit nicely into my Country Getaway scenario. In Fact, they would've gone down a treat after that game of croquet ;)
So, to summarize: This collection will take you off to any number of locations. It will inspire you to do any number of things. It will complement any number of items already in your wardrobe. It is luxurious, timeless and elegant. It's desirable, admirable and represents a beautiful life. And that's just to summarize...
*love*
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