remember that book the witches by roald dahl? remember the movie? that movie frightened me to no end. anyway, in the book, witches are all organized to rid the world of children and lead by the grand high witch. unhappy that children still roam the earth, the grand high witch devises formula 86 that will turn whomever drinks it to a mouse. to get this to children she plans to traffic it through sweet shops run by other witches. long story short, people get wise and the witches end up with a taste of their own medicine…literally. now, to recognize a witch there are some tricks to follow-they wear gloves to hide their claws, shoes to hide their toe-less feet (aka no sandals/peep toes), they wear wigs and they have purple eyes. the grand high witch is described as very glamorous while incognito and hideous under the surface…go figure.
1: kids suck: dress and tights by bottega veneta, gloves by lanvin, shoes by givenchy
2: heading to the annual witch meeting: dress by givenchy, cape and gloves by ann demeuelemeester, shoes by lanvin
3: makin’ some formula 86: dress and gloves by lanvin, shoes by calvin klein
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lady brett ashley is the headlining woman of ernest hemingway’s, the sun also rises. the novel focuses on the exploits of her and various men, all of which have some infatuation with her. despite her knowledge of their affection and persistence that she is in control of the situation, it becomes obvious that she is not. engaged to one, in love with another and confused by the others she decides ends up escaping to madrid with the bullfighter, romero. however, this jaunt does not last long and she soon calls for her another to comfort her. the novel ends discussing what life could have been like if other paths were taken. in the book, she is described as having a somewhat masculine, but feminine and attractive style.
1: off to the bullfight: dress by dries van noten, shoes by calvin klein
2: meeting at cafe select: shirt by bottega veneta, bag by dries van noten, pants by chloe, shoes by prada
3: escaping to madrid: jacket by christian dior, pants by michael kors, bag by bottega veneta, shoes by christian dior
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