Thanks to everyone who came to Daunt’s this evening. As always, there were some wonderful outfits in the audience: pearls, stripes, vintage Chanel bags, little black dresses, white feathers, caramel cashmere, and lovely ten-year-old Hannah, who is doing her school project on Coco Chanel. And very intriguing questions afterwards, which sparked an interesting conversation about the meaning of pearls, and their link to the Catholic rosary… Some people have been asking about forthcoming events, so here they are… Chester on Tuesday evening (October 26th), then back via Manchester, and to the V&A on Thursday, for an event organised by English National Ballet, as part of the ‘Rephrasing Ballets Russes’ programme. I’ll be taking part in a session between 12 and 1.30pm, which will also include a performance of ‘The Dying Swan’ by the ENB ballerina, Elena Glurdjidze, wearing a feathered Chanel tutu designed by Karl Lagerfeld. I’m going to try to get there earlier, not least because I want to revisit the spectacular Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes exhibition at the V&A. Now off to eat some lentil and spinach soup that I made before my jaunt to Daunts… from sublime feathers to the comfort of the everyday…
