I love the dresses on the television show, Mad Men. But it’s not easy to find them (although sites like ShopMadMen.com are trying to help). I decided I would try Etsy.com and guess what, there they were: three elegant vintage dresses. The first two look very 1950s or early 1960s Dior and I can imagine myself floating down the Champs Elysees with white gloves and stilettos, stopping by a cafe to have an espresso.

This short sleeved black dress with buttons down the front and a size zipper is perfect for New Year’s Eve parties, the opera or the ballet. It costs $145.

This sophisticated navy blue dress with a big cream linen collar is something one might have worn for an outdoor soirée on a warm summer night in the south of France. It costs $145.

The third dress looks more swinging 60s in London. The high belted waistline and pleats suggest a carefree, girlish attitude. I love this dress because it looks serious (gray-blue) but very flirtations at the same time. Made out of a wool-polyester blend, it costs $88.

Comptoir des Cotonniers has opened a flagship store on the Place St. Sulpice in a space formerly occupied by the Yves St. Laurent men’s store. CdC has a lot of boutiques in Paris but this one is huge. It even has a library! I love CdC’s clothes which are very French like agnes b. but cost less.

Comptoir des Cotonniers
12 Place St. Sulpice
75006 Paris
France

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I love white coats in winter. They are impractical and therefore, highly desirable and decadent. The stylish ladies of Gossip Girl were having a winter white moment in Episode 12 (The Debarted) which showed Serena in a short white Blugirl coat; Blair in the most stunning off-white Escada knee-length coat; and Lily in a jeweled 3/4 sleeve cream jacket by Red Valentino (click on the image below).