Coplon's Package

After all the fervor over the VanJean sale yesterday, my package from Coplon's arrived. The Mitsuko top is beautiful--if anything, the Paradiso print appears richer than on the Eniko dress. The collar consists of folded over silk, similar to the folding on Harumi and Kiyoko and has a little hidden fastening. The back is actually really fitted so despite the flowing fabric at the front, the fit is small/true-to-size.

Harumi Kiyoko has a lot of the Eden print--most of the dress from the waist up is in Eden with a big panel at the front in the black skirt fabric, with folded trim details in the black washed silk used on Mitsuko. The skirt itself is a crinkly black--I think it is polyester--and it hangs with a slight balloon cut, probably due to the properties of the fabric itself. The back of the waist is encircled with braid and fabric gathering. It is a lot like Harumi and is really comfortable--I think I will get a lot of use out of it in the spring-fall. It works with boots and tights and looks good with flat Mayle sandals and bare legs, or tights and heels. It's one of those dresses that doesn't knock you out but that you end up living in, even as the stars of your closet wait for the right occasion to come out and play.

Now I have to wait for the VanJean box. I do so hope there is no hike in the prices as I would have to back out of all my purchases. I need that money--not just for Mayle--but for savings, IVF, and the everyday cost of living.

And, yes, I'll publish photos. I realize Harumi Kiyoko, like my pre-fall cardigan, were either not in the lookbooks or very different from the version shown therein.