Des plumes Février en septembre...

A scene at the Opera House from Max Ophül's The Earrings of Madame de...(1953)

Ladies and gentlemen, after having reviewed what might suit a gentleman on his big day, or for any other big day, really; please allow me to now focus on my bridal outfit. I must admit that I had one choice too many, as I had three possible outfits...As a matter of fact, my first idea was to get married in an ivory-coloured Nina Ricci silk suit for the civil service and get changed at night for the reception. I've always liked the soberness of a suit for a civil wedding, but then I realized it was perhaps a bit too serious, or too mature for the occasion. I therefore decided to change plans, I will wear my suit for the next-day brunch, no big deal!
This being said, I looked for new ideas...and there, while browsing Weddingbells website, I found my ideal bridal gown. Wow! For me, it embodies everything that I crave, but is unfortunately far beyond my reach!

Oscar de la Renta, spring 2010 collection: a whimsical headpiece with a state-of-the-art lacy dress, I looooove this style!

Fair enough, I got back to the ivory-coloured vintage 1950s dress that I originally wanted to wear for the reception and ball. It has been voted by the majority, that is to say by those who can see it (excluding the groom-to-be, naturally), as the dress to wear during the day, as it is very bride-like but not meringue-like at all, no no no! But now, for the evening reception and ball, I will be wearing a Vera Wang evening gown, very beautiful but...black. Hmm, so I thought in order to ease the storm of gossip that I would raise wearing a black dress on my wedding day, I asked a Parisian friend of mine to come rescue me with a feathery, lively headpiece, rich in white feathers that would counterbalance the black. Julien Leydis is a very talented fashion designer; he was the right man to ask for help, for sure. I dropped him a line about the delicate subject in an email last week, and a few hours later, I received this sketch:

WOW! This is absolutely gorgeous! But then, I thought to myself what will happen when I dance the tango , the feathers might well tickle my partner's nose when dancing . So I just asked Julien if he could curb them a bit as I remembered a scene from the film by Max Ophüls, The Earrings of Madame de...(see picture above), and Julien came up with this second sketch:

Both spectacular and elegant, don't you think? The feathers will come from Le Plumassier de Paris, La Maison Février, which, since 1929, has been the sacro-saint place for feathers in Paris. The House's prestigious clients include Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, the Lido and Moulin Rouge or Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, etc. Supplying feathers to both the cabarets and the haute-couture collections.
Yes, it does not happen often, but now you understand why I will be wearing February feathers in September...