Marsha Goes to Hollywood: French Revolutionaries and Sunhats

After a long, relaxing holiday weekend in the Indiana Dunes- yes, Marsha went to the sandy, depths of nature to enjoy Memorial Day Weekend, but in style of course. Nothing short of a fashionable crew: including some surprise visits from French political figures, polar bears and a stray Italian- you can only begin to imagine the great stories and most importantly the great campfire circle late night. Son to the leader of the Socialist Party of France in full attendance with a group of wild French bandits we conquered gypsy guitar and a few bottles of wine by the fire with no talk of politics, it was nothing short of perfect and interesting. The 21st century version of Kumbaya is now Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis. Impressive. On the other hand, there were still the high points of the trip that made you wonder, like men proving their egos by forming the Polar Bear Club, diving full force into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan. Gotta love the freshman initiations. I think that the poor Frenchman ended up waking to slabs of ribs on their forehead. I haven't quite cracked the code on exactly how you don't feel a whole slab of ribs on your head, but perhaps the French truly are headstrong.

A stunning view of the city of Chicago, looking much like that of a cardboard cutout with a glowing- blazing sun behind it, was just what I needed to see, the city at a distance. It's refreshing to take a step back from the stressful and sometimes mundane existence of the city, but never from the existence of fashion- because there was plenty to go 'round.

Fabulous hats, summer dresses and beautiful Brazilian beads dangling from necks care of the fashionable friends that I have, we never slacked that weekend, bringing out the best of our wardrobes. Sometimes it takes getting away and dragging your own closet to become re-inspired.

Fashionably late back to work this week, there has been a delay in my fashion connections and an enjoyable gain in my political connections.

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