The reason why you suddenly crave autumn

(May well)

I always find that first day after the holiday a bit awkward. In the past, my love and I preferred to spend that day with the curtains closed. Drinking wine (long live the jetlag because where we were it was undoubtedly cocktail time), catching up on newspapers, and postponing everything that needs to be done.

But now there are children to be fed, a dog to be picked up, and my inbox is bursting at the seams with invitations. A new fashion season is just around the corner and that needs to be celebrated. Fashion Week, an event from my favorite perfumer Le Labo, and so on. But today we kicked off with a styling session by Danie Bles for Vingino. And that happens to be one of my girls‘ favorite brands. Since this year, Danie has launched her own collection with Vingino, and the entire collection was my girls’ summer wardrobe. So when the opportunity arose to pick out a rentrée outfit, they shouted: ‘When are we going?’

There were incredibly delicious fries (perfect for my wobbly just-back-from-holiday state), juices, a minor yet very successful DJ, and above all, clothes, lots of clothes. The haul: a shiny skirt for each (already claimed for Christmas), the cutest white blouse with a red wool sweater over it featuring the cutest hashtag imaginable: ‘Paris’, a black blazer, a striped shirt, and a gray jersey dress.

And then we suddenly heard ourselves say the unthinkable: ‘We actually feel like the first school day.’

So. And now the fireplace on.