Southern Belle Wannabe
January 21, 2010
Yesterday’s disclosure of my secret southern belle dreams got me thinking—just what would it take to channel a “belle” in my life? Here are some ideas I came up with, many of which are based on horribly cheesy stereotypes (but are lovely all the same!). Feel free to laugh and if you’re a real belle, please do give me some pointers! My fiance is actually applying to a few law schools in the south so my mint-julep-filled-dreams just might come true!
1. Buy a house with a big front porch. Relax here on hot summer evenings while listening to country tunes and sipping fresh Mint Juleps.
2. Add some cute, girly attire designed by the darling Lela Rose to my wardrobe.
3. Invest in some grown-up flatware. I read that Francis I by Reed & Barton is a popular choice south of the Mason-Dixon.
4. Plant a Magnolia tree. Swoon.
5. Set the table with a gorgeous floral china like Herend’s Chinese Bouquet pattern. Throw fun, lavish dinner parties. On the menu? Fried green tomatoes and shrimp and grits.
6. Buy this sweet, feminine Rosette Ruffle Cardigan by J.Crew (okay, okay, so I’m looking any excuse I can find…).
7. Every girl (north or south) deserves a set of monogrammed napkins by the one and only Leontine Linens.
8. Attend the Kentucky Derby (on my list of life goals…) and wear a fantastic feathered hat like this one.
9. Get more use out of my pearls. Love the classic look of this triple strand set.
10. Be all around cute and adorable a la Reese Witherspoon (born in New Orleans).
Let me know what y’all think : ) XX Kate “The Neo-Trad”
Image Links — Juleps, Lela Rose, Reed & Barton, Magnolia Tree, Herend Chinese Bouquet, J.Crew Cardigan, Leontine Linens, Kentucky Derby Hat, Pearls, and Miss Witherspoon.