Meet Francoise (please imagine the proper accent on the c, as I don’t know the code for putting it in there).
She is a rabbit of the world, chic and mysterious, visiting here from her summer home in St. Tropez. She enjoys boules, sailing and antique speedboat racing. Her favorite novelist is Colette, and she admires Audrey Hepburn’s chic and Marlene Deitrich’s smoulder.
I must admit to being a bit obsessed with her– I even tucked her in for the night under one of my sweaters (I hadn’t made her clothes yet). Don’t worry, I do know that she is a softie and unlikely to be either embarassed or chilly. I wasn’t much of a doll person as a child– I preferred playing with stuffed animals and pretending that I was a veterinarian. But it must be coming to me late (as in 20 years late), because I’m having an urge to make Francoise a little bed, and a quilt, and a wardrobe for her various social functions. I think she needs a pair of espadrilles for this outfit, for example. Must look for some wine corks…
Hope you have a wonderful long weekend (in the U.S. anyway!). Francoise and I are off to have a cafe au lait and read the September Vogue.
p.s. Francoise was made using the purl rabbit and purl rabbit clothing patterns at the purl bee.