'She was still hugging the cat. "Poor slob," she said, tickling his head, "poor slob without a name. It's a little inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't any right to give him one: he'll have to wait until he belongs to somebody. We just sort of took up by the river one day, we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I. I don't want to own anything until I know I've found the place where me and things belong together. I'm not quite sure where that is just yet. But I know what it's like." She smiled, and let the cat drop to the floor. "It's like Tiffany's," she said.'
Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
I'm certainly no holly golightly but i do get a little thrill out of tiffany's. Maybe it stems back to the fact that my friend B and I used to go to the city early in the morning, before they had even lifted the grills, and stare lovingly into the windows. Maybe it's because despite all the cliche and the stereotypes and the fact that everyone and their mother has them they are very classic, chic, comforting pieces of jewellery. Maybe it's because the (very few) pieces i have from there have been gifts for very special occasions that i treasure and will forever associate with the happiness and joy of those days. Maybe it's just because i loooovvvee the colour of those tiffany boxes.
Is it blue? is it green? is it sea blue or sea green? Who knows what colour it really is, but it is certainly perfect. Bright without being shocking, muted without being dull, pastel without being saccharine, the perfect blend of blue and green to create a colour that would not be out of place in a child's nursery and a woman's boudoir. Just the sight of it, whether from tiffany's or not, sends me into crazed frenzy, all big saucer eyes, biting of the lip, deep breaths and soft smiles. This colour makes me happy, unlike barbie doll pinks, midnight blues and lime greens. I know what i like, and what i like is Tiffany's.
That's why when i saw Alexa Chung's adorable tiffany box blue nails on her show i had to have them. Not only were they in my favourite shade of sea green, but they were also the perfect bright, spring colour to bring me out of my mid-winter stupour. I had been running around with a deep crimson on my nails, which while being lovely and mature is hardly the thing to raise spirits when the heavens are opening all around you. You want something youthful and quirky and silly, like Alexa's adorable tiffany box blue nails. The kind of nails that would take a business outfit down a notch from 'serious' to 'seriously fun' and elevate a girly smock dress to 'ingenue chic'.
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After a frantic search that revealed that in all likelihood Alexa's gorgeous nails were the product of a pre-production Chanel 'Jade' polish from the FW 09 runways i was sent into despair. I wouldn't be able to get the colour till October! what would i do until then? Contemplating mixing some green and white polish together until the desired result was achieved my friend F told me to have a look at Kit, the youthful cosmetics sister store to 'Mecca Cosmetica' (purveyor of Nars, Kiehls and Stila in Australia). I had a look, and sure enough there was the perfect sea green entitled 'High Roller'. On a side note, how on earth do people come up with the nailpolish colour names? I have some truly hilarious ones 'Abricot Fizz', 'Babez blue', 'death by banana' and 'Red red wine'. Do you reckon someone is paid to come up with nailpolish colour names? and if so, how do i get that job?
I know the colour looks pastel blue here but believe me, those babies are a stunning tiffany box blue!
You should see me, i am extremely happy with the result. My nails are a perfect, perfect shade of tiffany box blue, and i feel cute and girly as well as hopelessly chic at the same time. That's the thing about brand recognition, even if the colour itself might have different connotations you are forever shackled to the preconceived notions of that brand. Although the colour itself is quite young and flirty Tiffany's is so well understand as a bastion of sophistication and class that the colour is engendered with these qualities too. All those ideas about tiffany's - upscale and untouchable, elite, quality...
And a further set of notions were added when the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' came out. Departing from the novel in several significant ways it still managed to capture the essence of Holly's character and her almost insane fixation and obsession with the store. It was the child-like woman's only anchor in the busy, frenetic world. Audrey Hepburn made the character her own, if you've read the novel the two Holly Golightlys differ, but Hepburn's quiet beauty and impassioned performance was amazing to watch. Her Holly was a party girl with painful insecurities and harmless quirks who was also hopelessly devoted to the store. The morning spent wandering around with a danish and ballgown perusing the windows, the idea that the only place that she could find comfort was within their marbled walls - Tiffany's represented to her a pillar, the only constant in a life of change.
Like i said, i may be no Holly Golightly, but i can see how she feels. My tastes in jewelry usually run to the more, well, animalistic and avant-garde, but i cherish everything i have from Tiffany's. I suppose it's a little bit of sophistication for a person who is quite rough around the edges. And it really does put a smile on your face. When everything else in my life is running off the train tracks i always try to calm my mind, one of the best ways to do that is to spend an hour of so in tiffany's. There's something about polished silver and diamonds dripping from necklaces that restores all your sanity.
Parfait!
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