Letters, lookbooks, and a Riviera state of mind.
Block-printed cottons, antique lace, and the recipes we pour on a Friday. This is where the season is told slowly, before it reaches the shop.
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Voile is French for Veil
Somebody described a cotton voile to me this week as feeling cheap, and I have been thinking about it ever since like an absolute crank. A fine voile is harder to weave than a thick one, and it costs more per yard, not less.
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Apéro avec MILLE
vendredi soir — fridays at five
Every Friday, one pairing — the drink, the bite, and the dress to wear while you pour. This week's table:
This week
Le Cocktail
French 75
Make the drink →
Le Grignotage
Smoked Salmon Blinis
Eat the snack →
À Porter
Val Dress in Seashell Embroidery
$348
Wear the dress →
From the Journal
Letters, the movie club, and notes from Minneapolis.
Apéro Avec Mille
Vendredi Soir — The Hugo Spritz & Sicilian Orange Salad
Elderflower and mint from the Alps, oranges and fennel from Sicily - the length of Italy...
The Collection
Michelle’s Closet - the Leo season edit
Twelve pieces from Michelle's own wardrobe, seven ways to wear them, and the extras that finish...
Apéro Avec Mille
Vendredi Soir — The White Negroni & Whipped Ricotta Crostini
The Negroni with a French accent - pale gold, stirred cold, and quietly more interesting than...
Apéro Avec Mille
Vendredi Soir — The French 75 & Smoked Salmon Blinis
Gin hiding under Champagne, named for a field gun - with salmon blinis and dill crème...
MILLE MOVIE CLUB
Now Showing: Stealing Beauty
Sun-warmed stone, a killer soundtrack, and one of my favorite dresses in all of cinema. Monday...
Journal
Déshabillé — Notes for a Heat Wave
The lightest things we own, an ice-cold drink, a cold bite, and five books for the...
Apéro Avec Mille
Vendredi Soir — The Garibaldi & Burrata with Roasted Grapes
Campari from Milan, oranges from Sicily, and a froth that changes everything - with burrata and...
Apéro Avec Mille
Vendredi Soir — The Suze Tonic & Radishes with Poppy Butter
Sunshine in a glass — a bright, lemony, low-ABV French apéritif, with the simplest most French...
The Inspiration
The world of Mille is an escape. It invites beauty and a sense of adventure into daily life — the sun warming your shoulders on a beach in Mexico, and the joy of finding the perfect antique painting at a flea market in Paris.— MILLE
