Luxury & the white shirt exercise

“Le luxe, ce n’est pas le contraire de la pauvreté mais celui de la vulgarité.”

Coco Chanel

Le luxe (lat. luxus) est le mode de vie consistant à pratiquer des dépenses somptuaires et superflues, dans le but de s’entourer d’un raffinement fastueux ou par pur goût de l’ostentation, par opposition aux facteurs ne relevant que de la stricte nécessité. Par extension, le luxe désigne également tous les éléments et pratiques permettant de parvenir à ce niveau de vie. Cet aspect d’inutilité est si marquant qu’il est à la base de l’expression péjorative « C’est du luxe ! » qui condamne un investissement déraisonnable.

(French Wikipedia)

luxury (plural luxuries )

very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
something desirable but expensive.
something very pleasant but not really needed in life.

(English Wiktionary)

luxe

adjective

expensive and of high quality; luxurious: the luxe 65-room Four Seasons hotel

Origin: mid 16th century: from French, from Latin luxus ‘abundance’. Compare with deluxe

adj de luxe [dəˈluks, deˈlaks]

luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind: a deluxe hotel

Origin: early 19th century: French de luxe, literally ‘of luxury’

(Oxford Dictionaries)

I was just remembering this quote while looking for a white shirt for myself.

Mission almost impossible – it is really hard to find the ideal cut with the perfect fabric anywhere, especially when you’re not a shopaholic.

Almost like the definition of the word “luxury” – wich becomes a personal interpretation after all.

I have a small collection of white shirts since some years now – a luxury after some persons, but a necessity for me.

After seeing last week at Bigotti such a great choice of shirts for men, I was inspired for my summer wardrobe. There’s nothing quite like a perfectly cut white shirt, freshly ironed, to match a skirt or a pair of jeans with high heels.