Sisley

I like to surround myself with eclectic folks sometimes that can lead to interesting situations, like arriving home to a man in a tutu playing a ukulele in my kitchen in San Francisco, I always remembered he looked at me like I was odd… Perhaps he had a point.
So how on earth does that lead into a review about minimalist, sharp lines that are the trademark of Sisley? You know I have no idea but bear with me and perhaps a flash of connection will burst forth.
I have a few friends in the fashion business. I adore them but I loathe shopping with them, they are ruthless examining clothes,
‘The stitching Annie. Check the stitching!
Eh it’s nice.
And the material… No no no that will not hold.
Hold what? My boobs?
That line does not suit your proportions.
What line?
Come on lets go elsewhere,’ and out we exit dramatically in a flurry of perfume and frills.
And so that exchange continues for several hours in the shopping day but thankfully Sisley is where we agree. I am not scared of colour but I also love simple understated chic and this place has it in buckets and reasonably priced too.
So now I must reach a conclusion sentence and somehow marry my sporadic thoughts… The man in the tutu should never meet my fashion diva friends because they will steal his tutu and put him in fashion lock-​down. I assume that’s a bad place that fashion victims are sent to…
Yes I’m odd… Ah! There is the connection, full circle baby!

Sisley is owned by the same company that owns United Colors of Benetton and it’s strange because I pretty much hate UCB and pretty much love Sisley. Well I guess it isn’t all that strange, because they’re absolutely nothing alike. While Benetton is laughing loudly with its mouth open, Sisley is smirking knowingly with an eyebrow raised.
The style is what I, as an American, would call Very Euro. Chic, sophisticated, simple and saucy. Understand and elegant but sexy as hell. Their apparel is both dressy and casual, and very wearable. Nothing you buy here will go out of style soon. This is a great place to find a perfect Little Black Dress that isn’t the same boring thing every other girl has.
The menswear is particularly compelling, though it is rather fitted and most suited for slender guys. If you’re the stocky, or beefy type or if you have a ghetto-​booty, this place probably won’t work for you. But if you are skinny and like a professional, fashionable and sexy look, is your place. Some people think Sisley is a gay man’s dream, but I disagree. People need to get it out of their heads that straight guys cannot or should not look fashionable.