These Red-Letter Days

AS THE RED ROSES IN THE BEDROOM BEGIN TO WILT, strangely much faster than do the pink ones, I find myself drawn to the scarlet color, putting more and more of it on my winter-chapped lips -I really shouldn't- and hunting for it on every rack in Catalunya, rebaixes or not.

But alas, the passionate color escapes me, being an absentee amongst all the baby pinks and blues and minty-fresh greens seizing the stores lately. And as I am close to depleting my boyfriend's bank account, having strolled into one too many rebaixes in the past two weeks, not to mention Michelin-starred eateries scattered commonplace in this dining haven of a city, I turn to digital dreaming for my fill; i.e. browser window shopping. Browser window browsing?

Such a busy February it's been. 20 days and it feels like eternity.

And yet, really. It's only just begun.

Azzedine Alaïa wool and knitted dresses, www.10corsocomo-theshoponline.com