fan said: Beautiful pastoral
In the past two years, many people have become more and more yearning for pastoral life.
Recently, Tang Wei talked about "Peasant Women's Sutra" with her partner Park Hae Il and the host on the Korean TV show "Civilization Emergency". She said that she has been busy with farming this year. Not only did she pull weeds and plant soil in her own vegetable garden, she also Helping people raise chickens and rabbits ↓
Tang Wei in front of the camera has exquisite makeup and elegant clothes, but she is very down-to-earth in life. She likes to use sulfur soap to wash her face, wears a straw hat and goes to tend the vegetable garden. She seems to enjoy her identity as a "farmer's wife" more than a glamorous female star~
Isabella Rossellini, a smash hit in the 1980s (one of the highest paid models in the world, her mother is a Swedish national treasure Super actress Ingrid Bergman ) , after leaving the spotlight, she also became a farmer's wife who lives with vegetables, fruits, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep all day long. Young professionals have also joined the "farming army" and lived the pastoral life they have longed for. The now popular food blogger Mimi Thorisson fled Paris when she was 36 years old and moved with her family to the countryside of the Medoc in Bordeaux. They lived a self-sufficient life of planting in spring and harvesting in autumn. She was praised as For the youth version of "Grandma Tasha".
Whether picking in the countryside or having a picnic outdoors, the family always appears neatly in the photo, and the quiet years are recorded one by one by the photographer husband. His Instagram signature is "Lovely Children & her". You can feel the love through the screen, which makes people envious.
Mimi particularly enjoys this free pastoral life and is very happy to share it with more people. In her spare time, she runs the blog Magner and compiles food experiences into books. She was also invited to do two programs on the French Food Channel.
More and more people are attracted by her pastoral lifestyle. Not only "Vogue", "Figaro", "Traveler" and other major magazines have thrown olive branches to her↓
Ralph Lauren, Loro Piana, Amarni, Dior, Etro Other big brands also favor her~
The well-known French children's clothing brand Bonpoint also invited her daughter to catwalk, which shows the popularity of the whole family.
Today the model owner will tell you about this "most beautiful peasant woman" in Southern France and see how she creates a unique French pastoral style~ You can also click on the video number to quickly learn ↓
Business style
Pastoral home
Renovation of the 19th century Stone house, self-sufficient farm
Mimi and her current husband Oddur are both married for the second time. The couple originally lived in Paris with their children and dogs. As a TV host and producer, although she earns a high salary, her life is fast-paced and she often travels to different countries and cities. She is unable to spend time with her children and dogs.
As the children and dogs grew up, the house became more and more crowded; she happened to be pregnant, and she didn’t want to run around anymore. In order to give them more room for growth and high-quality companionship, the young couple, Eva and her dog-loving couple, decided to give up everything in the city and move to the countryside.
After a field trip, they finally set their sights on Medoc, a small town in southern France that is six hours drive from Paris. Not only is it a vast area with few people, it is also a famous wine-producing area in France. People who love food and wine live here. Couldn't be more appropriate.
The natural scenery is also beautiful, with blue sky, white clouds, and beautiful mountains and clear waters. It is simply the "dream town (village)" in their minds~
In 2011, 36-year-old Mimi moved into the countryside with her family of five and four dogs. The new home is a stone house with 15 bedrooms. There is no need to worry about not having enough room for a large family.
There is also a large garden in the backyard. Open the window and you will be filled with natural fragrance. The family can have an outdoor picnic anytime and anywhere↓
Children and dogs can run and play to their heart's content. This is simply impossible in Paris where land is precious. .
If there is any disadvantage, it is that it is relatively old. The restoration and maintenance of this old house, which was built in the 1870s, is a big project. On the basis of retaining the original characteristics of the house, they used local materials for renovation. For example, they decorated the mottled walls with flowers and green plants, framed butterfly and insect plant specimens and hung them on the wall for decoration, and shot pastoral blockbusters in minutes. ↓
There are always flowers on the dining table, and the colorful food looks delicious. Even the pots used for cooking are fully utilized. Large and small ones are hung all over the wall in an orderly manner, which is very lively and interesting.
The original wood flooring and furniture have soft tones and are paired with various old objects, full of the flavor of the old times.
The painted floor tiles and printed wallpaper are in line with the pastoral aesthetics, making people relaxed and comfortable~
The balcony is also used, with French flag-colored lounge chairs and a simple iron sofa bed. When the weather is nice, you can enjoy the sun and cool breeze here. , extremely comfortable~
After the renovation of the old house, the family officially started a busy and peaceful rural life. They opened up a farm to grow various fruits and vegetables, and also raised a bunch of poultry and small animals. In spring, Mimi took her children to cultivate seedlings and take care of flowers and plants. Their footprints and figures were left all over the mountains and plains↓
When the harvest season came, the family carried baskets to the fields and trees to harvest and pick. Every detail of their daily life was taken care of by Iceland's husband Oddur, a photographer, recorded everything with loving lenses~
Being tired is really tiring, and a good harvest is also a really good harvest, including pumpkins, purple potatoes, radishes, onions, green vegetables... everything ↓
She can also transform into a "mushroom witch" and collect expensive ingredients such as porcini mushrooms in the forest outside the house. The hard-working family gradually leads a "primitive" life of self-cultivation and self-sufficiency.
Although there are no bustling department stores or lively playgrounds here, you can go to the morning market, picnic on the outdoor grass, and adventure in the forest after the rain...
In this country paradise far away from the hustle and bustle, children can enjoy the pastoral scenery. Growing up happily without restraint~
Pastoral delicacies
Picked with the left hand and cooked with the right hand, the color matching and presentation are very attractive
Mimi was born in a family of "foodies". Her father took her everywhere to find delicious food since she was a child. Her grandmother and aunt are both chefs. Therefore, she has a natural love for food and feels that food is both a way of life and a part of culture. She advocates a green and healthy diet, so most of the ingredients are taken from her own vegetable garden and outdoor forest, which makes her very appetizing↓
Pick with her left hand and cook with her right hand. She does it happily and her family can eat with confidence~
In this process, She gradually came up with the idea of turning her hobby into a career. Although there are many food bloggers now, this idea was still cool and advanced ten years ago.
So Mimi opened a blog, where she not only posted about various fresh ingredients and the picking process ↓
, but also uploaded the finished products together with the recipes after carefully arranging them. It was a very ordinary dessert, embellished with flowers, fresh and attractive. The pastoral atmosphere came out immediately.
She has a high aesthetic quotient and is very good at color matching. The contrast between red and green is particularly visually stunning, and you can feel the beauty of nature through the pictures.
The cream cake is sprinkled with delicate petals, giving it a sense of beauty like a human face and peach blossoms complementing each other↓
Plating is also a strong point, and the photographer husband is very good at composing and framing photos, so whether it is a simple salad or an elaborate meal , all special films, which make people very appetizing at first sight~
In addition, Mimi also has her own food philosophy, perhaps inspired by the 24 solar terms in China. She will choose the most suitable ones in different seasons. Ingredients for cooking. During the spring season, she will pick the limited-time blooming Sophora japonica flowers, wrap them in flour and butter to make deep-fried Sophora japonica cakes, and sprinkle a layer of powdered sugar on the surface while they are still hot. Pair them with champagne or wine, which is delicious and elegant. .
In summer, roast duck breast is suitable for grapevines, in autumn, roasted celery tart with porcini mushrooms, in winter, especially at Christmas, plump roasted guinea fowl with herbs is a must-have delicacy... These are all written in her gourmet book "Country Four Seasons Kitchen" 》~
As a French blogger, it is not uncommon to know how to cook Italian and French meals. What is rare is that she is even good at Chinese food, which is due to her mixed-race identity and growth experience. She once wrote an article about the taste of Shanghai in her blog, saying that children especially love tea eggs, and gave tea eggs a new name "spider man eggs". Egg fried rice and wontons are also easy to find, and the difficulty is She also cooks the higher Hainanese Chicken Rice ~
Of course, superb cooking skills and beautiful pictures are just the first step to break out of the industry. Being able to become famous for many years naturally has her own uniqueness. Her many years of working experience in a television station have taught her how to collect information. She does not just provide boring recipes and simple finished products, but creates family-centered creations, naturally integrating food, beautiful scenery and people. This way, she presents a Southern French pastoral. Life can be rich and moving.
She pays attention to food culture and believes that the kitchen is like the heart of the human body, which can closely connect the entire family together. She lets the children do what they can, while her husband is responsible for taking photos and recording↓
From meal preparation to dining, the whole family can participate in the whole process, which gives them a full sense of accomplishment. You can feel the family's love for food and life through the screen, which is particularly contagious.
Pastoral outfit
Full of French style, creating an aesthetic atmosphere
Mimi, who gave up her job at the TV station and faded out of the Paris fashion circle, even though she moved to the countryside and lived a simple life as a full-time farmer + cook, she never lost her pursuit of beauty. . Whether in the field or in the kitchen, she always dresses up beautifully, and is more delicate than flowers~
As a mixed-race Chinese and French woman, Mimi has both the gentleness and sophistication of an oriental woman and the romantic elegance of a French woman. All kinds of dresses are her favorite. The wind-blown grass and white clothes directly bring out the lazy and charming pastoral atmosphere.
If you want to create a French pastoral style, nature is always the best prop, and the printed long skirt is the most French-style item. Mimi was interviewed by "Vogue". She wore a white blue and white dress with a wide-brimmed straw hat. Against the background of green leaves, the whole person is more delicate and smart↓
In addition to contrasting colors, it can also echo the background.For example, this feather-embellished printed dress (designed by Milan "Retro Queen" JJ Martin) , the floral pattern on it matches the flower background very well.
These two printed skirts also make clever use of the natural background: for the dress on the left, Mimi specially layered a green velvet gown outside the black printed skirt, which can not only blend into the background but also enrich the sense of layering; the cashew flower dress on the right, It also uses the contrasting colors of nature and my daughter to enhance the visual impact and make it unforgettable.
Attended the Ralph Lauren Home cocktail party. This wrap skirt is also very pastoral. The red and yellow print on the skirt looks a bit like tomatoes and scrambled eggs. It can be said that it fits the theme of home quite well. DVF, which specializes in wrap skirts, has many similar items. The classic wrap style + printed design, the upper body is very charming~
In the summer, she will choose floral suspender skirts with higher skin exposure, fresh and bright The pattern is very eye-catching, and with delicious food as props, it is a powerful interpretation of "beautiful and delicious". Don't be too full of pastoral atmosphere~
Speaking of French style, the retro-charming plaids and stripes will naturally not be absent. Mother and daughter can wear them together. More atmospheric. Mimi took a promotional photo for Zara Home. The lapel plaid dress on her body is very period style, like a wonderful girl coming out of a retro illustrated magazine. The dolls are so cute in the checkered skirt ~
was born in France The striped shirts of Brittany have been popular from the Napoleonic period to the present, implying adventure, freedom and dreams, and are also the soul of French style. The sea soul shirt of YSL is very classic, and children’s clothing such as Bonpoint and Petit Bateau are good choices.
Natural and comfortable linen fabric is also an important part of French style. It is light, breathable and elegant. It is suitable for both adults and children to wear in summer.
Although the color is plain, she is very good at using accessories to add attention. For example, she paired it with large metal earrings and stacked bracelets of different materials. The eye-catching effect is not inferior to the printed look ~
In addition to accessories, a suitable bag, It can also be the finishing touch. The first choice is naturally the original color rattan or straw bag. Carrying it while walking on the country road with the dog will give you a feeling of peace and tranquility.
In addition to dogs, flowers, fruits, and bread are also good helpers to enhance the pastoral atmosphere↓
An ordinary canvas bag, Mimi put tulips in it, and paired it with a fresh and bright printed long skirt, even if she left The streets of Italy are also very pastoral.
Loro Piana, who is low-key and luxurious, also exudes an elegant and casual taste. LP Sesia is inspired by rivers, intertwined with boats and water, giving it a tranquil and natural beauty ~
Well, as for how Mimi Thorisson created the French pastoral style, the fan will share it here first this time.
Regarding her experience, Mimi said it was a great adventure. Although not everyone can give up everything to pursue like her, but through her, we also see another possibility of life. Even though we are thousands of miles away, we can still feel the beauty of nature.
For Mimi, life is about "pursuing your dreams, your passion and your love, and maintaining your beauty". Finding a state of life that can satisfy the soul is a great happiness for each of us. .
The ideal life may not necessarily be in the countryside, but it must be hidden deep in your heart. I also hope that every fan friend can find his or her own dream life and have joy and happiness.
