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Showing posts with label leche-vitrine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leche-vitrine. Show all posts
Thursday, December 23, 2010
I took this shot in October of Galeries Lafayette rather early Xmas tree...
The rest of the Paris Xmas window photos are THANKS to Anne Corrons of MesVitrines NYC.Please click on the photos to see more detail and immerse yourself in Paris vitrines!
MERCI ANNE!!!
First off Galeries Lafayette Rockette bears...
And their Mama Mia musical theme - Do not ask me what this has to do with xmas puleeze.
OTOH next door at Printemps the windows are truly magical.
I have no idea what's going on here but j'adore!
Clique and you tell me.
More mysteries...
MIAM!
Printemps does verte et rouge too
Let the soiree commence!
Chanel is sticking with a traditionally white snowy theme (of which there is plenty in Paris) and cutout doilies - tres femme blablabla
While Dior is thinking ahead and pushing post-Xmas cruise wear in their vitrines...hmmm
I'm all for Kenzo's Parisien biker yanking....
A slew of Parisien soiree-goers, perhaps over to...
Over to Repetto perhaps to get their dancing shoes?
So they can dance their way over to Jean-Paul Hevin for a portable Xmas tree of macarons non?!et merci encore! :)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Stalking bottes/boots in Paris requires some work...
Hanging out in le Grand Epicerie is an awfully good way...
To catch up...
On what boots THEY are wearing...
Another option is go to a hot exhibit like Basquiat at the musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris...
Get on the very long line and just watch the latest Paris boots walze by...
Sometimes the boots get fed up with standing on line and sit down to wait. I got fed up waiting after an hour, but I saw a lot of fashion...
A bit of leche-vitrine/window shopping is required for trend following...
The riding style boots, L'Aigle are very hot now in Paris...
Carrying around their signature bag is de rigeur...
'Uggish' boots have made a comeback - these in Sonia's vitrine...
Added multi-straps update them...
One could get away with wearing one's old Uggs I suppose...
But when Galerie Lafayettes has a special promotion of Uggs + Jimmy Choo...
Offering jazzed up versions...
Who can resist?
A careful inspection is essential...
The prix - 740 euros, could help one curb ones impulsivity I suppose...hmmm
One does wonder how French Girls...
Eat all these divine desserts and yet fit into the skin-tight boots seen dans la rue...
True some Frenchies are quite busy working off those tartes...
I alone, was not wearing boots in Paris, but your friendly stalker-in-the-street must think of comfort 1st and be able to stalk another day...BONJOUR PARIS BOOTS!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Deluxe Tea time,watercolor, 9" x 11"I'm reading a thriller I wanted to tell you about! There's no blood or guts like some books out there. Like Girl with The Dragon Macaron Tatoo, which I dropped in the bin after 10 pages and ran screaming for help...
An SF wine expert told me about Dana Thomas' Deluxe:How luxury Lost Its Luster and I'm enthralled. It's the perfect summer read or plane read or anytime read. It's a page-turner.
Deluxe gives us the inside scoop on the major high-end fashion brands, particularly Louis Vuitton. Remember I took you inside the grand Avenue de Champs-Elysee flagship store?
There's a huge new shop now in Bloomies...
Photo c/o Elle JapanAuthor Thomas takes you behind the scenes of these best name status brands we've come to associate with must-have luxury. She tears out the lining and looks inside. Things are not what they once were. Formerly family-owned companies have been gobbled up by the conglomerates and the picture ain't pretty. Certainly past quality for the select few has made way for quantity for the masses.
Is it all 'Dreckitude' now? Read the book. 
Dana Thomas says, "Marc Jacobs is King of Paris fashion." I caught him leche-vitrine.
The King with Miss Piggy...
Another point Deluxe makes is the essential role of the perfume industry to support these top luxury fashion brands. And don't we feel good when we own a just few ounces of a brand name no matter how tiny the bottle or how costly?
Everyone on the planet knows SATC2 is opening today - an over-the-top excess of conspicuous luxury consumption if ever there was one. Nevermind that. W.H. Smith, my favorite hangout in Paris, is having a slew of fun events starting yesterday!Dana Thomas will be reading at Cafe Etienne Marcel next Thursday. I'll try to catch her before I board the Chunnel. Elizabeth Bard of Lunch in Paris, Jamie Cat Callan of French Women Don't Sleep Alone and David Lebovitz of Ready For Dessert will be there on various days too. So if you're in Paris for Gawd's sake high tail it over there. It's bound to be great fun!
In honor of Sex and The City 2 Bergdorfs has put on some splendid windows full of luxe items...
Window designer David Hoey loves camels and they pop up frequently in the windows for no reason at all. OK so there's a camel or three in the movie.
Cary's closet full of stuff that Thomas talks about in Deluxe...ahem
One terrific thing Deluxe did for me was demystify the big name brands. I have every intention of waltzing into all the posh Paris joints and acting like I own the place. I will be FEARLESS! Very fearless. Well I'm gonna try. Famous last words...
I have absolutement pas no fear waltzing into any posh Parisien pastry shop. I feel right at home. I know I don't have to worry about being served up any ersats counterfeit macarons bien sur. Have you read this book? Do tell.
PS *note Parisbreakfast has had a face lift-it's the REAL thing too.
BONJOUR DELUXE!
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