Miss Mary, of Fox in Paris showed me a place that she had discovered, which is right up my alley. A store that has gone totally nuts! Read more →
Catégorie : Boutiques
Dangerous Lingerie Shop
I had been planning on investing in a little something for Chéri and I…but I had not committed to anything yet. And then, I was innocently wandering down a lovely street in the Marais, my mind on things like home décor and an « apothicary style » dinning room… I was minding my own business, when this store just came up on… Read more →
Cake & Bake makes me a cake!
Paul Waters a.k.a. « Pastry Boy » of Cake & Bake invited me over to his boutique on rue Lancry in the 10th for an in depth demonstration of how to decorate a cake in fondant. Little did I know the surprise he had in store for me! He had conceptualized a cake just for Prête-Moi Paris! I was thrilled to watch… Read more →
Shoptiques, a unique shopping experience
A new shopping concept has hit the internet shopping scene. This website I am presenting to you has created a venue online where you can shop local boutiques in far away cities. What do I mean? Well… you know that little boutique on rue Montorgueil in Paris that sells items that can only be obtained by WALKING into THAT store…… Read more →
Beauty is all in the Detaille
She was one of the first women in Paris to acquire a motorized vehicle! The wealthy countess of Presle. She loved to drive, but like any self respecting parisienne at the time (or now for that matter) took great care to preserve her beauty while remaining fantastically wild as one of the only women to drive a car around Paris.… Read more →
My Red Bubble Paris boutique!
Bonjour mes cheris! I was introduced via twitter to a site called Red Bubble. A place where designers and creatives can create products with their own designs, and *gasp* sell them! I LOVE the concept! Being a creative junkie myself, and always hungry to « make » something…I hoped on that bandwagon in a Paris minute. So far I only have a… Read more →
Fashion Brunch in Paris
Brunching is THE thing to do in Paris. Make your brunch experience even trendier if you head to the Fashion Brunch IN’a City. For it’s second year in a row, the Fashion Brunch concept createtd by Tiyi of InAcity.fr is hosting weekend events this winter where you can get a fabulous New York style brunch for 25€ with sweet and… Read more →
Nécessaire de Beauté – Serge Lutens
Recently I was graciously invited to join a small panel of bloggers for a presentation of the Serge Lutens make-up line and what he calls the « nécessaire de beauté ». Beauty essentials. I love the Serge Lutens boutique at Palais Royal and have purchased and tested several of his perfumes. I love his work for its originality, it’s search for artistry… Read more →
Chapeaux!
I like things that attach to my extremities… shoes on my feet, rings on my fingers, gloves on my hands and hats on my head! Sadly I have never felt I had a head for hats, but I LOVE hats! I will buy them because I imagine myself sauntering around Paris with this frivolous thing decorating me like some kind… Read more →
Jean Paul Gautier boutique, Paris
Post by Frank G. Cierpial It is said in psychology that if a person knows something to be false but hears it enough times, this person will inevitably begin to believe the falsehood and to question themselves. This is what happens to most designers in the fashion industry. Society has always dictated to us what is considered beautiful or ugly… Read more →