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I just returned from Berlin, which of course is a city with no shortage of amazing chocolate. However, as my heart is always (in part) in France, I turn to that country for this first post upon my return: French chocolate-scented stamps!! To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of cacao beans at the port city of Bayonne,
the French postal service (La Poste) has issued a set of stamps
depicting scenes from the history and manufacture of chocolate. Best of
all: microcapsules in the ink provide a chocolate scent that will
reportedly last up to two years. Yum. I hope to get to Paris in the next couple of months (at least before Christmas, I hope!): who wants me to pick some up for you?
Five baby swans were born just four or so days ago on the lake in Prospect Park! They are adorable. Here is a picture of a very protective mama swan and her little ones. What a special thing to witness.
Sigh. Here is a perfect little beyond-chic film to pick up your day - "Lady Noire," starring Marion Cotillard. Starring with Mme Cotillard is the now- iconic "Lady Dior" bag - and, of course, the city of Paris.
This is the first of four short mystery films - apparently clues are also available on Twitter (but I haven't dug them up yet). Perfect entertainment for a rainy Thursday afternoon in NYC. Enjoy!
I so admire the mind of Karl Lagerfeld - he's in his late 70s, and his mind and creativity never stops. Here's his latest creation - I don't know the pricetag of this little baby (love the 2.55 bag on the handlebars!), but you can bet a pretty penny (a Chanel bicycle can top 12k!) - this Chanel Segway is ... ummmm . . . extremely extravagant. For the fashionista who has everything and yet wants to look chic and dorky . . .
Speaking of sneakers (see my last post), other than running around the park in my Nike Air Structure Triax(es) (the running shoe model I've worn exclusively for the last 15 or so years), I really don't wear any . . . until now. Check out my adorable gold glittery sneakers from Converse. They are the classic All Star model . . . and they make me very happy! They are more difficult to find these days, so dig about online and you might be lucky enough to get your own pair!
My FAVORITE blog in the world is that of the very charming French fashion illustrator (and fashionista in her own rite), Garance Dore. I get a little sliver of inspiration, charm and humor from her every day . . . Definitely bookmark her site and enjoy it daily, she is a sweet French treat (sans calories!). And have a great weekend, everyone!
Here is her entry from today:
Five ultra girly things I did this week:
+ Went to go get some flats as I knew I would be walking around all day, cracked and bought a pair of stilettos. I then walked around in them all day. Night rolls around and you could’ve given me some Uggs still would have been kissing your feet.
+ Ordered steamed salmon and a coffee at a restaurant and then proceeded to eat half a jar of nutella when I got home.
+ Decided it was spring already, put on a light little skirt and took myself for a walk. It was not at all the springtime I was expecting. You guys have any Kleenex? Something for a red nose? Watery eyes?
+ Wanted to paint my nails coral to celebrate spring’s arrival with my feet, even if I still had my winter shoes on. The beautician promised me that thanks to their magic little machine, they’d be dry in 20 minutes flat, that I could put my shoes right back on without smudging the polish. She lied.
+ I have officially put a restraining order on myself. I must at all times keep a 20 foot perimeter between me and a bag that Sofia Coppola did for Louis Vuitton because of the risk of potential irresistibility. I passed by Louis Vuitton and I just couldn’t do it. I asked to see one a little closer. The blue one, thank you. Yes, in suede. More than $3,000. So now I’ve expanded the red zone to four acres.
Inspired by the Atlanta photo project by Jay from The Plug*, Glamour magazine's Sex-Love-Life blog Smitten left two disposable cameras on park benches--one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn, to see what would happen. Would they be stolen? Would people take rude photos? Here are the results . . . A sampling below:
