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Lou Lingerie

Paris Wrap

I’m back in NY where I have to say, the single digit temperatures trump the snowstorm in Paris.  I have had a few days to filter and as I like to do, I am letting the highlights of the Salon De Lingerie surface as I debrief.  As a merchant, that’s my way of finding focus.  I’ll leave the recaps to the trend services and press and give you with some … Read More


The slight shift in the weather this week had me thinking.  I used to go to France every September to shop the stores and attend the fabric shows.  Mandatory on my agenda was a trip to the Marché Aux Puces, the celebratory Paris flea market, where inspiration can jump out from the rambling assemblage of eccentric, elegant and engaging shops.  This shopping mecca is a crossroads of art, steeped in … Read More


I have never had a propensity for birds.  To me, they always provoked images of tiny flying dinosaurs.  I did not understand the great fascination with these flighty creatures until I made the acquaintance of Lily, the beautiful Moluccan cockatoo that resides at my local garden shop.   Lily lives in a large white cage, the delicate wire frame of which manages to enhance her noblesse rather than restrain it.    Lily … Read More


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