The French Scarf

You say it's practically summer so what's with a post on the French scarf?
The French are not putting away their traditional neckwear because the weather has changed and temperatures are rising?

No way!
How is it the French woman can put on this sack-like outfit with a écharpe hanging to the floor and come off looking chic, soigné et avec du syle?
Granted the scarf has history, even if this is an English painting, it's hanging in a French museum (musée Cognaq-Jay) by the way.
More traditional French neck adornment at nearby musée Carnavalet.
The bow still adorns the neck of most French jam jars...

And this chocolate duck could have so easily been sporting a French scarf don't you think?

A French scarfy twist on this intensely chocolate-carmelized Saint Honore creation at Pierre Herme.

Here a French kid get's early scarf training.

*Note the color co-ordination going on here.

This little French girl got the training...

Back view. I could use some training...

Here's the "double scarf" - one used as a shawl/cape base for the other twisted on top.

The "shawl" scarf on its own...

Just a touch of red scarf showing color co-ordinated to go with a green food cart...

Here the French scarf evolves into the casually knotted sweater neck adornment...

The scarf here color co-ordinated with the salade at Cojean...

"How could you leave your écharpe at home?"

My all-time favorite French scarf by artist BEN and no longer available. I pine for this écharpe...

Now I get it! This is a French écharpe the baguette is wearing!

With or without the French scarf, the baguette is generally irresistable. sigh...

BONJOUR JEUDI!

Paris Posh Places

YSL Avenue Georges V, original watercolor, 9" x 11"

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Have you ever walzed into the YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) boutique on 7, Avenue George V in Paris?

Givenchy Avenue Georges V, original watercolor, 9" x 11"

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Or what about Givenchy at 3, Avenue George V right next door?

Easy as pie right?

Avenue Montaigne in the 8th arrondissement is chock-a-block with some of Paris' poshes places, as is Avenue George V also.
I have yet to set foot in Jimmy Choo at 34 Avenue Montaigne...
This facade inside Chanel's window gave me hope, but when I saw the guard at the door I took off rapidement...
Anne says Cafe L'Avenue at 41, av Montaigne is overpriced. Maybe that's why Beyonce, Jay-Z, Bruce Willis hang out there? I have yet to try their hot chocolate...
Look! Someone wearing white shoes is walzing into Nina Ricci? I hope they are not sneakers...hmmm
Dior? Forgettaboutit! Never happen - me walzing in that is. If only they had macarons I could get up my courage...
Don't I need a diamond-encrusted bag to enter?
Or else an extremely LARGE bag?
Or maybe an extremely LARGE scarf?
I did get up my courage and walk into the Plaza-Athenee, because they are famous for their macarons and I was hoping to run into one in the lobby. No such luck, but I did take a peek at the desserts menu. 32 euros for ONE dessert OUCH!

Anne somehow managed to drag me into Louis Vuitton on 101, Avenue des Champs Elysées and nothing deleterious happened. In fact it was fun. But as you can see here, all sorts of people are pouring in with small bags, no scarfs and white shoes, so anything goes I guess...
Chocolatier Fouquet just off of Avenue Montaigne at 22, Rue François 1er, is one posh Paris place where I feel relatively comfortable. The surrounding essence of chocolate helps alot.

I even bought something and didn't worry about breaking the bank.

Have you walzed into Paris' posh places and lived to tell the tale?

Please tell all!

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BONJOUR PARIS POSH PLACES!!

Last Week in NYC

SPRING has truly arrived in New York City with the grand opening of London's TOP SHOP down on Broadway in Soho...
Of course flowers too are bursting out all over like here on 5th Avenue and 58th street.
The city has kindly planted masses of tulips on many streets....
The trees this spring are pretty spectacular like here in front of The Plaza Hotel...
You can not truly experience spring in NYC without munching on a Sabrett hot dog...the taste will not be spectacular but it's a very New Yorkie thing to do...
Dean & Deluca's floral selection has exploded. Choices, choices...
Over on Madison Avenue, Barney's windows are full of the "Blue Project" - they gave top New York designers some old scraps of blue jeans and said, "Go create!"
British Designer Matthew Williamson rocked H&M last Thursday but I got there on Friday...TOO $%^#@ LATE for this jacket :(
Back in the new TOP SHOP these shoes rocked the joint...
As did the massive throngs of lookers...
At the Society of Illustrators on East 63d street there's a wonderful show of fashion illustrations not to be missed if you love drawing!

The master of fashion drawing, Kenneth Paul Block was the central focus of the show...

I LOVE these wild and free sketches of Richard Rosenfeld...

How can you not feel nostalgia for this sketch/doodle of master draftsman, Joe Eula of Jackie Onassis being fitted at Halstons...

And Joe Eula did these quickie sketches for Halston's first collection since he didn't own a polaroid camera! The exhibit closes May 1. Run and see it if you love beautiful drawings. I went twice...

There are signs plastered all over town for a quick way to get to Paris - by subway no less! To see Gustave Caillebotte's Impressionist Paintings from Paris at the Brooklyn Museum...

Do you know the wonderful artwork of Nathalie Lété? I got me some Paris over at Anthropologie. I love my new Eiffel Tower plate of Nathalies...

This little New Yorker in Soho has on the best Spring outfit I've seen yet!

BONJOUR MARDI!