Bresil at Bon Marche

Bresil week is coming to Le Bon Marche on Wednesday the 10th - I went to take a peek last Saturday

I am sooo saudage do Bresil if someone handed me a ticket today I would be off and away immediatement! I mean it...

I thought maybe this gorgeous scarf was part of the upcoming Bresil promotion but vendeuse L. said, non, not till Wednesday. I would have bought it (55€) but I didn't have my credit cards on me. More about that later.

L. Could easily pass as a Braziliera IMHO. L. said she was wearing L'Oreal eyeliner (which she says...shhh also makes YSL). Natch I ran off to Monoprix and bought it (see above) but so far I'm not looking gorge like L.

If you want to catch what Parisians are wearing walk next door to Le Grand Epicerie. Show up late on a Saturday when every chic chick does her shopping for some insane reason - the lines at the cash register are truly daunting. This is perhaps the chicest Parisian I've seen ever. This subtle jacket with the ruffled peplum is incroyable in my books. Non?

I'm speechless with admiration...

It's still chilly here and the BIG scarf is still in.

Another well dressed Parisian

Les mecs/guys are wearing terrif scarves too by the way

These two Bon Marche trainees had matching tuxedo stripes down the sides of their tights. Mignon non?

Leopard accessories will Always be IN in Paris and they don't have to match.

*Speaking of essential accessories here's the latest scam you should know about. Rick got 'skimmed' I think it's called. Someone on the street or anywhere can scan you with a phone-like gizmo completely without your knowing it. And boom, -$13,000 short 2 weeks later when the bank calls, you find out ALL of your info was taken. PIN numbers and everything. It helps if your credit cards are stacked on top of each other. Then the reading is a mashup. But for safety sake get a little metal box for your cards or use tin foil on cardboard like Rick did front and back.

Flight attendant D. got her metal box in Tokyo for 100 yen/$1.04. I looked and so far they're 25 euros and come from Spalding's in NYC. Amazon has one for $5 bucks. I'm not carrying my credit cards till I get one. Be sure and get yours before you travel. Better safe than sorry. Muji carries them too.

Will I see any PBers at Bresil at Bon Marche?

And the darling PB Braziliera who kindly offered to bring me a pair of Havaianas and I idiotically said no,

YES YES I WANT THEM! Por favore

Size 9 1/2 any color any which way.

Quelle idiot moi :(

Bom dia + Tudo Bom

Brazil Day NYC

Yesterday was BRAZIL DAY 2010 in New York. 

The streets were filled with dancing.
Especially 46th street. 

You HAVE to wear green and yellow on Brazil Day ya know... Brasilieras are some of the most naturally beautiful people on the planet tudo bom! Bodaciousness comes naturale... Hair? Lots of hair...

Fun! Does anyone have as much fun like Brasilieras?

I doubt it.

Buy buy buy!

Get ready for carnevale now even if it is in February!

I shoulda bought this tank top...

And this sarong - only $20 bucks...

Havianas...

I did buy something to eat...

I bought this...

What is it?

I did not buy this!

I did not buy any Baiana vatapa -a dish from Bahia made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.

The lines were sooooo long.

This Biana grandmother was making it on the spot

TUDO BEM TUDO MONDO!!!

Saudade Do Brasil

Did you see Eat Pray Love yet?

It will make you want to catch the next flight out for Bali...

It made me want to run back to Brazil... And not just because Javier Bardem (who is Spanish) plays such a terrific Brasileiro. But the EAT PRAY LOVE soundtrack has at least 3 Brazilian songs that break your heart.9. Samba Da Bençáo / Bebél Gilberto 4:47
10. Wave / João Gilberto 4:42
12. 'S Wonderful / João Gilberto 4:11
Especially if you went to Brazil 5 times in the '80's and haven't been back...
About a week ago I went to see FELA and they insist the audience get up and dance, which is alot like being back in Brazil again...


Even Francois Simon of Le Figaro is talking about Brazilian food this weekend, so maybe the stars are aligning and trying to tell me something? The food in Brazil is unbelievable! The fruitas! OMG You can get avocado milkshakes on most street corners in Rio, while hanging out in your bikini... And the meat! I don't eat much meat anymore, but in Brazil, I would eat it everyday... You put a kind of salsa on the meat called Brazilian vinegrette...
miam-miam

Wendy said...In 2006, I met Carla daudt, a girl who studied patisserie in Paris and now sells macarons here in Rio! The result of this was that in marriage I contracted a table full of macarons instead of the traditional pastries. It was a success! So I went searching in the bottom of my closet for the one lone souvenir left from my 5 trips to Brazil... This tiny vintage' bikini which hasn't a snowballs chance of fitting me anymore. BUMBUM IPANEMA is still in business though... Can we arrange an exchange BUMBUM?
I don't think I ever had the nerve to wear this anywhere. Not even the crazy beautiful beaches of Brazil...
I do think I could fit into Gisele's flip flops though...

Maybe Rio sometime in January..?
Bom Dia Adriana, Pedro-Paulo, tudo mondo
Tudo Bem
If you're PB Brazilian reader give a shout-out!
Obrigada!
Saudade do Brasil pronounced (so-dag-ji) a Brazilian word for a feeling of nostalgic longing for something or someone that one was fond of and which is lost...