New York Windows

Is it ever too late to look at Bergdorf's Halloween windows? Non! A McQueen witch.

At Barney's an homage to Louboutin - red heels rotates...

Ouch!

Fluffy furry man purse at Prada...

Lanvin fully clothed girls jump out of gift boxes...

Next door La Perla girls show what to wear underneath...

Parisien La Maison du Chocolat turkeys are decked out in fluff!

A window full of Paris pumpkin fluff...

Ralph Lauren Children is ready for Xmas...

Bear is ready to jump into this canoe...

William Greenberg Desserts is getting ready for Xmas. A passerby said I'd missed the snowman. I'll have to go back...

In a French decor window on Madison Ave. an 'Eat More Cake' pillow. I'm off to eat more Chocolate at the NY Chocolate show.

Full report tomorrow/a demain

BONJOUR NY WINDOWS!

Paris Fluff

While out window shooting I kept seeing bits of fluff hither and thither...
It's true many Frenchmen still apply a fluffy badger brush to their chins. It's also true exactly a year ago I came to a similar conclusion of the prevalent appearence of Paris fluff.

French women have no 5 o'clock shadows to hide but nevermind. Fluff is decorating their chinlines this season.

Fluff + sequins is an unbeatable combo this season evidently...

Sonia's fluffy sleeves will hide a multitude of sins I guess...

Most Paris fluff is fake but this major furry fling looks real to me...

Cuff your boots with fluff...

Or better yet fluff line them for a warming effect...

Christian Louboutin heels with fox bits inside instead of your feet?

Not real fluffy bears cosy up on Bvd St. Germain...

Very real fluff getting buffeted on a coin de la rue...

Fluffy Saint Honores have always been 'in' in Paris.

Remembrances of fluff past - I once had a cat named 'Fluffy' till he peed in a plant on my mother's dinner table. Then he mysteriously 'ran away' I was told.

BONJOUR FLUFF!

New York Girls

I always wonder how Bill Cunningham does it?

Capture the New York Girl with such dash and ease..? Yesterday as I was slogging through the 90 degree heat, the New York Girl was everywhere! New York tourists are always looking up, so they completely miss her... Or they're looking and shooting each other at New York 'monuments' like Rock Center...The way to find the TRUE New York Girl (or NYG) is to look at the ground... Fab sandals everywhere. Does this NYG have a twisted ankle? Divinely simple Gucci sandals - how could I miss the logos all over... The Gucci's owner - quite soigne and all in neutrals.

Paris Dogs Rule

Does your pampered pet have a diamond collar? Paris dogs do.

Postcards available on every street corner immortalize Paris dogs... Paris dogs are in every art galerie vitrine on the Left Bank... There are many "don'ts" in Paris. One BIG "do" is it's OK to pet a strange dog. If you take your pup to Le Comptoir for Gawds sake take a blankie!
It can be quite chilly if you sit outside... La Mom in Paris sent me this adorable photo of a pampered Paris pet sitting at the dinner table in his/her OWN chaise/chair!
Wha'?A bit more down scale and no special chair, but still an invited guest - this pug at the Louvre McDo's.
"Stop reading and give me a snack svp vite, Madame".Paris dog on the bus in a rather plain vanilla carrier bag...hmmmNo wonder Ralph Lauren has been awarded the Chevalier de la Legion de Honneur ! According to Andre Leon Talley of Talley Ho-Vogue, he has "the new black alligator doggie carrier with a faux-fur carpet interior for €20,000" in his new Paris store". Definitely an improvement on plain vanilla canvas though I wonder how the 'gator feels about it. You can always just carry your dog as an accessory. No carrier bag required.

Dogs do not rule quite as much as they used to.

Things have changed.

A Paris dog can no longer enter a food shop. *note the sign at Eric Kayser. *note the thoughtfully-designated parking place for your hound.

In a fancy department store like Bon Marche, dogs still rule thank you very much. *Note the fashionable studded collar and leash on this fully co-ordinated hound...

Galeries Lafayette even has dog art plastered on the walls at dog eye-level...

If you're going out walking with your hound, by all means dress head-to-toe in royal purple. Your dog deserves it...

I stalked this dog and owner for quite a few paces. Don't ask me why. Nothing all that special, except it IS a Paris dog.

Bergdorf Goodman's is trying desperately to ape Paris ways by placing a dog in their window. But where are the Louboutins? Shoesless? Barefoot? You would never see this on a Paris street!

No Paris dog would permit it.

BONJOUR PARIS DOGS!!!