Vichy Checks

Is a French girl wearing nothing but her glasses and a scrap of pink checked fabric sexy?

Bien sur. She's taking a page out of BB's book (Bridget Bardot) who put Vichy check fabric on the map.

Certainly every French bebe has worn scraps of red checked cloth to the beach or wherever.

A red checked card with a wine bottle opener attached seen on the streets of Paris.

Checkered fabric comes out in Paris along with the Spring blossoms.

Checkered Spring scarves at Galeries Lafayette.

Confiture Bonne Maman knows a good, homey thing when it sees it and has always had checked 'hats' on it's jam.

A blue check shirt sitting in a red checked chair. Checks come out for Spring.

Checks have always been at home in the cuisine/kitchen.

Table clothes, dish towels everything you could dream of looks perfect in the kitchen.

Especially eating your petit dejeuner off a red checked breakfast tray.

This petit Parisien is still wearing his leopard collared coat!? Get out the red checks doggie!

BONJOUR VICHY CHECKS!

Nappe à carreaux

Cafe table for two, Paris,original art, 5" x 7"

When we see red checkered tablecloths

Cafe Le Buci Paris,original art, 5" x 7"

We start thinking of French cafes.

Cafe Marie Stuart Paris,original art, 5" x 7"

Even though "gingham" originally comes from Indonesia, was assimilated by the Dutch and finally was produced in the mills of Manchester, England..

It has an inherently Frenchie flavor to it. Bonnard used it innumerable times in his intimate, homey paintings

"Homey" is the word to this fabric's fame. Bonne Maman puts a faux red checked fabric lid on all of it's confitures.

 At the Sunday Marche on rue Montmartre, red checks line the tables of freshly home-made foods like these cooking lentilles

Red checked fabric is called Nappe à carreaux in France? Most traditional wine bistros will dress their tables in red checks

Do red checks connote a wine restaurant?

Like the bistro we went to in the 7th arrondissement because red wine stains come out easily or blend in on red checked tablecloths?

Dejeuner on a cafe terrace without red checked cloths? Forgettaboutit!

Red checks show up on a lot of cafe chairs. The red patterns set off so well a Parisien's stylish neutral or black clothing.

Red-checkered egg cups anyone?

Definitely very cheering first thing in the morning

Like red cherries and apples, red checks give you a lift.

Throw out those anti-depressents and get some red dishes instead!

 

And cafe au lait bols to boot at boutique Sabre - 4, rue des Quatre Vents 75006

At all-round department store, BHV, you can find faux red checked dish towels(torchon) and bols "stickers" to cheer up your kitchen. Where are the real ones when you need them?

Regarde.

A red checkered fraiser gateaux!

Bonjour RED CHECKS!