Paris Bowpeep

The French obsession with bows starts early, like day 1.
Bows to the left of me, bows to the right, here I am stuck.

My French friend is visiting and I am inundated with bows.

Bows for shopping in Soho.

(French Girl being French drinks Coke)

No two ways about it.

French Girl is a bow-a-holic

Her favorite jacket by designer Paul Ka with the bow worn aft

I picked up this H&M Lanvin (another bow lover) T-shirt for her

I tried to buy this Lanvin T off the sales help but he wouldn't budge..

Yesterday we browsed at Soho Hollister where the men...

Wear almost nothing.

It's pitch dark inside but there are plenty of bows to be seen.

The chandeliers alone are worth the visit if you're not into buff guys wearing nose-kote.

Back to Paris and bow tops for the preteens..

It's my contention that the French are not so well-endowed upstairs - therefor the bow covers what's missing. No bows on the derriere you will note.

Cafe Pouchkine had the only gateaux I could find with a bow.

BONJOUR BOWS

Quinoa et Lentille

French Girl is arriving in NYC this evening. She's staying for the weekend! She's bringing us fancy AOC Lentille verte du Puy

Fr Girl made us her own recipe of lentille+parsley+smoked salmon+boiled egg on Jour du Macarons and we've never looked back. We're hooked.

You could say Paris is as inundated with lentille + quinoa as New York was with leggy models last week.

Love the packaging even in Hypermarche Carrfour...

If you're balancing a pastry regime you'll need a stop at Cojean for a salade de lentille bio et green apple right?

MIYOU is another one inside Le Bon Marche.

Love their rectangular designer boxes - wish they were not plastic.

More Cojean - salade BCP - beets, celeri, pomme verte + pistache

Have you tried Bob's Juice Bar in the upper Marais?

74 rue des Gravilliers 75003

Yup, I had the salade feculents(?) tres yum (5.50 euros) and leaving me guilt-free to wolf some Berko tarts.

Do lentilles mix with art? Bien sur at le expo Odilon Redon cafeteria

Quinoa makes it to a lunchtime ardoise/blackboard

I haven't tried Couleurs de Ferme-I'm always racing to the Metro - 33 avenue de la Motte-Picquet, 75007

I tried Coco Cooks on rue de Seine 75006 - love it. Just a block from Patisserie Gerard Mulot.

So far I haven't seen macarons de quinoa o lentille  in Paris but you never know?

Who da thunk chocolate bars with quinoa?  Only in Paris.

BONJOUR PARIS LENTILLES/QUINOA!
 

NY Fashion Week

Last week NYC was flooded with long tall Sallies. Model or photographer?

Or a buyer?

How do I know these were models? They were yacking away in Russian.

I love shooting and drawing figures from the back. So did Tiepolo (from the Infinite Jest exhibit at the Met).

Last week I had to draw long tall sallies for 'French' Fashion Week. I'd rather draw them from the back...

Funny how an exaggerated figure like this from the 19th century.

Is now the desired norm.

Extremely long limos are in demand for those extremely long legs.

Calvin Klein's windows were full of long, tall top model Lara.

Bergdorfs honored the Fashion industry.

With sissors, thread and dolls clothes.

Last week no one in this town could get a taxi. I don't care how long your legs are.

Forgeddaboutit!