Beacoup de jambes et dots

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A creative window display </div><div style="text-align: center;">of mirrors, legs, chaussures,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and many "dots"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Beacoup de jambes et dots

Printemps A creative window display  of mirrors, legs, chaussures, and many "dots" bon weekend Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama bou...

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Chaussures d'or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDJeoWzQGqgMUqOvbj_FLVlZ2_F734T1bXV_pSoA3BZgPIYO8Ps8Zhq5_G7pT44Zoi7gsvLX5NvGQufGbVNNzRCF2ERTcpEUJPfWUiHAMUCFrxLBMYSq4Aq6aVyRY7vnrCnn7qw8pc34/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+117+DSC_1342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDJeoWzQGqgMUqOvbj_FLVlZ2_F734T1bXV_pSoA3BZgPIYO8Ps8Zhq5_G7pT44Zoi7gsvLX5NvGQufGbVNNzRCF2ERTcpEUJPfWUiHAMUCFrxLBMYSq4Aq6aVyRY7vnrCnn7qw8pc34/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+117+DSC_1342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gold shoes (petite)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine how thrilled </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little girl would be </div><div style="text-align: center;">to wear these petite gold shoes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">to twirl in her full skirt </div><div style="text-align: center;">as she watches the little gold puppy-dogs dance?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Look here to see reflections from around the world</span></i><br /><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">James' Weekend Reflections</span></i></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arcade of Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Chaussures d'or

Gold shoes (petite) Can you imagine how thrilled  a little girl would be  to wear these petite gold shoes,  to twirl in her full skirt  as s...

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Une fille française?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-rI42rUBSSzh8mHVE5GNC7duazv95tILxgzJKtknz6_wRiLOFFoXpid8yluoZzKvafoSWizDHmGU80PXZ7bTtBqjMoGgtUh7nxZRFGGaee2LzkTNxsQuovvz1rQqn3pEoxgeTYkBxB8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+008+DSC_8674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-rI42rUBSSzh8mHVE5GNC7duazv95tILxgzJKtknz6_wRiLOFFoXpid8yluoZzKvafoSWizDHmGU80PXZ7bTtBqjMoGgtUh7nxZRFGGaee2LzkTNxsQuovvz1rQqn3pEoxgeTYkBxB8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+008+DSC_8674.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_706189335"></span><span id="goog_706189336"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_706189335"></span><span id="goog_706189336"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">French girl?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">Retro bicycle..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">pouring rain...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">stylish lace-up boots...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">black swing-coat...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">wicker basket...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">and, of course, a precisely wrapped scarf</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">Yes, she's a French girl...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="goog_706189335"> </span><span id="goog_706189335">Boulevard Raspail (in front of Hôtel Lutetia)</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">75006, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="goog_706189335"> </span></span></span></i></div>

Une fille française?

French girl? Retro bicycle.. pouring rain... stylish lace-up boots... black swing-coat... wicker basket... and, of course, a precisely wrapp...

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Printemps - des chaussures et des bonbons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hODDnN7qbItLHdF_7f1erI6bMC32Ro-JTf1KvM9o1nyRY-c0db2gQgpnEwP5RhoXj-_iEAM-zDutHTRjcUzN11PoasZCW5r9TdSAGQlGuYfF9LGLmxWpjbcMQcawpYgNiHs7dO7SJco/s1600/2013+Nov19b+Paris+_20131119+488+DSC_1187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hODDnN7qbItLHdF_7f1erI6bMC32Ro-JTf1KvM9o1nyRY-c0db2gQgpnEwP5RhoXj-_iEAM-zDutHTRjcUzN11PoasZCW5r9TdSAGQlGuYfF9LGLmxWpjbcMQcawpYgNiHs7dO7SJco/s640/2013+Nov19b+Paris+_20131119+488+DSC_1187.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas windows</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Two of my favorite things:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">shoes and macarons</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printemps</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75009 Paris</span></em></div>

Printemps - des chaussures et des bonbons

Printemps Christmas windows Two of my favorite things: shoes and macarons Printemps 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris

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Printemps - des chaussures rouges

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10750988634/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_71DSC_8665 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_71DSC_8665" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/10750988634_16767e1468_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">red shoes and polka dots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The use of mirrors and bold design </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with an abundance of rouge </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">turn heads on Boulevard Haussmann</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Printemps</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard Haussmann</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Printemps - des chaussures rouges

Printemps red shoes and polka dots The use of mirrors and bold design  with an abundance of rouge  turn heads on Boulevard Haussmann Printem...

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L'oiseau et le chapeau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPiMETG736EFOCWZ1nL2PuveEpfK_EH0HqsW7yr306qw4HtXfm4TPBgewF4CSUZi7KUJIJE7Fb1-flayeEB9JTxCaAUtlNcKHuKS0p517Ff00I2x1AbI3k9n_hXPbVdSryLbSzT_ym2E/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_95DSC_8689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPiMETG736EFOCWZ1nL2PuveEpfK_EH0HqsW7yr306qw4HtXfm4TPBgewF4CSUZi7KUJIJE7Fb1-flayeEB9JTxCaAUtlNcKHuKS0p517Ff00I2x1AbI3k9n_hXPbVdSryLbSzT_ym2E/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_95DSC_8689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The bird and the hat?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This flashy window of H&M </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is nestled between the grand windows of Le Printemps </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The windows of Paris fascinate me and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I only wish I could be there to see them each time they change.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I try, believe me.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">H&M </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">54, blvd Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'oiseau et le chapeau

The bird and the hat? This flashy window of H&M  is nestled between the grand windows of Le Printemps  and Galeries Lafayette on Bouleva...

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Les chaussures et les requins oranges?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSr9Q8nL_k-YTF6xL8fF1yupWVWEqDOHEdsoXGL_u-Dvu4dEj6w7P7IqZoVdI5QCpEQcSdi07IlTSNotuk-Z4fdE-hFX7ztKQCFrVF3T1ifISMLfK5m1_Z7UcVo38Brm3CgtQu3ZhIc/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_23DSC_8617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSr9Q8nL_k-YTF6xL8fF1yupWVWEqDOHEdsoXGL_u-Dvu4dEj6w7P7IqZoVdI5QCpEQcSdi07IlTSNotuk-Z4fdE-hFX7ztKQCFrVF3T1ifISMLfK5m1_Z7UcVo38Brm3CgtQu3ZhIc/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_23DSC_8617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Sharks and the Shoes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The creativity of a Paris window appeals to my artistic side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The shoes appeal to my inner Imelda Marcos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Caumartin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is my contribution to James' Weekend Reflections. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulloveria-weekend-reflections-197.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the other postings from around the world.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Les chaussures et les requins oranges?

The Sharks and the Shoes The creativity of a Paris window appeals to my artistic side. The shoes appeal to my inner Imelda Marcos. bon weeke...

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Palais Royal - Ce doit être une fille française

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gksjP3-wo__Gpy0F5nEi7hso-WAbbSu2y9BV_7ZFJrfzlxF8phJ1gD-R8yeSI0NfLjoEZaB2STyu7AbkrWJxP5NgeFifjE45EGUVw1SHS-R0Ea5VLE0bADdiwXJBecnx_sX0kWugJ6o/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_19DSC_9351b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gksjP3-wo__Gpy0F5nEi7hso-WAbbSu2y9BV_7ZFJrfzlxF8phJ1gD-R8yeSI0NfLjoEZaB2STyu7AbkrWJxP5NgeFifjE45EGUVw1SHS-R0Ea5VLE0bADdiwXJBecnx_sX0kWugJ6o/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_19DSC_9351b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palais Royal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This young woman walked on the wet pavement</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in front of Le Nemours as she chatted on her phone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Must be a French girl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(love those red boots!)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - Ce doit être une fille française

Palais Royal This young woman walked on the wet pavement in front of Le Nemours as she chatted on her phone. Must be a French girl (love tho...

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Rue Cler - un café et beaucoup de chaussures

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX95VOBNnjgqt1Pt_xxJIuCW2P0edjwCS3P1WvNUTfiWiZi3JO2svCwVlLN5wVI6vLEo4LWjek8Z06UNZvLGYMgg6VdeiwG46cXsj_gruFtO2FaVwXpGHzYLGkVxfuC2dvCCoHZ7mlvo/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_117DSC_4800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX95VOBNnjgqt1Pt_xxJIuCW2P0edjwCS3P1WvNUTfiWiZi3JO2svCwVlLN5wVI6vLEo4LWjek8Z06UNZvLGYMgg6VdeiwG46cXsj_gruFtO2FaVwXpGHzYLGkVxfuC2dvCCoHZ7mlvo/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_117DSC_4800.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A café on Rue Cler</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This delightful café on Rue Cler is a scene repeated all over Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love to people-watch and wonder about their "stories."  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps the shoes will give us some clues...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Cler - un café et beaucoup de chaussures

A café on Rue Cler This delightful café on Rue Cler is a scene repeated all over Paris.   I love to people-watch and wonder about their ...

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Chaussures de haute couture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QGRheifUIYlu7Ab9WMl_rUd22SvBwLUXBnEclQ2qRlHVqE7V3N8oJ2IQoAs3UgO6p5DlrWqDbsxBtdjTrTlq6w9-e47aL2CyKkuucziE50zhC6bPHo9sg_pMZ99Ucg4MQZeVAdWJ1XM/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_168DSC_4100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QGRheifUIYlu7Ab9WMl_rUd22SvBwLUXBnEclQ2qRlHVqE7V3N8oJ2IQoAs3UgO6p5DlrWqDbsxBtdjTrTlq6w9-e47aL2CyKkuucziE50zhC6bPHo9sg_pMZ99Ucg4MQZeVAdWJ1XM/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_168DSC_4100.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Giuseppe Zanotti Boutique</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The photo background of this Paris shop window </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">was almost as colorful as the featured shoe. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>( To see a video of Giuseppe and his summer shoe designs look </em></span><a href="http://www.giuseppezanottidesign.com/experience/zanotti/en/giuseppe_zanotti/Inside_the_Campaign.asp?tskay=96745C45" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>)</em></span>   </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope that you will be stepping out in style this weekend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but be careful if you are wearing these shoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They look a bit precarious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Giuseppe Zanotti Boutique</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>233, rue St Honoré</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Tuileries ou Pyramides</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Chaussures de haute couture

Giuseppe Zanotti Boutique The photo background of this Paris shop window was almost as colorful as the featured shoe.  ( To see a video of G...

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Repetto - Danseuse étoile

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpKPr4v02eVaWkxUmfMRdfdMs_q4sR27LjQkkvvBVhY7NtzwBfk6hs9FgmiU2o8gcTHl6lvZK-dh-s2u2BoHJBSSGXO-W6CohqatzRl61mVMwt94onfbVXO0YJZkeR3sFv5b0b5uRlx4/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_015DSC_5251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpKPr4v02eVaWkxUmfMRdfdMs_q4sR27LjQkkvvBVhY7NtzwBfk6hs9FgmiU2o8gcTHl6lvZK-dh-s2u2BoHJBSSGXO-W6CohqatzRl61mVMwt94onfbVXO0YJZkeR3sFv5b0b5uRlx4/s640/2012+Mar+31+Paris_015DSC_5251.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repetto</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who could not resist a stretch on the ballet barre?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(for Nanette)</em></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Repetto</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>22, rue de la Paix</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Opéra</em></span>

Repetto - Danseuse étoile

Repetto Who could not resist a stretch on the ballet barre? (for Nanette) Repetto 22, rue de la Paix 75002, Paris Métro Opéra

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Repetto - IX

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBTFtyZ1__WHD5V_kolkn2GKOdL8shPitOao4ABVJvEyExcZz5oanYKRhgLOw60ZeO5qKv9RKtG7FA2VLrcq_EcOrcuQMRdkLLvv6SePqiXhty-Ro4mhy7mnBlVoSusqhlDFCXsAQJQ0/s1600/2012+mar+31+repetto+photo+(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBTFtyZ1__WHD5V_kolkn2GKOdL8shPitOao4ABVJvEyExcZz5oanYKRhgLOw60ZeO5qKv9RKtG7FA2VLrcq_EcOrcuQMRdkLLvv6SePqiXhty-Ro4mhy7mnBlVoSusqhlDFCXsAQJQ0/s640/2012+mar+31+repetto+photo+(16).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dansez!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Repetto window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This display in white gives the illusion of petals being blown from a delicate flower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Repetto</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>22, rue de la Paix</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Opéra</em></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">(For more reflections, see <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a>)</span></em></div>

Repetto - IX

Dansez! The Repetto window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list... This display in white gives the illusion of petals being blown from a d...

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Galerie Véro-Dodat -- Louboutin!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbRdIGUSfqeWugiMFs2DX9B10aH02mBtj_dbpkAerjgPKsQ0xOthDn7gfYSSFEpAnkUOPr9_d9WHl-q0pvSSPkLzHNujbfv8W2hbK4xVmWLE41VNSh_A-4nmyW-xeFZVL8OMbF_2uss/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrbRdIGUSfqeWugiMFs2DX9B10aH02mBtj_dbpkAerjgPKsQ0xOthDn7gfYSSFEpAnkUOPr9_d9WHl-q0pvSSPkLzHNujbfv8W2hbK4xVmWLE41VNSh_A-4nmyW-xeFZVL8OMbF_2uss/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0718.jpg" uda="true" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The large windows of Louboutin in Galerie Véro-Dodat provided ample opportunity to check out many new styles of this exclusive brand.  The French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin opened at this location his first ever men's boutique in the fall of 2011.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will bring you another view of this 19th century passage which has been gorgeously restored next week.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Interestingly, I did not check out either the size or the price of these pumps!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Louboutin Boutique</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Véro-Dodat</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">19, rue Jean-Jacques</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Galerie Véro-Dodat -- Louboutin!

The large windows of Louboutin in Galerie Véro-Dodat provided ample opportunity to check out many new styles of this exclusive brand.  The F...

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Repetto VIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjhZJGumEl793lfl7KH3uHQv6ZVsVgYfyzZDqXoXj9dVYcftD-V7oj4mEhU5gQwmSPr10S6glYeyWzcEujPaWhcydYN2t9xFVFpGRa397tayRWtZPCgGUbzjPNxZgcFJeyzF5kDivW9U/s1600/2011+nov+4+DSC_0692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjhZJGumEl793lfl7KH3uHQv6ZVsVgYfyzZDqXoXj9dVYcftD-V7oj4mEhU5gQwmSPr10S6glYeyWzcEujPaWhcydYN2t9xFVFpGRa397tayRWtZPCgGUbzjPNxZgcFJeyzF5kDivW9U/s640/2011+nov+4+DSC_0692.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dansez!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repetto's window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the <em>petite souris</em> did not disappoint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dance, with all the <em>joie de vivre</em> in your heart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals." -- Charles Baudelaire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Repetto</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">22, rue de la Paix</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75002 Paris</span></em>

Repetto VIII

Dansez! Repetto's window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list, and the petite souris did not disappoint. Dance, with all the joie de ...

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Zoom-Zoom - X

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TihrcB9trWCv3NYItyw2qUjQn-xv4pK5OdIFyxekPSmK0XQtcQ8IGsAmyBo54x5JTASY4OZ7LhHnTnielSQgHxwSoJkgNPXGTz9Glni29gBVjCZbrQrMPlKqFH8zejnbRMiI-VDHoc0/s1600/2011+april+1+DSC_0109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TihrcB9trWCv3NYItyw2qUjQn-xv4pK5OdIFyxekPSmK0XQtcQ8IGsAmyBo54x5JTASY4OZ7LhHnTnielSQgHxwSoJkgNPXGTz9Glni29gBVjCZbrQrMPlKqFH8zejnbRMiI-VDHoc0/s640/2011+april+1+DSC_0109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Style and speed...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> zoom-zoom</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

Zoom-Zoom - X

          Style and speed...  zoom-zoom            

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Repetto VII

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0LF0YhfF-m2jtXuxjAKjKrE3rcNKT6YykuB9psE3zCRMOn37PnaPCXZSlD3EP7X-7qwZVFlCXN8h1xjomaMJKji4FcajmgkchBrG2LkshgIGiejtzd5N7xJAKmoJ-WCVyV9eHz8p6VU/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0301.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637572055496190498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0LF0YhfF-m2jtXuxjAKjKrE3rcNKT6YykuB9psE3zCRMOn37PnaPCXZSlD3EP7X-7qwZVFlCXN8h1xjomaMJKji4FcajmgkchBrG2LkshgIGiejtzd5N7xJAKmoJ-WCVyV9eHz8p6VU/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0301.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />A trip to Paris is not complete without a visit to </span><a href="http://www.repetto.com/home.php"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Repetto</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> on Rue de la Paix. Although there was an expectation of an exquisite display*, the single poster of <em>Danseuse Étoile</em>, </span><a href="http://www.ballerinagallery.com/gillot.htm"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Marie-Agnès Gillot</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, features a beautiful and talented ballerina.</span><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Although the tickets are très cher, I would love to see a ballet at Palais Garnier, just down the street.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Repetto</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">22, rue de la Paix</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">* previous posts of the window seen <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/02/ballerine-en-rouge-reflection.html"><strong>here</strong></a> and <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/repetto-for-nanette.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.</span></div>

Repetto VII

A trip to Paris is not complete without a visit to Repetto on Rue de la Paix. Although there was an expectation of an exquisite display*, t...

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French Girl - VI

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0SFZURHB5bd7x9PRjc8uO0orce9_ZrokKDdqK7YzPYaYmJg16lFW_KaRThflKaH9tazjZWPorbyxf-rWj1JC-bUm-1L5k3nWi1v0Qp_t19eGA6k7vR7kG7o3UBGQKuZObCVdrnJZekY/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0354.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612216873805204066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0SFZURHB5bd7x9PRjc8uO0orce9_ZrokKDdqK7YzPYaYmJg16lFW_KaRThflKaH9tazjZWPorbyxf-rWj1JC-bUm-1L5k3nWi1v0Qp_t19eGA6k7vR7kG7o3UBGQKuZObCVdrnJZekY/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0354.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Seen in April waiting for the doors of Printemps to open... Is she?<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Printemps at</span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Rue de Caumartin</span></div></div><br /><br />My dear friend, and wonderful artist, Shell Sheree has created a lovely interpretation of one of my Paris photos seen <a href="http://www.shellsherree.com/2011/06/francophile-friday-scooter-to-tea.html"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. Virginia named the kitty "Meeps" for her sweet baby. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Merci, ma chère Shell!</div>

French Girl - VI

Seen in April waiting for the doors of Printemps to open... Is she? Printemps at Rue de Caumartin My dear friend, and wonderful artist, Shel...

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Must be a French girl - IV

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf6FVzCccjqFb-NEbxv0bRRW0PIsqSXyXuQyWCUzsOmjCar2Lp00IEhfH2Zvhweh0UARwk2znmU1G4NvXpKkKLy2vUdkv_K1O8xC2cHtnX70zuweIVzBqzbHMgwpQgouWFUhv8hyphenhyphentxg8/s1600/2011+paril+1+DSC_0074.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609741717445239490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf6FVzCccjqFb-NEbxv0bRRW0PIsqSXyXuQyWCUzsOmjCar2Lp00IEhfH2Zvhweh0UARwk2znmU1G4NvXpKkKLy2vUdkv_K1O8xC2cHtnX70zuweIVzBqzbHMgwpQgouWFUhv8hyphenhyphentxg8/s640/2011+paril+1+DSC_0074.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In April as Marie and I enjoyed déjeuner on our first day in Paris, I watched these shoes stroll into the restaurant accompanied by a real French girl who was draped on the arm of what I supposed was a real French man. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Do not ask how I got this photo but I can tell you that I almost fell off of my high stool perch into someone's dessert. We had already made friends with our waiter who was quite amused. We did not charge him for the entertainment...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Café Marie Stuart</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">58, rue Montorgueil</span>

Must be a French girl - IV

In April as Marie and I enjoyed déjeuner on our first day in Paris, I watched these shoes stroll into the restaurant accompanied by a real F...

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Repetto - encore!

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFKNNT05eAGdv-52IgtpI1hyphenhyphenLv6CfVUw6Mp9Z-7SFTLXt7af11-NO0Q7nan0RMZ51p4P9WYFKC3a6S0NANfvdltt25-a_1GHzWf7gGWCbhDweE5p0dcV1peW63-NJG7CDA0s4RZ-HTJo/s1600/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0038.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589308794732114130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFKNNT05eAGdv-52IgtpI1hyphenhyphenLv6CfVUw6Mp9Z-7SFTLXt7af11-NO0Q7nan0RMZ51p4P9WYFKC3a6S0NANfvdltt25-a_1GHzWf7gGWCbhDweE5p0dcV1peW63-NJG7CDA0s4RZ-HTJo/s640/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0038.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Although Repetto has men's shoes, I have not seen them for sale in the Paris boutique window, hummmm.....? </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'll take these red ones! <br /><br />They will match my candy-apple red Danskos... <br /><br />Repetto <br />22, rue de la Paix <br />Paris </span></div>

Repetto - encore!

Although Repetto has men's shoes, I have not seen them for sale in the Paris boutique window, hummmm.....? I'll take these red ones...

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Reflect on these! Oh la la!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KbuiTHfVWiP-xkCce8wVK8FqSo0U_DkkNNarJMBpwZaOrpFNaslNtXyOSwhlyPVG3qi1WoECZoAfX1rwIV3-6pOpRIHWS8n3LoQg0jtnmVTyZaYN5bjK35_wbSMRZt8dQ8vVbKu1_ZM/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+IMG_0232blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535717337255054354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KbuiTHfVWiP-xkCce8wVK8FqSo0U_DkkNNarJMBpwZaOrpFNaslNtXyOSwhlyPVG3qi1WoECZoAfX1rwIV3-6pOpRIHWS8n3LoQg0jtnmVTyZaYN5bjK35_wbSMRZt8dQ8vVbKu1_ZM/s640/2009+dec+Paris+IMG_0232blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Do you know these fine shoes? </span><a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.com/#/intro"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>Louboutin</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">! One could say that they are "all the rage" in NYC (and elsewhere) but they are so pricey! All I could do in Paris is lèche-vitrines!*<br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span>(lèche-vitrines = lick the windows = window shopping!)<br /><br /></p>

Reflect on these! Oh la la!

Do you know these fine shoes? Louboutin ! One could say that they are "all the rage" in NYC (and elsewhere) but they are so pricey...

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