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I stopped by the new Sarah Jessica Parker SJP shoe store for a sneak peak

Retail Remedy: It's time for a day of pretty things! Have you ever had one of those Mercury in retrograde days where the only viable solution to finding joy is, well, SHOES! Yup, and pretty, girly, sexy, feminine shoes like the new Sarah Jessica Parker SJP line that launches exclusively at Nordstrom on February 28. When the tech got tricky, I got going to discover the adorable candy-colored pop-up Sarah Jessica Parker SJP shoe store in SoHo where Sarah Jessica was hosting a private preview of her collection. Everything was feminine and classic Sex and the City, brought up to a modern beat. SJP herself was chicly holding court around her very Carrie-esque collection. "I've taken inspiration from things in my life such as the grosgrain ribbons

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Paris Shopping- Printemps Props the Chloé Edition Anniversaire Boutique

Retail Remedy: Just in time for Fashion Week, Printemps salutes Paris shopping with a special homage to Chloe. >> MORE: Paris Printemps is blowing out the candles on the 60th birthday celebration of Chloé big time. Gaby Aghion, the founder of Chloé, started the label in 1953 with a modest show at the Café de Flore. Since then it has grown into one of the most beloved and respected French fashion brands and is sold internationally. Aghion’s original theory was to do casual, free spirited clothing and accessories but with a couture backbone. Chloé has had an outstanding succession of designers over the years and the alumni incudes Karl Lagerfeld, Martine Sitbon, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo, and Hannah McGibbon. The current designer is

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Happy Valentine’s Day… A big French Kiss from Paris with love!

Valentine's Day Paris
Valentine's Day Paris: What could be a more romantic way to cover Valentine's Day than Valentine hearts from the City of Love? Let Richard Nahem virtually whisk you away for some Valentine's wishes, Parisian style. --xoxoS Valentine's Day Paris Valentine's Day in France isn’t as big a phenomenon as it is in the U.S., where people go all out to express their love. France does it on a much smaller and subtler scale. The chocolate shops don’t have massive displays of chocolates in their windows, just a small selection with Valentine’s motifs on them and flower shops hardly have any fanfare about Valentines Day. >> RELATED: Need more than a French Kiss? Check out our Sexpert Chic Tips and Valentine's Day

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La Comedie Humaine- Parisian Men’s Shop Inspired by Balzac

La Comedie Humaine- Parisian Men's Shop Inspired by Balzac
Retail Remedy: Men's style gets intellectual with this clever spin at a Parisian men's shop. Richard  Nahem reports from Paris... I decided to take a stroll through Canal St. Martin, as I had not been there in a long time. Always hunting for the new and interesting, I came across an intriguing new men's shop, La Comedie Humaine. I started looking through the sparsely stocked racks, the first one starting with crisp, finely detailed button down shirts. The shirts came with a removable collar and above the rack was a display with a selection of alternate collars you could attach to the same shirt.  >>MORE: Men's Style Men's shirt collars I didn't think twice about the name of the shop until I struck

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I See Paris, I See France, I See Catherine Deneuve In The Store Window Glass

Catherine Deneuve windows
Retail Remedy: Paris Catherine Deneuve Windows at Le Bon Marché, and Kusama Windows over at Printemps It may be Paris Fashion Week, but there's plenty of Parisian élan off the runways too. Who better than Catherine Deneuve, the most iconic living French cinema legend, to kick off the launch of the 160th birthday of Le Bon Marché. >>READ: How about some French Chic? Catherine Deneuve windows La Deneuve is captured in the store windows with amusing graphic black and white illustrations by Marjane Satrapi. Each scenario is a well-known Paris landmark including Invalides, D’Orsay Museum, Place St. Sulpice, and of course, Le Bon Marché. Le Bon Marché was one of the first department stores in the world and started as a small shop in 1838 until Aristide Boucicaut turned

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Notes from Paris- Parisian Milliner Marie Mercié

Milliner Marie Mercié, Paris
Retail Remedy: From our resident Parisian contributor Richard Nahem comes a visit to milliner Marie Mercié's charming boutique Stephen Sondheim famously begged the question "Does anyone still wear a hat? " in the song "Here's to the Ladies who Lunch " from the musical "Company". If he walked by Marie Mercié's eponymous shop near St. Sulpice, the answer would an emphatic yes! >>MORE: Because you don't need to travel for French-Chic-Style discover our French Style Section Mercié's shop is a wonderland outfitted with ultra-chic feminine hats to feast your eyes on. For her summer 2012 collection (she designs two collections a year)she used straw and raffia and color is king. Vibrant shouts of fuchsia, purple, orange, sunshine yellow, and tomato

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Holiday In New York- Lord and Taylor Christmas Windows 2011

"Happy Everything" Lord & Taylor Holiday Window Unveiling
Retail Remedy: There's nothing that says  holiday shopping more than the launch of Christmas windows Of all the department holiday windows in New York, Lord & Taylor is a perennial favorite as one of the most classic and heartwarming. This year's theme being “What is Christmas Made Of?”  The store asked children from Women In Need shelters and local schools to draw what they believe Christmas is made of. The mechanical holiday windows were inspired by their art and feature 125 of the original drawings. MORE: Holiday Windows One  of my favorite snippets from the store's window, pictured right,  is "Holiday is for Everyone, " featuring a rather chic woman in a red jacket trimming the tree with a Chanukah menorah

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