dashing dusters

A fantastic display caught my attention this week.  And being in Paris, a city literally strewn with gorgeous retail windows, you might be surprised which store it was.  In fact, it was Perigot, the homegoods store. Let’s face it, it’s easy to create a gorgeous display with Louis Vuitton leather bags or Cartier jewels.  But…

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Laugh of the Week: Truth in Advertising

BIMBO.  Yes, this is a store in Brussels.  Europeans love using English in store names, brand names, advertising….but maybe this shop owner should have used a French-English dictionary?!?  And a first: a woman in the shop (I’m assuming the owner) came out and told me that I couldn’t take pictures of the store front (I…

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