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I’m in Public Magazine, Paris

Yanique — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:14:17 +0000

So as promised to all my Tweeties (http://twitter.com/toocutemag) on Monday, here is the photo that was taken on me for Public Magazine.

I was walking home from work on Rue Montorgueil – one good thing about my job is that I get to dress up or down as much I like.

I had a pretty rough day at work so I was listening to some relaxing music, when out of nowhere jumped the photographer asking for my photo. That made my day

This cotton dress I found at FreepStar (My favorite vintage store in Le Marais) in mint condition, wish I had shown the amazing details on the shoulders but I was freezing!

and the belt is also vintage from Episode (Rue Tiquetonne). Boots Jonak, Coat Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair

And there was the lovely Andrea too from Paris Most Wanted. Be sure to check out their blog!

Off I go to bake my hubby a Banana Chocolate cake for his birthday…yummy!

xoxo

Sneak Peek: Cancan Paris Store

Yanique — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:00:46 +0000

Yes We Cancan…

Spent the afternoon yesterday with the wonderful Kristina at Cancan in the Pigalle area of Paris- I’m still processing the images from my little dress-up session / visit to the store.

They have the most amazingly selected hotness in all of Paris! Brands and designers that are sought after by the discerning shopper who cares about quality and personal style.

I’ll be posting more photos of the boutique and the clothes, shoes, jewelry and such that can be found in this treasure box of style…please come back later for more photos of the story.

Sitting by the entrance of the store. I love this gold headband it’s so Woodstock!

Kristina is making me crack up as I say “Not too close, I have no makeup on, and my camera is crap”…lol

Visit Kristina’s site here.

Hope you all have a great week!

xoxo

I’m an Anywear girl

Yanique — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:06:34 +0000

Who says you can’t be in two places at once?

I’m doing a writing collaboration with the new fashion and style website AnywearGirl as their Paris Style Contributor.

Like Rihanna says “Life’s a game but it’s not fair. I break the rules so I don’t care”

So you can check me out here on Toocute!Magazine and over there too!

I’ll still be dishing on the latest fashion, style, shopping, trends on the Parisian scene.

My last post was on the Parisian fashion brand Zadig and Voltaire

Curiosity led me to Colette

Yanique — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:28:06 +0000

I went to Colette on my lunch break Friday, because I heard they were going to have a photo exhibition up about crowds / people from concerts – anyways the setting up and installation wasn’t finished so I was moesy-ing around trying to find a book or a magazine when I finally had the chance to flip through the new The Selby in your Place by Todd Selby.

There it was in between “Booze, BBQ & Blues” and some forgettable pop sketch book on everyday buys ( this last one really had me thinking maybe I too can make money writing about interesting but forgettable stuff? You know like “Life in Paris- Frustrations of a Foreigner” it’ll be about daily observations and funny frustrations.What do you think?

Anyways back to The Selby. Gawd! that book made me really interested about the way that real creative interesting type people live and made me feel great about my decorating abilities , which by the way is just about zero. Even though i drool at deco blogs and miss my monthly Domino Mag, let’s just say which all my efforts, at best I keep a clean apartment and not trying to trip over my kids toys and my husband’s camera equipment!

image from The Selby Blog.
Where the heck do these people get they’re obsessive collections from?

Seriously I’m now going to become a hermit and start collecting things ( other than shoes which doesn’t really count because everybody’s got those!).

I think I’m now addicted to stuff like The Selby, because it just makes me feel good that even though I’ll probably never make it in AD nor Elle Decor there’s always hope for me in The Selby!

Coincidentally, I just found out my fave NYC blog Refinery29 did an amazing funny post on getting shot by The Selby.

More Photos from Paris Fashion Week

Yanique — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:01:56 +0000

Despite how cold its been here in Paris, the Fashionistas were out and about with Fierceness all over the place in this seasons trends: ripped jeans, peep toe booties, jeans jackets,khaki cropped pants and it bags.

Nike “Macarons Pack” at Colette Paris

Yanique — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:56:32 +0000

Colette has done it again – another fresh sneaker exhibition. Paris is heating up with these French Macaroon, Macarons color inspired sneakers from Nike.

The kicks are a completely monochrome dedication to the French pastry delight thats so popular right now in the US (which coincidentally is funny because as my friend Jess just pointed out Cupcake shops are popping up here in Paris) in colors such as raspberry and pistachio.

The Nike Air Royal Mid Macarons Pack release date is set for April 1st at Paris’s Colette.

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Streetstyle Photos – Paris Fashion Week

Yanique — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:38:09 +0000

Fashion bloggers were out and about in full force at the Bernard Whillem Show on Friday for Paris Fashion Week.

UK blogger Susie Bubble from Style Bubble

French Blogger Kristina from Your Private Shopper

Lookbook Love: Gat Rimon

Yanique — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:13:51 +0000

Last week I posted a “Paris Windows” post on Gat Rimon, this week I wanted to follow up to show you guys some inspirational shots from their new lookbook:

white lace dresses, off shoulder tops, bow belts,short shorts, slouchy pants and lace booties.

Enjoy!

Photos from Sonia Rykiel vs H&M, Paris

Yanique — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:19:56 +0000

The long awaited collaboration with Sonia Rykiel and H&M finally hit stores today in Paris.

I hopped on down to the Les Halles H&M and many pieces where gone within 30 minutes. Knit dresses, pink shorts, platform heels and flower headbands were all over the place with as many people fighting to find their sizes.

The knits were full of color and would usually be what I’d go crazy over – except I wasn’t really blown over by any of the designs, and the black dresses were way too basic to get as an investment purchase.

Keith Haring vs Tommy Hilfiger at Colette Paris

Yanique — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:51:19 +0000

Tommy Hilfiger and Artist/Activist Keith Haring have joined forces to fight AIDS, with a small collection named Footwear in limited edition, composed of sneakers and rain boots for men, women and kids, in a worldwide preview at colette.

DETAILS:
shop here
www.colette.fr

213 Rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris, France
01 55 35 33 90