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Oh la la, it’s time for Paris Holiday Windows- Printemps and Galeries Lafayette

It's time for some Retail Remedy, holiday style! Our roving expat Richard Nahem starts the Parisian fête season with his photo tour of Christmas in Paris 2013: Printemps and Galeries Lafayette. Oh yes, since Richard is involved, there will be shoes... Hope you didn't miss my start of the holiday window season with the Bergdorf Goodman Christmas windows in New York. Gorge!- S.H. >>DON'T MISS: Our curated Holiday Style Guide to help you dress your best this session! Today is the start of my annual edition of Christmas in Paris, where I show you the festive Paris holiday store windows and holiday decorations. Printemps has given carte blanche to one brand sponsor for its windows in the last three years, with Dior last year and Chanel the year before. Prada was

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It’s here! New York holiday window displays with the BIG Bergdorf Goodman reveal

Holiday style starts early this year and it feels so good... Naveed and I popped over to see the big Spider-Man esque reveal for the Bergdorf Goodman New York holiday windows reveal last night. Usually, I like to wait until after Thanksgiving to get in to the holiday vibe with New York holiday window displays but this is too irresistible to not share. Besides, we haven't done a Retail Remedy post in a while, so why not?! The V.I.P. crowd gathered close to the store while most of Fifth Avenue was jam-packed waiting for the big "Holiday on Ice" theme reveal. Several red-clad acrobats appeared from upper store windows and scaled down the facade of Bergdorf's, Spider-Man style.  With the crazy wind

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My Super Expensive Gift Guide: If Money Was Not An Option Kinda Luxury Chic

Alexander McQueen Embroidered silk-tulle off-the-shoulder gown $16,830
Need not, want more.. Since I hand-picked the Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under earlier, I thought it would be fun to SPIN the tables, to create the total #dreamlist in this Super Expensive Gift Guide. IF, money was not an option and all our bills and charitable endeavors were covered, of course.... whoosh, that make my woo woo woozy at the thought. Starting from the photo at the top, there's the Alexander McQueen Embroidered silk-tulle off-the-shoulder gown at $16,830. A little busy, yes, But the workmanship is to die for. Ah, luxury. I'm sure the Gucci New Jackie Crocodile Shoulder Bag at $35,000 would be a go-to favorite for years to come. I've been admiring rings like the Tiffany Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond

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I WANT: Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under

C. Wonder Equestrian Print Pop Up Tote
Stylish Holiday Gift Guide that doesn't break the bank.... I had so much FUN hand-selecting these cute & cheap chic gifts under $50 for our holiday gift guide. REALLY, I did. I want them all.... There's something for everyone in our cheap chic holiday gifts guide... mom, teen, baby, pup, beau, you, and me. A gift should be something special, whimsical, and, perhaps, not something the receiver would ordinarily buy for themselves. BUT, no matter what, it should be memorable (in a good way)  and useful in an unexpected, "how did I live without it" way. Take the  C. Wonder Equstrian Print Pop Tote, pictured at top. A nifty & classy take on schlep bag to tote about time. Multi-Stone Statement Necklace

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Holiday Sweater Guide- Not the Fugly Kind, But Gorgeous Ones You Would Really Wear

It just so happens that holiday colors are very in this season. So when it comes to holiday sweaters, it's very easy to step it up with easy elegance. Ruby red, emerald green and Chanukah blue (ok, that's cobalt blue) twist a modern yarn on hideous holiday sweaters reserved for Great Aunt Abigal and that fugly hipster who thinks they're cool. Just look at the gorgeous jewel tone colors from the Tory Burch trifecta of seasonal colors pictured above. I rest my case. Christmas patterned Sweater from ASOS is cute for the genre, but will you really wear it more than once? Well, once in a very short while, you can find a cute holiday sweater, like the ASOS Christmas

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Christmas Windows Paris- Hermes

Hermes Paris Holiday Windows
Hermés never fails to serve up luxurious decadence in their holiday windows and this year is no exception. From gold metallic boxing gloves, to an ostrich motorcycle helmet, to a lavender colored crocodile Kelly bag, to a sliver fox and shearling cape, the windows are pure fantasy along with the price tags. MORE: Holiday  Leila Menchari the genius window designer, celebrates her fiftieth year working for Hermés and is still pulling out all the stops in creating the fabulous windows. -- Richard Nahem MORE: Hermes Check out Richard's photo gallery of all the Hermes Paris Holiday windows: [nggallery id42] Visit in Paris:Hermés24 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008  

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Christmas Windows Paris- Printemps ‘Dream of Escape’ has a little Karl doll!

A little animated Karl doll!
The Printemps Christmas windows in Paris have  F-A-S-H-I-O-N on the mind. Holiday cheer is spread not through Santa and his team of gifty elves, but with a little munchkin-cute Karl Lagerfeld doll leading the Chanel team of fabulousness.  Take a look... --S.H. MORE: Holiday  This year the Christmas windows at Printemps, titled Noel Reves d'Evasion (Dreams of Escape), is much ado about Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel. Noel Reves d'Evasion at Printemps Four windows have Chanel backgrounds from Moscow, Los Angeles, Moscow, and Tokyo with clever and imaginative sets and animated dolls. The other windows display animated Kaiser Karls(as the fashion flock call him);  dolls dressed in his signature look of black suit, high-collared white shirt and dark glasses with his

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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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Christmas Windows Paris- Chanel and Lanvin Holiday Displays

Retail Remedy: Rag dolls & dogs make for whimsy rather than traditional holiday window displays Not so traditional Christmas, c'est si bon! There's nothing that I love more on my walking tours of Paris than to spot the unexpected, especially during the holiday season. Take these whimsical windows, for instance... Lanvin Okay, the windows at Lanvin are not your conventional Christmas windows by any stretch of the imagination. Instead of cutesy dancing bears and marionettes gaily prancing, there are dogs wearing top hats, spectacles, and bow ties and bald headed mannequins spattered in white paint. Nonetheless, I think they are the cats meow and the dog's bark. And, almost as cute as the Printemps Loves Lanvin windows! Lanvin Love the

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Holiday Wish List Gift Ideas- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 22

It's thought over cost when it comes to finding the right holiday gift The holidays can be stressful with so many gifts to find. For Sharon, December is giftapooliza with Chanukah, Christmas, her son's birthday, and other family occasions. She's more into practical gifts over fantasy and Brad is always into something big. In this video episode, Sharon Haver & Brad Boles reveal a little bit more about themselves and share some solid holiday gift advice tips... oh, there funny and a bit naughty too! WATCH Holiday Wish List Gift Ideas- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 22: Watch more Impromptu Madness with Sharon & Brad   Video topics include: Brad's really into having a Secret Santa

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Christmas Windows Paris- Printemps Loves Lanvin and Alber Elbaz for Holiday

Retail Remedy: Everybody loves Lanvin! Can Alber Elbaz do no wrong? Window shop these Paris holiday windows and see... Noel au Chateau where Mr & Mrs Lanvin once lived is the theme of this year's haute Paris Christmas windows... Printemps Paris The windows at Printemps are delightfully enchanting this year. Alber Elbaz, head designer for Lanvin, was chosen to create the windows this year. The theme is Noel au Chateau, and represents the famous Chateau Mr. & Mrs. Lanvin lived in. Marionettes styled after Mr. & Mrs. Lanvin dance their way through the various rooms of the chateau in each window with one of them being haunted by ghosts. >> LOOK at more beautiful store windows from Printemps Paris Actress

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Robert Verdi’s Hot Celebrity Holiday Gift Video

'Cause celebrities are naughty and nice... and they LOVE gifts! You know that around here at FocusOnStyle, Sharon has no patience for dry, route, and the same old style advice. Fashion should be fun and all fashion experts should certainly have a sense of humor... after all, who wants to be told to burn that sausage dress from someone as snappy as an undertaker? Sharon and Brad have been vlogging some hysterical tips about What to Wear to an Office Holiday Party, What To Wear & How to Plan a Holiday Party at Home, and What to Wear to A Holiday Party In The Country and the holidays are a time to share. So, here's a fun take on holiday

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