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It’s French Canadian Chic Week: Stylecentric Montreal + Quebec City Travel Guide

French Canadian Chic: The best of Montréal
Bonjour, Hello- It's my cheat sheet for a Montreal + Quebec City Travel Guide travel guide & a superb dash of French Canadian Chic…  Vrooom… on the road with hubby, kid, and poodle for a family road trip to visit our splendid French Canadian neighbors up north. It's no secret that I've always had a travel crush on Montreal. Way back when, I even entertained the idea of applying to McGill University. As a New Yorker, there's something sweet about hopping on a plane and in about an hour landing in the midst of Euro-ish culture for a fun weekend getaway. >>RELATED: Travel Inspiration It's been awhile since I last visited both Montréal and Quebéc City and this time we decided to try it as an

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Paris Resale: Vintage French Chic at L’Ibis Rouge

Chanel jacket at L’Ibis Rouge
On The Road: Richard Nahem comes across a marvelous Paris shop full of gorgeous French designer goodies. They say the teacher learns from their students. In my case, it’s the Paris tour guide who learns from their clients. Over the years, my clients have shared many things I haven’t had prior knowledge of including: restaurants, historic facts, shopping, hotels, and other insider tidbits. Many have been great finds and very useful. >>MORE: Paris A lovely client from Louisiana and I hit it off like a house on fire last year when we did a Marais tour together. Since then, we have kept closely in touch by email.  One of her emails highly recommended that that I visit her friend’s resale clothing and jewelry

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The Right Attitudes: Chloe Exhibit in Paris Explores the History of the Fashion House

Chloe Attitudes
Paris In Style: Chloe Attitudes Exhibit at Palais de Tokyo There hasn’t been a fashion exhibit that has wowed me since I wrote about the Madame Grés exhibit last spring. The Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton show earlier this year was a letdown for me and far too much a promotion for the brand. I just went to the Chloe Attitudes show and it was a delightful surprise, as I didn’t know much about it before I saw it. Chloe Attitudes The show is a tribute to Gaby Aghion, who started the Chloe label 60 years ago by having a casual show of the first collection at the Café de Flore. In subsequent years she strived to make Chloe a brand that would have the informality of everyday wearable clothes with the luxuriousness

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Scottsdale Travel: Lemonade Out Of Lemons: Lessons of Style and Compassion from Hurricane Sandy to Scottsdale

Art and architecture at one with nature at Cosanti
On the Road: The unexpected traveller in Scottsdale, Arizona I've been displaced from my family during Hurricane Sandy. There's a lesson to share here that's bigger than my personal story and something to lean on when the tide literally turns. Before you read any further, I'd like you to bolster American Red Cross support by texting the phrase "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 contribution for Sandy relief. You can also help via iTunes by using the donate button located on the main page for the iTunes store set up specifically for Sandy relief. Only have a phone?  You can also make contributions by calling 1-800-733-2767. This is the first text message that I received from my son- a photo of

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On the Road: Authentic western looks are more romance than reality…

Road trip shopping in Montana and Wyoming for iconic western fashion… Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam… Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, except when it comes to the fashion that’s cloudy all day! City slicker fashion peeps have a romantic and idolized view of Western clothing. We assume that the fabulous fringe, perfectly worn in cowboy boots, dusty dark jeans, and delicately beaded belts are an easy find in any shop in a town where lodgepole pine outweighs cement or old time shoot ‘em up references still apply. Well, reality doesn’t always play as well as Ralph Lauren’s stylized vision of the Wild West when it comes to fashion. I should know about authentic western fashion

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