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Why travel? We brought the best Paris Holiday Windows to you!

 Retail Remedy: Christmas in Paris by way of Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, Le Bon Marche Paris Holiday windows..  You know how I believe that Paris is where you find it  is and that special chic lies inside of us all.  Richard Nahem is an expat New Yorker who has been making Paris his home for the past nine years as a Paris insider blogger and personal concierge tour guide. Richard  brings his take on  Parisian Chic Anywhere! as one of the featured Bonus Experts in my C’est Chic Crash Course where you conjoin us discussing how to look like a Parisian as one of the 40+ videos in my premiere 8-week style mentoring program that teaches you all you need to know to look pulled together and chic.   Let's look at

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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 Holiday Windows: Place de la Madeleine and Le Bon Marche

Paris Holiday Windows that we bet you'll find inspiring! Join us as we follow our resident expat Richard Nahem through Paris and rejoice in his weekly discoveries from the city of light. From Fauchon's candy confections to Baccarat's utter perfection, if there's not a holiday decorating tip to take away here, at the least you'll get a taste of festive French Chic without even leaving home... >>MORE: Holiday Style & Paris Holiday Windows Fauchon- Fauchon Holiday 2013 Fauchon Fauchon The windows of Fauchon on Place de la Madeleine has display towers of their delectable goodies of jars of foie gras and tins with cookies and biscuits. Along side are the classic macaron trees along with a new variation, a tree festooned with mini-eclairs

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Wishlist luxury by way of Hermes Paris holiday windows

No airline ticket required! We've got the snaps of the Hermes Paris holiday windows to inspire your most deluxe of desires... Sorbet shades of the house's iconic patterns, panels of rich color and cacti a plenty, what gives? Our Parisian connection, Richard's visit to get a glimpse of what Hermes had in-store during the competitive holiday window frenzy season had him guessing what the season's theme was -have a clue? We're guessing Richard maybe be on to something as the series suggests the best of both worlds when it comes to destination holidays; flora & fauna vs. the heat of the tropics. >>MORE: Holiday Style ,  Paris Holiday Windows and Hermes Usually the Hermes windows don’t hold anything back when it comes to their luxurious Christmas windows with

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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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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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New York Holiday Windows- Bergdorf Goodman & Saks

Retail Remedy: Voilà, our tour of Paris holiday windows is wrapped up and here we have a quick look at some New York elegance by way of Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue The BG Follies of 2012 designed by David Hoey is the theme of Bergdorf Goodman's holiday windows for 2012. Bergdorf's windows are always a FocusOnStyle favorite for their whimsical opulence blended with glamorous theatricality. This year was no exception. >> RELATED: Holiday Style and Holiday Dress Tips Bergdorf Goodman New York Holiday Windows, East 57th Street side Entertainment inspiration comes from he Ziegfeld Follies, Vaudeville revues and Busby Berkeley’s Hollywood musicals of the 1930s. There's even an homage to Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot. Bergdorf Goodman New York Holiday

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BHV Paris Holiday Windows in Collaboration with Alexis Mabille

Retail Remedy: We're wrapping up our Paris Holiday Windows series with an unexpected twist from BHV by way of cutting edge designer Alexis Mabille. Sometimes the less glamorous BHV department store gets it together to do cool holiday windows. >>MORE: Holiday Style  BHV Paris Holiday Windows in Collaboration with Alexis Mabille This year they have tapped the hot, of the moment French fashion designer Alexis Mabille to create the windows. These windows seem a lot more kid friendly and have some whimsy to them. Mabille has adorned the front of the store with his signature giant bow in white lights and the windows feature Mabille’s fantasy couture fashions. Artist Marie Beltrami has designed the fun animal heads topping the mannequins. Les fables d’Alexis Mabille (Fairy tales of Alexis Mabille) There is an added

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Paris Holiday Windows 2012: Le Bon Marché

Retail Remedy: Le Bon Marche with beautiful shoes above the Paris sky… oh my. Richard Nahem brings us more Paris Holiday Windows… no airline ticket required! With a more subtle approach, Le Bon Marché has done tastefully appointed windows that show off luxury in an understated way. Gold birdcages decorated with twinkle lights have dazzling evening shoes, jewelry, and handbags inside with doves flying along side. >>MORE: Holiday Style  Le Bon Marche Holiday Windows in Paris Other windows have 3-D backgrounds of the Rive Gauche including rooftops of Haussmann buildings, the Eiffel Tower, and Musée d'Orsay, all to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the store. Did you like my Paris Holiday Windows 2012 series? Wait till tomorrow for a very special Christmas treat. Richard's photo gallery of the Le Bon

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Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Loves Louis Vuitton

Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows
Retail Remedy: Our tour of Paris holiday windows continues with Galeries Lafayette, which kinda sorta reminds us of a not quite as elaborate version of Bergdorf Goodman's New York windows from a few season's back. Or, a tad of  Le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris gone fashionista. Let's see Richard Nahem's report. Galeries Lafayette Paris Christmas windows have also been hijacked by a mega-brand fashion label, Louis Vuitton, but at least they are more kid friendly than Printemps this year. >>MORE: Holiday Style,  Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows A cute polar bear holding a Vuitton duffel bag, penguins wearing leopard ties and sunglasses, an Afghan dog donning a silk scarf, and a somersaulting panda all proliferate the mighty Vuitton. Galeries Lafayette

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Printemps Paris Holiday Windows- Dior & Marion Cotillard, absolument!

Printemps Paris Holiday Windows
Retail Remedy: The world of Dior for the holidays. Richard Nahem continues to bring us his tour of  Paris Holiday Windows I adore the Printemps windows this year but I have a slight problem with them. As fun and imaginative as they are, they symbolize promoting a brand rather than the spirit of Christmas. The windows are devoted to the Dior brand and their logo and name is bluntly splashed everywhere. As much as they appealed to me, I think tiny tots and kids will be disappointed. >>MORE: Holiday Style  and Dior Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Enough of my grandstanding and back to why I LOVE the windows. They harken back to the original Dior New Look from 1947 with 74 handcrafted dolls/poupettes dressed in Dior haute couture and are hand

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