tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post107569656726929907..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Dover Street Market: "Unique"...comme quoi?Duchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-53219288579291537762014-06-12T10:56:45.047-04:002014-06-12T10:56:45.047-04:00I was thinking the same about that white blouse, a...I was thinking the same about that white blouse, and it also makes the model, presumably slender, look very chunky. <br /><br />I don't usually like "slogan" tees, but I do like that one, as it makes one think, and the writing isn't too "in your face". I also like this one from Simons in Montreal: http://tinyurl.com/SimonsVieEstBelle with cursive writing<br /><br />Of course I like the upright Dutch Omafiets (granny bike), but one can find those for a better price and better customer service at bicycle shops. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-54387071202412923322014-06-11T20:30:11.012-04:002014-06-11T20:30:11.012-04:00That white blouse looks like it is on backwards. ...That white blouse looks like it is on backwards. I loathe it.diverchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753507927794435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-45540643302799745362014-06-10T18:59:46.160-04:002014-06-10T18:59:46.160-04:00You make feel just like I'm in New York. Which...You make feel just like I'm in New York. Which is a good thing:). LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75391308452013699762014-06-10T15:42:39.139-04:002014-06-10T15:42:39.139-04:00Every time I see something very expensive - usuall...Every time I see something very expensive - usually clothing or furnishings - I'm rather shocked...and then I find out that those things aren't in the stratosphere at all! There always seems to be a new higher high.LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-32582140862335011052014-06-10T15:40:59.200-04:002014-06-10T15:40:59.200-04:00Even the small subset is not so tiny, given the nu...Even the small subset is not so tiny, given the numbers -- 1% of a large population is enough, and as you rightly point out, NYC is the epicenter of a huge wealth gap, but you won't find something like that most other places. Although there are things about NY I miss, if you are interested in the arts it is hard not to come face to face with that gap daily. I don't miss that at all.<br /><br />I think it would be worth a visit, remembering that it is a different world in many ways.<br />Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-48991927664481615652014-06-10T11:57:44.590-04:002014-06-10T11:57:44.590-04:00une femme: Just can't bear Colette; feel oppre...une femme: Just can't bear Colette; feel oppressed by pretension. NYC is epicenter of the increasing wealth gap- plenty of 1% kids and tourists who are there to bag the coolest gear. Occasionally I am moved by something but lots of times only feel sticker shock.<br /><br />(I have the tee shown.)<br /><br />Cornelia: "So unique", "truly unique", "the most unique"- right?<br /><br />C: $5 for my plain, smaller than average scone, $6-$8 for a pot of tea. Overpriced, but like a Parisien café you are also paying for the privilege of being there ;)<br /><br />There are quite a few rich young women there, or visiting.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-17039674253156077442014-06-10T11:11:55.710-04:002014-06-10T11:11:55.710-04:00Hmm, "temple to high-priced posturing" s...Hmm, "temple to high-priced posturing" seems accurate enough--can't help wondering what they charge for a cupcake at the bakery!<br /><br />That white blouse, edgy yet lovable, looks very much like one I wore when I lived in New York in the early eighties. Mine probably cost $20, but it was made of very fine white cotton, and totally washable, though exacting to iron. <br /><br />Most clothes like these require supple young bodies. Like Une Femme, I ask myself how many women are young enough to wear them and rich enough to buy them?<br /><br />C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-29633597020596255332014-06-10T10:54:35.282-04:002014-06-10T10:54:35.282-04:00Yup, and some of us are just a bit uniquer than ot...Yup, and some of us are just a bit uniquer than others, non???<br />:))Corneliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674961462823358063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75909623236239047382014-06-10T08:48:32.860-04:002014-06-10T08:48:32.860-04:00Cute tee! I often wonder who comprises the market ...Cute tee! I often wonder who comprises the market for the very, very expensive avant-garde? I have to imagine it's a very, very small subset. Or wealthy tourists from other parts of the world. Those bags are gorgeous, though. Every now and then I go browse the boutiques on Melrose (closer to me than Silverlake, which right now has the max hipster cred) just to get a sense of the edges of the style universe.<br /><br />(You mention Colette; when we stopped in there last month, they were all about the Normcore. Sneakers and 50 Euro tees.)Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com