From my Daily Candy SF email...kindly note the name of the pillow. (?!)
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French toast, French fries, French bread: actual French inventions, or simply attempts by Americans to blame their carb-induced obesity on old-worlders?
That's a toughie. As you ponder, take a gander at Leonor Mataillet's pillows — bona fide French creations that won't add inches to your waistline.
Inspired by Mataillet's time in India, these hand-sewn and silk-screened accessories will jazz up any old sofa. The Kerala pillows feature garlands of flowers on a backdrop of linen, while Piece of Happiness features colorful silhouettes.
The beauty of Mataillet's pillows comes from her innate ability to bring together contrasting elements, whether she's combining bright colors and a white background or silk and wool.
That certain je ne sais quoi will surely fill you with joie de vivre as you sip your aperitif in your salon.
See? Your French is improving already.
Available at Hot!, 593 Valencia Street, at 17th Street (415-863-8143).
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WAIT!! there's more! from my Daily Candy Everywhere email...
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Cap's Off
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Sure, you want to preserve that perfect blow-out. But four days without bathing? That's just wrong. And don't give us the old "that's the European way" excuse. Call it what you will, Isa-Smella Rossellini. It's shower time.
Still, we respect your need to protect the integrity of your 'do — and look good while doing it. Get yourself a shower cap from Blue Raven, and start scrubbing. Waterproof toppers, made from clear, durable plastic, are designed to secure your locks from wetness and come in six cheeky paterns, from the groovy Mod and Retro models to the Bollywood-riffic Yoga. For something straightforwardly girlie, we enjoy the Love and Daisy caps. For you, however, the Ooh La La is the obvious choice, thanks to its sophisticated old-world glamour.
Think of it as your new European way to do things.
Available online at blueravenllc.com.
what do showercaps have to do with an ancient vedic discipline? something looks vaguely eastern, so "let's call it yoga"? sheesh.
Hot! is soooo close to my apartment... I'm taking orders. ;)
Posted by: brimful | 2005.03.21 at 08:26 AM
sheee-it...let's just make them. i had to make a pillow just like that when my little was initiated in my sorority a decade ago...easy.
Posted by: A N N A | 2005.03.21 at 08:49 AM
"Gonna wash that man right outta my hair..."
Posted by: Amelie-Freak | 2005.03.21 at 10:39 AM