The Raiding Braiding

Something is smelly a bit fishy.....and it happens to be the braids. The fishtail braid is all the rage. It gives a whole new spin and edge on the always popular braid.

Pleats-Yes, Please

Vertical pleats, if done correctly, can look beautiful on any body type. The structure of vertical pleats hides all imperfections and has a slimming effect. So go ahead have that muffin.

The return of the M-URSE

Well once again ladies we have competition with who has the best handbag and the guys are the competition. They have been seen lately with designer bags that any lady would be jealous of such as Puma, Lacoste, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton brands.

Have you seen the CLIP?

Sadly I have seen this new trend everywhere. The French are a tad lazy with their hair it seems. They use hair stylists clips to do their hair and keep it in. Americans usually use bobby pins to make it seem like their isn't anything holding it back but these ladies are not afraid of showing their obnoxious clips.

O-O-O it's Ornamentation

Ornamentation, Bling, Broches, Epaulettes, etc......They are all a part of the clothing today. You can find them all over the clothes or just a spot or too. Even at TextWorld you could see the future fabrics having ornamentation as a main theme.

Advertisements = Entertaining

This ad reads "Find your insurance!" "Car insurance carefree"......Makes some sense but I have yet to see a girl hug her car because she had car insurance or the idea of being carefree so you hug your car. I thought it was amusing!

This may get confusing too since you are not sure if the emphasis is the girl or the hot dog, but in fact the product trying to be sold is the beer in the bottom right corner that is produced in France.

This ad isn't about paint at all.....they are trying to sell Insurance. Could you have picked that up?

It seems in France they don't have the same rules and restrictions as American advertising does. It also seems that some advertising doesn't have to even make sense with what message is trying to get across like in America.

Barcelona Bold

It seems that where the location is a little warmer the happy citizens dress a little bolder. I saw tons of bold color apparel. Typically they would even match two of the brights together and then keep the rest very minimal.

Visual displays are a vision to see

Sadly I have not taken pics of all the awesome window displays that I have seen. I have noticed in the windows that they don't just throw a mannequin in the window and slap some clothes on and call it pretty. They take time and effort into their designs and they are magnificent. If you travel to Paris or Barcelona make it a point to shop....such an inconvenience i'm sure. Look at their windows and designs that they construct. It will not be a waste of time.