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Here are some goodies that I got at a few of the H boutique sales this month, as well as the sale earlier this week. The shawls were just plain luck. One of the very kind cashmere shawl ladies offered them to me, so I just had to take them!! If you are a tpfr, thank you so much!! I also got lucky to find boots that actually fit around my "boot challenged" calves!! Who would have EVER thought H boots for chunky calves??? Never in a million years...well, for those of you out there in the same camp, these will actually ZIP ALL THE WAY UP! (btw, they are the ONLY H boots in the past 5 years that I think were made for the vertically AND calf challenged clientele!):yahoo:
 

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Hermesmonkey, were you ahead of me in line?!? I asked a lovely woman if I could see the pink cashmere shawl in her(your?) bag & it was the exact pattern as yours---and I'm pretty sure she(you?) had a Tohu Bohu in the bag, too!!!

[I was in all black & we were on opposite sides of the ropes, somewhat near the registers.]

If that was you, hello, again!!!!!!! And, great purchases!!!!:tup:


Here are some goodies that I got at a few of the H boutique sales this month, as well as the sale earlier this week. The shawls were just plain luck. One of the very kind cashmere shawl ladies offered them to me, so I just had to take them!! If you are a tpfr, thank you so much!! I also got lucky to find boots that actually fit around my "boot challenged" calves!! Who would have EVER thought H boots for chunky calves??? Never in a million years...well, for those of you out there in the same camp, these will actually ZIP ALL THE WAY UP! (btw, they are the ONLY H boots in the past 5 years that I think were made for the vertically AND calf challenged clientele!):yahoo:
 
Here are some goodies that I got at a few of the H boutique sales this month, as well as the sale earlier this week. The shawls were just plain luck. One of the very kind cashmere shawl ladies offered them to me, so I just had to take them!! If you are a tpfr, thank you so much!! I also got lucky to find boots that actually fit around my "boot challenged" calves!! Who would have EVER thought H boots for chunky calves??? Never in a million years...well, for those of you out there in the same camp, these will actually ZIP ALL THE WAY UP! (btw, they are the ONLY H boots in the past 5 years that I think were made for the vertically AND calf challenged clientele!):yahoo:

wow, HM! You scored big! :yahoo:
Awesome goodies. :heart:
 
Fear not, Lady Luna, they are scarf collectors, not re-sellers. They were shopping for themselves and for friends and fellow scarfies - like me - so let's say they were organized, methodical and motivated!!:graucho: (And personally I'm thrilled, I got 3 new scarves!)


Olive, I saw that group and their bags. They were a little bit ahead of me in line, but definitely received instructions as to where to go. Like someone behind me was talking on the phone with insiders(salesforce? security, whoever) and got the overview of what "is" and "is not" on the floor.
All that is fine with me, but I heard that expression before you mentioned it, Olive, so I was wandering if that was a new?/old? "must have" trend.
Quite a different story if they are resellers, then it's just pure business and nothing to get fresh ideas from.
A couple of years ago it was a silk carre craze, ladies were hunting the trendy designs more than now birkins, but practically no one was giving a thought to shawls.
I am not a trends follower and I envy those ladies who carry their carre and shawls in the same place without effort. For me it is always a struggle, my scarves misbehave and refuse to keep a shape I give them. But recently in Vienna I observed that practically EVERY female was wrapped in shawl, or it was tied in a tight knot at the neck. It looked so great, elegant but not pompous, that I decided to give it a try. Maybe cashmere would have more stability than slippery silks.
I am currently reasearching ideas on how to wear my shawl in a less complicated way
 
Yes, both the woman who wrote it and the woman who posted it are members of the "cashmere mafia"! And they are both really great women and tons of fun to be around!!


Did you guys see this comment posted on racked.com? Do you think she's a member of the cashmere mafia?

"If you are a scarf and shawl collector/wearer/purchaser, you will enjoy this. If you are not, skip as it will bore the heck out of you. It is one of my fellow scarfie's recollection of yesterday. Warning there are abbreviations which are strange (i.e. POO) which most likely are design names:
"The scarf counter to me was a letdown. Jan’s recall of patterns is very good. Also several Hola Flamencas, Champignons reissue, and oddly several Grand Fonds II in a colorway that I once had and let go recently. After much consideration, decided against re-acquiring it. There were many colorways of Cheval a Charactere, Onde de Chic and Passage a Tokyo, and Vol Amoureux (the butterfly one). Nothing vintage, although I’m still green with envy that one of our gang found a stunning Art des Steppes detail! That and Jan’s Monnaies were probably the most unusual. The Au Coeur de la Vie was in orange, and I saw two pink ones (one snapped up by part of the posse). The carres were $225.
There were many racks of RTW, and a long table of china and crystal. No child-sized ashtrays, but I DID find a cup and saucer with a spaniel!
Alas no jewelry to be found, but there were shelves upon shelves of Garden Party totes in all colors and sizes.
Tucked in a back corner were plisses, blankets, gloves, baby stuff, mousselines and cashmeres. I think everyone got ahold of some lovely Giverny PM mousses, and the plisses were mostly either hot pink or b/w “H”s. There were some lovely white with black c/h Alliances du Monde, and a Souvenir de Paris, but nothing that jumped out at me. At which point I went on full-on whiny-baby-namby-poopy mode! I wanted cashmeres! I wanted GM mousses! Pout, pout!
But gathering by the shoes with the posse was fun as we looked at each other’s haul and had fun picking through the group’s culls.
Then the miracles started happening! A round of GM cashmeres came out unbeknownst to me (insert wails of grief here), and Menelle was an angel and handed me a perfect pink GFII GM cash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s one of my fave designs and the color is so soft and lovely. Happy dance abounds!!! That’s when the vets coached me that the trick is to hover around the back stock room to grab stuff as it comes out. Beeline! I missed another/the last round of cashmeres but props to the posse for throwing elbows and grabbing a great stash! There were 3 Tohu Bohus – a black, a bright green and a sadly, disastrously pulled orange. Also in the group were a white/brown Vie du Fleuve, black/grey/white Bolduc au Carre, bright pink Libres Comme l’Air, blue and white Capucines, bright pink Pani, orange Vie du Gran Nord, oatmeal Plumes that was alas full of holes, and natural/black Brides de Gala. A thousand thanks to Menelle for the GFII – words cannot express.
PM cash was in short supply as well. Lots of Faubourg details in lovely reds and greens but I decided to hold off for a Hanukkah-themed PM cash, haha.
But the waiting by the stockroom strategy really paid off, because the mousses started flying! In my bag fell a cobalt blue Cheval a Fleuri GM, a violet/grey Bolduc GM, a blue PM POO and a black/yellow/hot pink Ronde de Jockeys. Also spotted were turquoise/white/blue GM Soleil, turquoise PM Cheval a Fleuri, hot pink Bolduc PM, black GM Au Gre de Vent, pastel GM Au Gre de Vent, light blue GM Danse, an acid yellow PM Alternateur, chartreuse stole whose name escapes me but is cursive letters; same design in orangey-pink PM. I spotted a pink/blue GM changeant Fleurs de Fuchsia but it was in a non-posse bag (wah), but two posse members got changeants (a copper Grafisme stole, and a light brown losange with black c/h). Jeanne was great company and had an eagle-eye for spotting folks returning things to the pile (got the blue POO by snatching it from a returner) and seeing the stock room curtain flutter with impending new arrivals.""
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Wow, HM, you scored - congrats! Those two shawls you have are very sought after. And I love your new shoes/boots - way to go, girl!!:tup:



Here are some goodies that I got at a few of the H boutique sales this month, as well as the sale earlier this week. The shawls were just plain luck. One of the very kind cashmere shawl ladies offered them to me, so I just had to take them!! If you are a tpfr, thank you so much!! I also got lucky to find boots that actually fit around my "boot challenged" calves!! Who would have EVER thought H boots for chunky calves??? Never in a million years...well, for those of you out there in the same camp, these will actually ZIP ALL THE WAY UP! (btw, they are the ONLY H boots in the past 5 years that I think were made for the vertically AND calf challenged clientele!):yahoo:
 
Luvbolide, all I have to say is this is very enlightening. It's actually really impressive! Wish I could join a group like that! (except I have no idea what the real names of the scarves are so not sure anyone would admit me as a scarfie!)
 
HM....you got the best goodies.....well done!!

And they have Noel au 24 Faubourg?? I loooove that scarf

I even looked at how much a flight to NY would be just to go to the sale :laugh:
 
The "Cashmere Mafia" and all the scarf group women (and men) are great. :tup:

I am proud to be a member of all the Yahoo Scarf groups and the woman who wrote the amazing description of the sale always regales us with the most amazing posts about her store visits and purchases and experiences.

I am lucky to know her personally and it is amazing to shop with her.

Her posts make you feel as if you are there with her - akin to the Scarf Podcasts. She has an amazing memory & is a great writer.

The members of the Groups are smart, wise, helpful, informative, friendly, funny and supportive of other members whenever there is any kind of life issue.

If you are an H-scarfie, their scarf files, databases & photos are amazing.

Like most TPF'ers, you'd be hard pressed to find a better group of national and international virtual friends.


 
Anyone going today? Was the selection less anemic than yesterday? I saw no plisses or cashmere and a few beaten-down accessories...nothing that I would use. I refrained from the Scarves this time around but might revisit!!!
 
I went today. There was virtually no line. I was 4th in line. In at 10am out by 11am and NO LINE when I left. Got two scarfs and tie for hubby. I think I'll stop buy and pick up one more scarf later today.. My work mate got an AMAZING pair of mens leather shoes for $300. The only other item I was thinking about getting was a leather hat put passed on it.
 
It just dawned on me that I was at the Tuesday sale from opening to close (2:20PM to 6:45PM). I was babbling by the time I left....
:roflmfao: At least it was worth it lol

I went today. There was virtually no line. I was 4th in line. In at 10am out by 11am and NO LINE when I left. Got two scarfs and tie for hubby. I think I'll stop buy and pick up one more scarf later today.. My work mate got an AMAZING pair of mens leather shoes for $300. The only other item I was thinking about getting was a leather hat put passed on it.

Good for you! :tup: Hope to see some pics soon! The weather was bad, cold and raining, so that's probably why... I wonder what it's going to be like tomorrow... I'm considering going there again but not sure if it's worth it... I wonder if anything new is going to pop up for the weekend...

hermesmonkey - Gorgeous purchases! Congratulations!!! Your TB shawl is TDF :faint: :heart:

mooks - Do you already have Noel au 24 Faubourg? If you want I can get it for you if I go back tomorrow. There were three colorways (you can see one in my reveal tonight; the other two were light blue and light pink).

balthus - Thanks for the info, I'm going to check out these yahoo groups asap... :nuts: Though maybe I shouldn't... LOL

Bordelle - I saw some beaten up leather accessosories too... they really shouldn't show them in public IMO, it was heartbreaking...

marks025 - Oops, I forgot to thank for the compliment :blushing: Still don't who you were :sad: Did you find any nice goodies?
 
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