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katekluet said:
Doc Ride was at our first LV meetup and gave us a lesson using her basic handbag spa kit, that is what I used....her things are available on line.
I like your thoughts on the neutrals.
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Thanks so much for the info. I found the products. I'm so nervous to put anything on my bags but I'm glad you have experience with this and sombrero.
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
I wanted to share this with you guys. I wasn't sure how DH would feel about the new Kelly. When I got home from work that day I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was taking it all in stride, he bought this at the Halloween store. He was wearing it when he greeted me at the door.

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[emoji23][emoji23]your DH is totally fun to be with!!!
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
I wanted to share this with you guys. I wasn't sure how DH would feel about the new Kelly. When I got home from work that day I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was taking it all in stride, he bought this at the Halloween store. He was wearing it when he greeted me at the door.

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Haha! My DH heard me laughing... had to show it to him!
 
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Well DH has challenged me to pack for a 2 week trip in a 33liter suitcase. A challenge for me because I usually take a 45-50 liter suitcase... at least we are going to a tropical climate. Well, off to packing duty!
Have a great Sunday everyone!
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
Heehee. Me too. I'm so happy that I talked to you about it that day. Some people don't appreciate rouge h.

I am going to get the grey dallet shawl. It will go well with my tweed jacket among other things.

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I'm liking the neutral looking shades of the cashmeres that I can throw on for warmth in the winter and not have them take over my outfits. I'm very happy that I bought the rouge c'est la fete. I'm not attracted as much to the bold cashmeres.

And I think I'll get the blue red cheval Phoenix silk. Drop dead gorgeous is hard to pass up. I'll probably wear that more casually with a sweater. Although I think I could also wear it with my navy balmain jacket too.

Don't you want to come to Paris with me? You can sneak in my suitcase. [emoji4]
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Love, love, love your new K. The combination of leathers sounds absolutely heavenly! Can't wait to see it.
Also: great choice on the grey Dallet!
AND the blue/red cheval Phoenix. I'm tempted myself by this CW. More interesting than the all blue, I think. Get thee to H and buy it so we can drool over your action pix!
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
Heehee. Me too. I'm so happy that I talked to you about it that day. Some people don't appreciate rouge h.

I am going to get the grey dallet shawl. It will go well with my tweed jacket among other things.

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I'm liking the neutral looking shades of the cashmeres that I can throw on for warmth in the winter and not have them take over my outfits. I'm very happy that I bought the rouge c'est la fete. I'm not attracted as much to the bold cashmeres.

And I think I'll get the blue red cheval Phoenix silk. Drop dead gorgeous is hard to pass up. I'll probably wear that more casually with a sweater. Although I think I could also wear it with my navy balmain jacket too.

Don't you want to come to Paris with me? You can sneak in my suitcase. [emoji4]
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This jacket looks fabulous.
 
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dharma said:
Well that explains it, cremel, I must not be intelligent or sophisticated. :p
You are correct about the single notes and lighter fragrances. My instinct tells me I don't do well with musk, the base of many luxe perfumes. Strangley, I can tolerate Chanel no. 5, coco and fracas. I do well with almost all Bulgari tea variations and the above mentioned H brin reglisse. I picked up a sample of Malle Une rose and so far so good. The idea of a signature scent appeals to the romantic in me but I do like a bit of variety as well. Do you know enough about fragrance to tell me why these particular perfumes don't make sick? A rep at Barneys once told me that musk was not my problem and loaded me up with samples to try to prove his point. Every one of them made me ill. So much for that experiment!
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cremel said:
Lol dear Dharma I am far from a perfume expert. [emoji1]as far as I know some complex perfumes are artificial. Some perfumes are synthetic and contains artificial flavors and fragrance. Lots of ppl get headaches etc from these chemicals. Not every perfume is made from real essential oil extract from plants because it's very expensive. Other than that I have no other ideas.
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This is very interesting cremel.
Whilst I don't get ill like Dharma, fragrances tend to give me a headache so I avoid wearing any.
It was my mother's that started it, I think she wore Elizabeth Arden mainly, and I would get a headache just being in the same room as her with her fragrance, and she certainly didn't wear a lot of it.
The only fragrance that I wear is Chanel Coco Noir which I love.
My SA gives us lots of fragrances to sample but none I like as much as this one.
My DH wears most of them, and they all smell nice on him and don't give me a headache, but for me I don't love the smell as much as the Noir.
He is currently wearing a sample of Galop.
I have bought him both Terre and Bel Ami which he loves.
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
Hi everyone. Just catching up. I just got home.

I don't love gallop. It seemed kind of masculine to me. I like jardin de msr li. I have a huge stash of Chanel allure and coco that I have to work through before I can switch over.

I just got back from my store. I am over the moon. First, my dress didn't arrive in time but I have to go back on Tuesday anyway. So hopefully I'll get it then.

But they had this for me: Kelly 32 retourne rouge h sombrero body, Epsom handle straps and bottom, Clemence sides.

A special thanks to dharma and mrs Owen for talking through color choices with me at our recent meetup. And to madam bijoux for her knowledge and experience with sombrero.

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Congrats Pbp that is a spectacular looking Kelly!
Hope that you enjoy every second of it.
Would also love to hear about your experience with Sombrero down the line.
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Thanks Karen16, Mindi, pbp, prepster kyokei and mrs owen for the good wishes for my trip. I am again in the airport but at this time i just exited customs [emoji1]

It was a great trip, bought a few H items, some clothes and aome artwork, which is the real reasonwe went to Paris. H is mostly "collateral damage" in these trips [emoji33]

I could only find one of the scarves i was looking for, but that has not stopped me fromcomi gback with three [emoji15]
 
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eagle1002us said:
Thank you for HippoLove. A magnetic field that "eats" watches? I am speechless. I didn't know there were places on earth like that. Hey, have a great trip, MadCat. Bring us back lots of stories and pix of pretty items.
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Thank you Eagle! It was a man made magnetic field :-). It would slowly permanently magnetize the case and the mechanism of steel watches util they stopped working.
I am glad i was not wearing expwnsive watches back then!
 
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MrsOwen3 said:
Hi Keren, I love talking business so I hope I don't bore anyone in the Cafe!

The "leased" departments in NM and Saks are a lower cost way to keep a brand presence without maintaining their own retail stores and staff. NM and Saks are two separate companies and there is always a tussle between the 5 department store brands for placement of premier merchandise as it's usually high ticket items. The brands pay to be there plus train specialists in sales but the department store captures store card purchases, points incentives etc. Its a very cooperative type of arrangement. In my opinion, Saks is struggling to find it's way with new customers though I love that store and hope they figure it out. Macy's has seen such a decline in their store appearance and merchandise pricing and they seem to be dragging Bloomingdales down with them, another shame as it was so iconic.

This is just my opinion and I have been out of fashion retail for several years but online sales will likely cause retail square footage to need to drop at least 50% in order for these companies to stay afloat and more than that for large department stores. Malls are already becoming entertainment centers and food is the focus for drawing in more customers. Some malls will have to close and the different retailers will have to focus their efforts on drawing more people to a single location rather than being everywhere for convenience since it doesn't get much more convenient than online shopping. I think we're also going to see more promotion of items that can't be bought online, every effort will have to be made to get people to the stores. My area is now home to the 2nd largest mall in the US and they spent 250 million on an expansion and they average $1K per square foot of retail space-some of the highest in the country. They courted 8 new LVMH and Kering brand boutiques which will now draw those clients from their nearest boutique 90 miles away. That mall 90 miles away is seeing other closures, spending on renovations but seemed lifeless and it's lacking in any new exciting brands or restaurants.

The big developments in the new few years will be these lifestyle hubs, food, hotels, entertainment, shopping, parking, indoor and outdoor walkways. One fashion retailer just acquired an Italian restaurant group and plonked a gourmet pizza and wine bar in between 3 of it's branded stores. That captures food, home and fashion and entertainment revenue in about 30,000 sq feet. When I started in retail 20 years ago, the company I worked for experienced meteoric growth because our stores were spectacles and destinations. They invested heavily in design, art, music and the overall vibe was very buzzy. Then they went public and slowly that started to decline but now it will have to come back to draw in people. Now it seems people do feel that there are some things you shouldn't buy online or don't want to but I think we're going to see a big focus on the overall client experience and how they feel in these spaces which will be very interesting. When you make people feel good, make the space smell good etc they buy more and they're even happy about it.

The biggest flaw in the Design District is the outdoors in Florida aspect, I was there one rainy afternoon and had the place to myself. It was slightly awkward being the only customer in most stores. And I'm pretty sure it rains a lot in Florida, right? some covered walkways would help tremendously, maybe with water misters for really hot days. They'll figure it out though, as you said there's a lot invested!

Ok, cafe sorry to clog the thread. Now that I've procrastinated long enough I must go back to work .
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This is very interesting and informative!! Thank you for taking the time to explain!
 
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