of`France - Belle Epoque

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* SUNDAY, JANUARY 4,.2004
TORONTO~STAR
Leis'ure
Sunday Shoppet
A petit taste
of France
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Canadian winter, this little bit of'"
brightness would not be amiss.
In Provence, floral.$lp-~J!rln.quilts
kr).ownas houtis are tfiemain form of;t
,bedding. MWlYare handmade, and
some ar!;)handed down from genera7
tion to generation. The look is de ri7
gueur f0ranyon~ 10CJking
to do a bedJO-AII/N DODDS
room Up in French ~ountry style. At
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firstithe!,e qWJtsarestiffbut, like othF
Have you ever wished you. were er great bedding, they become very
French?,
soft and fade beautifully after a few
After watching films like The Uin~ washes. Nowadays, many houtis are
brellas ofCherbOurg or Monsieur Humade elsewhere,pqt the concept is
lot's lfolidq;, did you sigh and wish the same - the oneS available here
youhali thats~e chic,complete with shUt at $185for a qu~en-sized quilt.
Anotherpopular item is the vintage,
black b~ret .and shoulder-shrugging
insouciance?
a!i.In France, advertising posters tha~
Relax: now you can d6"X;hat'they do, adorned pillars anq outdoor walls
were huge, so passers-by and motor"
and do it with impunity.
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ists could see. th(tjm.These posters'
~elle Epoque (iOp6 YOn.g~St., just
were bej;lutifullydesigned, so many
northwest of the Rosedale sqbway
s~ation, 416;'929"0066) ~§;;,jlist th€: people framed them and an art was
Chic, beret-toting
style at Belle Epoque
The trend is colour
the brighter the better
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of colou.red gloves,iind:th~l,lpiqqitous
b~ret. Tq compltlttl the look, mrorw~
suggt!st a yell~w grWVy plq{! biwwe,
inclqding+wiQker ~~ket to'QIDTy the
necessary.yin Qrqtngir~@ngbagy.~~k
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'l'heop4ilejAlexandre Steinlen's pas"
sion for animals was always reflected
in his poster designs for Ne,stIe's,Climque Charon and Tournee du Chat
NQir. JilelleEpoque has reproduced
Mv~rtisit'igt!°sters suitable for fram~
ing t>ril!edaf ~.~~each.
NOFl!Emchnwt'worthhis salt would
~~fq~r ~inJijng'\1isbreakfast coffee
MqrQPcanlgo~,~M t}}t!~n!fit~m tlJ,at (Nf~f ;mrtmng but ~large bol or tasse.
)1eepy€:)low<;ofl'eebowls \'lith
t!yi~tl1et~ag{<l!!§(~t1fIgl'J!1.ft!.
figqr!;!sprp .
f'Chooolat Meuniere" graphand l,lpat ~(!
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'Fpes~ com~
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i~'~~priced at $29.95each.
We~g light cologne is also very
gepta, ttlr-qqols(!,a~igY~llow ~ ~g
If~ngh. Natural scents such as I.aven"
h~v~;agoldpand gfpaUern}!ll@t~g~n
~er;'verveine and ambree are very
tIle Ba~WouI1g. Tl1ggl~~es werep1tepQ@4fer 1TIin~WJJ:PlltpQW pold te~ p9pular !!!id !,mell wonderM. Belle
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iti large, viIiw.g@=Wompgttles, are
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t'\1e.brlght~r, tp.~ b~1t~r. ~~U~.~lW.t!~~.pl'iGedat $EiI:S
zines'fMtlrie Q,lairg,lYJl~M€lison;
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Polka-dotted glass bowls from
Germany, starting at $31.95
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A selection of classic boutis,
which start at $185.
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Reprints of classic advertising,
priced at $23.
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