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Charles Jourdan, spring 1985 “Lucile”, noir/blanc (black/white) Not your mother’s spectators, these black and white kidskin pumps gave me a thrill! They went with ease from power presentations to dinner and dancing in the mid-eighties. Charles Jourdan (1883-1976) was born in the same year as Coco Chanel. By the time my shoes were created, the …
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Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2000 9¼’’w. x 11’’h. Smooth black leather “fingerholes” bag with laser-cut edges and a cord-attached fabric pocket. I purchased this bag at Galerie Gaultier, Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine within hours of arriving in Paris on a handbag shopping expedition. After seeing a thumbnail-sized photo of a flap version of this …
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2000 17⅛” l. x 6 ¼” w. Smooth black leather fold-over flap clutch with magnetic snaps and laser-cut edges—purchased in Paris in the Jean Paul Gaultier boutique within the Galeries Lafayette. This perfectly proportioned, minimally-designed bag doubles as a bracelet—certainly a good idea since it’s only moderately functional as a handbag! …