Laurie Pike's Hexagon: Upcycling in Paris

My friend Laurie Pike (who also runs The Paris Blog), has gone into the upcycled handbag and accessory fashion world, launching Hexagon.

"I got tired of pushing consumerism in my day job as a fashion editrix," she told me in Paris the other day. "So I quit my post and started collecting fabulous vintage items in desperate need of a makeover."

The result is an eclectic line of one-of-a-kind purses and baubles that have been “reverse modernized”—made better by mixing old with new elements.  Methinks this is not only good for the environment but good for folks who like their vintage in choice spots. 


Laurie said: "Now I can sleep at night knowing that my love for style is not promoting landfill. In fact, it is doing the opposite, by rehabilitating castaways and presenting them as an alternative to new."

Laurie's Hexagon is on a few different sites: The Hexagon site for the brand-new Paris Collection, made of items found in French flea markets and vide-greniers.  Click here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/hexagonaccessories

http://www.hexfashion.com

http://hexfashion.com/online-shop

Can Can Valentines From France

Valentines curated by The Paris Blog. Check them out: Hipster Love Cards.

QUOI D'NEUF?

 From The Paris Blog.  The iconic Beaujolais Nouveau, France's high end version of the "new Coke" is celebrated every Third Thursday in November throughout the country.  The country parties till 3 am and wakes up on Friday only to call into work sick. 

Hervé Villemade is one of the prime vintners in France's new organic/natural wine wave and his "primeur" is QUOI D'NEUF, a wine named and labeled by Paris-based American artist Matthew Rose. Often available at LA CAVE DES PAPILLES and other like-minded cavists in Paris.