WELCOME TO FASHION AS A 2ND LANGUAGE: ARE YOU FLUENT?

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Monday, March 29, 2010

The Smell of Spring: Blowing Bubbles on the Lawn

With Spring finally here, and Easter just around the corner, FA2L suggests setting aside the schoolbooks and having a little fun. Les Bulles d'Agathe (Agatha's Bubbles), from the otherwise rather serious Maison Francis Kurkdjian, hold plastic wands and sophisticated soap bubble solutions that smell like mint, pears or freshly-cut grass. Order them from Paris, if you wish, or find them at stores like Bergdorf Goodman. Then slip some into Easter baskets or use them as favors at wedding rehearsals, baby showers and birthday parties. You may even want to share a few with your kids...