Tu veux du thé?

You would like tea?

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and you could

really impress with Nina's tea on this service tray.

Nina's  was founded in 1672 when Pierre Diaz

created "La Distillerie Frères." It was the first company

to distill lavender essential oils in France and became

known for their art of creating fragrances.

Nina's

29, rue Danielle Cassanova

75001, Paris

Repetto -- For Nanette

I cannot say how many pairs of pointe shoes I stumbled over growing up, nor the number of times she extended her leg up the passageway wall in an elegant stretch. No one talks about where the hundreds of worn out pink satin shoes went or how many lambs might have been sheared to make the padded cushions protecting the balerina's toes. Nanette, my dear sister and friend, this one is for you.


Repetto went on "the list" when Carol of Paris Breakfasts talked about finding the boutique here. I had already mapped it out before my arrival in June and walked to this incredible spot just after sunset with three friends (Marie, Mary, and Virginia). It did not matter that it was closed as the windows provided a great peek at an entire wall of pointe shoes, all pink of course.

Repetto
22, rue de la Paix
Paris