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Accord­ing to this 1962 Maid­en­form ad, what it takes to win big in the show ring is a Chan­sonette bra! (Or maybe just the chutz­pah to walk in the ring wear­ing only a sequined skirt and a stole?) This ad is from an iconic series of 50s and 60s Maid­en­form ads, fea­tur­ing women who felt […]

Yaa… bit pricey, but doesn’t cost any­thing to look, and drool! (Plus, it helps to remind us there is a cooler sea­son on the way. Today was Day 62 of 100+ temps!) Inspired by Inte­rior Design Hound’s post­ing of fall trends, with gen­er­ous accents of fab­u­lous French Bull­dogs. Click on images below for item details, and […]

Beau­ti­fully designed items with cameo appear­ances of his own French Bull­dogs Luca, Noah, and Téa scat­tered through­out. Why talk about it? Enjoy brows­ing the work of this American-born, now London-based, designer instead: Ben di Lisi — Home Find more of his work for sale here: Ben de Lisi — Deben­hams Cut directly to the animal-theme items: […]

While watch­ing the fas­ci­nat­ing doc­u­men­tary about the inner work­ings of Vogue, I too, became crushed as cre­ative direc­tor Grace Cod­ding­ton saw her cher­ished Paris je t’aime photo shoot whit­tled down, fur­ther and fur­ther, by Vogue edi­tor, Anna Win­tour. Not only because the moody, lush, 20s-inspired images taken by Steven Meisel are won­der­ful, but because the […]

Frenchies are cute, cud­dly, and woolly?? Get out your nee­dles and remem­ber how to knit and purl, or just have fun check­ing out an unusual slant to a time-honored craft – Knit­ting AND French Bull­dogs! Knit and wear a French Bull­dog sweater. Visit this blog to see a sam­ple worked up and get links to […]

As most read­ers know by now, this blog is always on the look­out for new and usual art forms which incor­po­rate French Bull­dogs. Found a new one recently and it’s trés cool! Hand-painted Enam­eled Jew­elry by Bev Yok­ley. Very nice, intri­cately cut, hand-painted enam­eled jew­elry, and she can even do cus­tom work from your photographs. […]

Neiman Mar­cus has Postage Stamp Ottomans avail­able, one with a Pol­ish Brindle Pied Frenchie stamp on top. Guess if you’re pay­ing $300 and up for the shoes, a $469 ottoman is the place to rest them while you’re watch­ing TV! Haute House Pale Blue French Bull­dog Ottoman, 18“D Price: $469.00

Look at those Frenchie nails! My, my…tsk, tsk…they need some TLC and so do you! Time for your Frenchie (or non­Frenchie) to head down to Lofty Dog and get your pooch a pam­per­ing pet-icure while you kick back and take it easy. There will even be a trunk show of vin­tage cloth­ing cour­tesy of Bet­tie Page […]

Have you gone to Ruehl look­ing for human Frenchie fash­ion only to dis­cover their XL shirt fits nicely around your upper arm, might make cute leg warm­ers, or would be a great baby out­fit for a new niece, but that’s it? Per­haps you are look­ing for a bit more cov­er­age or enjoy breath­ing? Fret no […]

If you’ve walked into a high-end depart­ment store, you’ve prob­a­bly seen the Fraçnois Nars line of makeup. What you prob­a­bly didn’t know, is he has a adorable Frenchie named Mar­cel! See a photo of Mar­cel in his sailor suit, and read about Fraçnois’s return to 80s glam, in this New York Time Style Mag­a­zine. New […]