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february 2011

FASHION

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what guys want Chic socks and shoes

blogworthy fashion Fashion bloggers flaunt their style

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Maternity wear gets hip

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ey there, readers! Check out my new picture! Pretty flattering, isn’t it? It should be; it represents the joint effort of a talented makeup artist and a photographer who understands lighting, angles and the fine art of retouching. In short, it’s an idealized version of me, a representation more of how I would like to see myself (poreless, sleek, maybe a little bit intimidating and important) than how I actually am. Which, if you think about it, makes it a pretty true-to-form portrait.

This kind of postproduction work has been with us since at least the days of the hand-tinted daguerreotype, and its real-life subjects always risk being called out for falling physically short of the perfection displayed by their images. But according to retoucher-to-the-stars Pascal Dangin, there’s no shame in the virtually-enhanced game.

“I look at life as retouching,” Dangin said in a 2008 interview for The New Yorker. “Makeup, clothes are just a transformation of what you want to look like.”

This is a philosophy we can all embrace, while remembering not to gauge our own appearances against the pixilated perfection in magazine fashion spreads and celebrity profiles. Even Cindy

Crawford famously said she wished she looked like Cindy Crawford.

Still, if you run into me on the street, please don’t say I don’t look like my picture. Let’s maintain the illusion for a little while.

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fter dreaming of a Winter Wonderland; the only thing we ʻwonderedʼ was when is it going to get cold? Now that it finally has, Iʼm sure you are growing tired of those Uggs, the layers upon layers and the heavy denim! Spring is always such a fun season! Everything is clean and fresh. The colors are light and happy, and it makes me feel the same.

So many of our favorite designers are doing white button downs this year. For something that can be so basic and easy to possibilities are endless! Wear with dark denim and cowboy boots with subtle jewels, or find a long tunic version and wear with leggings, ballet flats and layered multi beaded necklaces. I am also seeing tons of skirts, and not just the high-waisted variety girls... so tone those legs! Anything vintage inspired or actually vintage is also a big theme echoed throughout all trends right now and going forward. Cameos, cardigans, lace, fringe... itʼs all in!

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As far as denim goes... keep your boyfriend styles and jeggings from last year, add in the new cargo trend and for the bold, try some wide flares! For tops... one shoulder blouses are still a very strong trend and anything that looks specialty (like beaded, embroidered, crocheted, etc.) is a very good investment. In the accessories department... be on the look out for dainty pieces and layer together for an interesting combo necklace to wear with a tee and jeans. Also watch for the gemstone bracelets that will be everywhere once spring has sprung! Many celebs wear them layered up their arms in the spring and summer to add color and interest to simple looks.

I hope everyone had a cozy winter season! Iʼm looking forward to a refreshing Spring and to seeing whatʼs new! xoxo, Jess - Fashion Buyer/Merchandiser

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THE LIVING ROOM MIXES DELICATE FURNISHINGS — AN 18TH CENTURY SETTEE FROM SICILY, A PAINTED ITALIAN CHAIR, A MIRRORED TABLE FROM THE 1940S — WITH MUTED SHADES OF GOLD, MOSS, AMBER AND ROSE AGAINST A WHITEWASHED BACKGROUND.

L’ART DE VIVRE

SURROUNDED BY OBJECTS OF THEIR AFFECTION, SIMON AND MARIA HARDEVELD ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE AT HOME.

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in the mAster bedroom, 12–yeAr-old enGlish bulldoG lily poses on her bed, which is covered with vintAGe curtAin FAbric From FrAnce. the kinG-size bed Also is covered with A vintAGe curtAin pAnel. opposite the bed, A pAinted AmericAn cAbinet is Accessorized with severAl itAliAn mirrors, cApodimonte porcelAin lAmps, A Florentine trAy And Five tAsseled wooden FrAGments. mAriA’s Florentine 1940s vAnity is pAired with A 1920s Gilt operA chAir.

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t work, Antiques on Jackson owners Simon and Maria Hardeveld sell elegant yet rustic European antiques and accessories, along with Simon’s colorful folk art paintings. At home, the couple is happily surrounded by more of the same. Vignette after vignette of artfully arranged furnishings, architectural fragments, tapestries, books, paintings, chandeliers and other miscellany — the more peeling and patinaed the better — tell the story of their appreciation for timeless objects.

“We buy things that have their original finishes and surfaces,” says Maria, a native New Orleanian whose love for antiques was instilled by relatives who emigrated to New Orleans from Italy. “That’s my passion. My mind starts wondering how many people sat on this settee, how many people put their hands on the arms, how long did it take for the paint to rub off? Now it’s down to the bare wood, and it’s beautiful.”

A native of Chamonix, France and former chef, Simon shares his wife’s affinity for antique, distressed and hand-hewn wares, taking satisfaction in their daily use.

His grandmother lived in a 17th century farmhouse where period furniture rubbed elbows with stores of feed grain. The same kind of juxtaposition appears in the Hardeveld’s home, where Simon’s painted signage is a lighthearted counterpoint to the sophisticated cache of furnishings. “It’s like here,” he says of the contrast. “For me, it’s typically New Orleans.”

Typical is not a word that otherwise comes to mind

regarding the Hardeveld’s residence. Every piece is deftly placed with a stylist’s eye. Originally an 1898 farmhouse with crops and a dairy nearby, the Broadmoor structure had fallen into neglect when the Hardevelds purchased it. Five college students, several English bulldogs and a slew of pizza boxes and beer cans inhabited the building.

Midway through the renovation process, the neighborhood flooded following the 2005 levee failures. The Hardevelds chose to start renovating again and rebuild their decades-old antiques collection.

Once a warren of rooms that included a bedroom and a full bath, the downstairs has been simplified. A centrally located bedroom became a cozy sitting room, and the full bath was eliminated to enlarge the kitchen and breakfast area. A side porch became an enclosed, light-filled sanctuary where Maria often sips tea and pores over shelter magazines and decorating books like The World Of Interiors. Floor-to-ceiling white paint provides a neutral background for the furnishings and art, which were quickly replaced by several seasoned buyers who cover the East Coast and European markets for the Hardeveld’s business.

Nearly every inch of available space displays something lovely, including items from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

“When we go out of town, I always have to look for that one treasure,” Maria says. “And a lot of times I find something, some little tidbit that’s wonderful.”

A French FeAther duster perched on A mAnnequin From Gerson’s depArtment store is reminiscent oF A mArdi GrAs costume.

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Upstairs, the master and guest bedrooms, two bathrooms, Maria’s office and Simon’s studio are home to more of the couple’s collection. “I love to look at things of a different era, of a different time when things were more peaceful and society lived at a different pace,” Maria says. Like her husband, she doesn’t use a computer at home or at work. “Answering emails doesn’t even enter my realm of thinking. The more I see people do it, the more I step back from it. When we go to a dinner, I sit down and personally write a note to say thank you. If they can do that for me, I can do that for them.”

The kitchen, located at the rear of the house, is both an antiquarian’s and a foodie’s delight; both husband and wife are good cooks, though Simon prefers painting to culinary pursuits these days. An old wooden bar delineates the cooking area and serves as counter space for the assortment of fruits, vegetables, cheeses, French bread and pastries that is always on hand, displayed beneath glass cloches. At the kitchen’s rear, one of Simon’s signs adds a touch of his trademark ebullience. Local restaurants and patisseries — Joey K’s, Lola’s, La Boulangerie and Croissant D’Or — are home to his work, and he recently completed a set for a new local television show that will air on WGNO-TV. “More and more, I love what I do because of the people of New Orleans,” he says with a French accent that his wife affectionately imitates. “I really paint more for the people of New Orleans than for me.”

As passionate as they are about their businesses, Maria and Simon are even more passionate about the day-to-day life they savor at home. “It’s not just a place to eat and sleep,” Maria says.

“It’s an eclectic mix of everything I love.”

“Every day, when we go home and pull in the driveway,” adds Simon, “I say, ‘Home sweet home.’”

Ike, an englIsh bulldog, nestles In the knoll sofa. a late 19th century tapestry Is grouped wIth 19th century aubusson fragments. the doors are from an old new orleans grocery store and the rug Is an antIque oushak.

a sIdeboard made wIth a base from round top Is paIred wIth an old pIece of marble.

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marIa and sImon hardeveld are surrounded by sImon’s paIntIngs at theIr Jackson avenue store, antIques on Jackson.

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U.S. Workshop Tour Featuring

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March 1, 2011

New Orleans, Louisiana - French Quarter World renown artist...

Annie Sloan, will begin her US Workshop Tour in New Orleans, LA. Annie will demonstrate and teach participants six different techniques using Chalk Paint during an all-day hands on workshop.

Annie has traveled from Oxford, England for this fantastic opportunity and space is limited. Please visit www.usajoliedesign.com to register.

The workshops will also include book signings of Annie’s latest books Creating the French Look and Quick & Easy Paint Transformations. The perfect tools to accompany the participants’ samples as they return home to enjoy Chalk Paint even more.

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New OrleaNs style BlOggers MOdel their tradeMark lOOks.

By Missy Wil kinso n Ph otos By Chery l GerB er

ver the last few years, bloggers have democratized the elite world of fashion media. Now, anybody with a digital camera, Internet access and a sense of style can have a voice in the industry. These voices also project the identity and culture of their respective cities. “In New York or Los Angeles, people dress in a way that reflects the city,” says fashion blogger RK Hall. “I think (New Orleans) is on the way.” Here are three local fashion bloggers whose personal style is putting New Orleans on the style blogosphere’s map — and creating stronger local communities in the process.

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My style secret is to keep true to myself. I’ve been pretty consistent on defining my own look — simple colors and interesting executions combined with comfort.

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Juley Thuy Le Swank HeigHTS

swankheights.blogspot.com The city of New Orleans takes a central role in Juley Thuy Le’s blog, as she devotes space not only to her own elegant ensembles, but also to the cuisine of restaurants and bars she patronizes. “My philosophy on style … is having a defining look that combines simple pieces in a unique way,” she says. Here, the Teach for America corps member wears a Zara shirt and shoes and American Apparel tights.

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Rach LaRoche oRdinaRiLy URbane www.ordinarilyurbane.com

Rach LaRoche’s down-to-earth approach to fashion (her blog often features thrifted and secondhand goods) resonates with blog readers, many of whom line up for her Ruffian Swap events, monthly clothing swaps hosted by venues like La Thai Uptown and The Occasional Wife. “Fashion doesn’t have to be about something elite, expensive or unattainable,” says LaRoche, who is co-producing a New Orleans fashion week this March. “Your personal style is about what makes you feel like you.”

Here, she wears a thrifted dress from Red, White & Blue, a belt from Lili Vintage Boutique, Effie shoes by Sam Edelman and a vintage jacket, earrings and bag.

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My personal style is all about accessible fashion: taking what’s modern and hip and making it wearable for the everygirl like me.

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I’m always looking for the unusual, the one-of-a-kind. I’m drawn to textures and qualities of fabrics.

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RK Hall Studio Swag

studioswag.blogspot.com RK Hall has carved out a niche in the world of personal style blogging with a focus that isn’t limited to clothing. “Studio Swag is meant to explore and investigate the parallels between fashion and architecture: both shelter and protect the human body while providing a means to express its identity,” she says. The LSU architecture student and New Orleans native shops mostly online at websites like LA Vintage, Market Publique, ModCloth, eBay and other bloggers’ sites. Here, she wears a vintage black-and-white pleated dress, Club Monaco belt, Aldo heels and a sequined Topshop jacket.

Special thanks to Anthony Mazzei and Fair Folks & A Goat (2116 Chartres St., 872-9260; www.fairfolksandagoat.com) for hosting the photo shoot.

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BY KATIE WALENTER FASHION-FORWARD MOMS-TO-BE HAVE PLENTY OF CHIC MATERNITY WEAR OPTIONS.

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The “Jill” maxi dress is $78 at Baby Bump.

t’s a great time to be expecting.

You don’t have to be supermodel Gisele Bundchen or actress Amy Adams to look sexy during your pregnancy — long gone is the notion that pregnancy is a time when personal style must suffer. Pregnant women want what most women want: to look and feel their best. Now that current fashion trends lend themselves easily to maternity wear, and clothing designed as maternity wear is answering the call from active, working women with more stylish silhouettes, they can show off their beautiful bellies while looking sleek and feminine.

It has become fashionable to be fashionable during pregnancy.

Keeping up with what pregnant celebrities are wearing (not to mention the obsession with their offspring’s fashions — Suri Cruise in high heels!), is now a national pastime. Heidi Klum just announced two new maternity lines for A Pea in the Pod and Motherhood Maternity, joining celebrities like Nicole Richie who are designing for comfort and style. “With Hollywood celebs becoming more mommy motivated, designers are turning to maternity fashion,” says Robbie Allen, owner of designer maternity boutique Baby Bump.

The store’s mantra: “Give up wine, coffee and sushi, but not fashion.”

If not directly influenced by pregnant silhouettes, current trends lend themselves easily to pregnant figures — so much so that sometimes it’s hard to distinguish maternity from non-maternity wear.

The trend toward simple, stylish, comfortable clothing paired with big accessories and high heels or flats can be worn by all women: length and draping in tanks and blouses, very low or very high waistlines in

dresses, denim and faux leather leggings, chunky sweaters tied with satiny bows, flowing printed tops, oversized tanks and T-shirts, empire waists, jersey and mini dresses, and anything with sequins.

“Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your own style,” Allen says. “There are many options to choose from. No more muumuus and tent dresses.”

Designer denim jeans by J Brand, Citizens of Humanity and James Jeans are Baby Bump’s hottest item.

“A great pair of maternity jeans is a must because you can get so much use out of them,” Allen says.

Fortunately, women needn’t retire their designer maternity threads post-labor. “The clothes are cut and designed so that you can wear them after (giving birth), because most women aren’t able to jump right back into their pre-pregnancy size,” he says.

Baby Bump also offers a few nursing fashion lines such as Mothers En Vogue, Gownies, and Dote, which feature hidden zippers that hide the look of a nursing shirt creatively.

Michelle Reinhardt, mother of three and owner of designer consignment shops Swap and Swap for Kids on Maple Street, offers more reasonably priced designer clothing with maternity options. Reinhardt gives expecting moms (whose active lifestyles “command a look that is stylish, comfortable, and appropriate”) the credit for creating more fashion-forward clothing.

“Women began wearing fashionable, modern, non-maternity dresses and shirts that expanded with their bellies,” Reinhardt says. “The tighter fit created an appearance of a thinner figure with a cute pregnant belly. The maternity industry caught on, adding new cuts, colors, fabrics and shapes into the once lackluster maternity selection. Talented fashion designers began seeing the need and revenue potential for fashion-forward maternity, and they

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incorporated fashion trends in maternity wear. With the new fashion trends, (pregnant women) are able to feel beautiful and relevant.”

For women who want to buy as few maternity pieces as possible, Reinhardt points out that many non-maternity trends translate to maternity wear, such as tunics and tights, skinny jeans, layered tops, sequined shirts, vibrant colors, rich textures and bold accessories.

“The runways are showing clothes that share the same fashion trends as non-maternity wear,” she says.

Her best advice for saving money while looking great is to mix maternity with non-maternity items (for example, designer jeans with a stylish top or inexpensive leggings with a designer top) and use bags and accessories to tie outfits together. Reinhardt says that while Swap sells more nonmaternity clothing to pregnant women, at some point maternity wear often becomes the only option. Thankfully, options abound. Women, pregnant or not, are truly owning their style.

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Alphabetical Order: Purchase wooden letters from a hardware or craft store that spell out your child’s name, then paint the wood. Stay simple with a solid color or get fancy with animal prints or other designs.

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f there’s a time to throw fashion caution to the winds, Mardi Gras is it. Carl Mack Presents (223 Dauphine St., 949-4009; www.carlmack.com) offers customers rack after rack of one-of-a-kind costumes for the upcoming season of disguise.

Founded in 1984 by Carl Mack, the company doubles as a talent agency for entertainers including aerialists, stilt walkers and magicians.

It sells and rents only custom outfits made by the company’s in-house design team, as well as wigs, masks and a variety of accessories for making any look more authentic.

Available getups range from geishas and coy French maids to more traditional Mardi Gras jesters. Couples can opt for double ensembles like that of the Southern belle and Confederate soldier. “I have hundreds of costumes that I want people to wear and be seen on the streets of New Orleans during all the festivities,” Mack says.

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Dr. Elizabeth Kinsley, a plastic surgeon who offers the procedure at her Covington office (7039 E. Hwy. 190 Service Road, Covington, 985-893-3737; www.doctorkinsley.com), says good candidates for CoolSculpting are close to their ideal weight, but have a problem area. The procedure is not recommended for overweight patients. The FDA-approved device uses a suction cup placed over the fatty area. The device draws the area between two cooling panels with protective gel coating. Fat cells are frozen, which causes them to dissipate and be reabsorbed by the body. “Fat cells are poorly organized,” Kinsley says. “It doesn’t take a lot to disrupt them.”

Patients often see results three weeks after the procedure, with more noticeable results after two months as the body continues to reabsorb and flush fat cells. The procedure causes a 25 percent fat reduction in the treated areas.

“Patients say, ‘But I want it all (to be reduced)’,” Kinsley says, “but a 25 percent reduction on a love handle is a significant difference.”

The procedure itself is noninvasive and requires no anesthetic, and Kinsley says the only side effects include mild bruising and “slight discomfort, comparable to placing an ice pack on your back or shoulder.” Each area costs $700 to treat, but Kinsley says patients can see results after one treatment. — Lauren LaBorde Visit www.coolsculpting.com for more details on CoolSculpting.

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rought (and cast) iron is everywhere in New Orleans, appearing on balconies and fences from Uptown to the Bywater.

But for metal artist Ralph Goodyear of Ralph Goodyear Limited (2050 Magazine St., 525-1570), ubiquity doesn’t necessarily breed quality.

“I’d like to say New Orleans is known for its ironwork, but it’s

not. It’s terrible ironwork. However, there’s a lot of it,” he says. “In New Orleans, for too long ironwork has really suffered in its design and quality of fabrication. Our goal is to have the ironwork of New Orleans rival that of Brussels and Paris because we are a major international city, and we need to look that way.”

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Goodyear’s work channels that of his great-great-grandfather, a French metal artisan who moved to New Orleans in 1806. Following his ancestor’s footsteps, Goodyear started working for jewelry company Stellar Settings at age 15.

“That’s where I started working with metals,” he says. “If you think about a ring, it’s just a little metal sculpture that you put on your finger.”

Now Goodyear is in the business of making “big jewelry,” as he says. His gallery is filled with iron gates, screens, lanterns, glass-topped coffee tables and decor showcasing Goodyear’s trademark metal flourishes that resemble twirling music notes on a staff. He works in a variety of styles, including art deco, art nouveau and in the style of centuriesold French and Italian design, which Goodyear prides himself on replicating accurately.

“I am personally all about creating things of beauty that are only seen in history books and in museums and making them available again for people to enjoy,” he says. “And they’re not kind of, sort of, maybe like they were — it’s

exactly how they were. And you can have it today.”

Goodyear and his staff make all of their works in his shop in Abbeville, La. Goodyear draws all the designs, and he and his staff fabricate them using everything from hammers and anvils to the latest technology. Many of the finished products, with their swirly metal flourishes, appear delicate, but Goodyear uses a heavy, long-lasting solid metal stock as opposed to hollow tubing.

The company also places a high priority on environmental responsibility. Goodyear estimates 90 percent of the Goodyear’s ironworks include “everythinG company’s waste material is from sculpture to coffee tables,” he says. recycled, and they use only water-based paints and finphoto courtesy of ralph Goodyear ishes on products.

“That’s a really important advertising by refusing to duplicate thing to me, because I’ve a design in two homes within close proxalways felt you can’t make something of imity to each other. great beauty by destroying something “The gates you buy, your neighbor is else,” Goodyear says. not going to have the same gates. I’m Since many of Goodyear’s clients not going to do that,” he says. “Because discover his services through friends that’s not fun for me.” who own his products, Goodyear strives Goodyear tries to keep his metal prodto create one-of-a-kind, high qualucts and the contemporary art works ity products so satisfied clients will by other artists featured in his gallery continue to spread the word. “That’s my (including Bryan Reso) relatively affordadvertisement: make them happy,” he says. Goodyear ensures word-of-mouth able in order to share his products —

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“These are things we’re not going to pull people’s teeth to have; we want people to have them. When you get to a point of success in what you’re doing you can say, ‘You know what? I’m not starving to death.’ I don’t need to be terribly expensive, and I really get a lot of enjoyment out of people enjoying what we make,” Goodyear says. “If I were a bazillionaire, I’d still be doing this.”

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Hiller Jewelry was founded in 1918 by Alphonse Hiller as a primarily wholesale jewelry store.

Now run by Biderman, his wife Joan, daughter Lisa and sisterin-law Patti Lensfield, the store has become retail oriented. The Biderman family got Lady 11 years ago from an Ohio breeder while searching for a dog that resembled an older family pooch.

While she resides with Joe and Joan Biderman, Lady is definitely a family dog. “We all share her,” says Lisa Biderman. Lady’s daily routine consists of waking up at home and commuting to the store with Joe. “She runs in the store very excited to be here,” Lisa says. Lady then takes her place behind Lisa’s desk to lie down and relax — until she hears the door jingle.

“She’ll greet people walking

through the doors (with) a sweet little nudge, and then go back and take her little spot in the office,” Lisa says. Lady also loves getting customers to play ball. Her ball with a bell inside is the object of her affection, Lisa says. Lady will often drop it at customers’ feet and wait for them to toss it back, and this playful side also reveals itself in her affinity for children.

Lady is great with kids. “She’s our built-in babysitter,” Joe says.

However, Lady does more than play around with customers. She is also known to help close sales by nudging at shoppers who are making crucial decisions.

Some customers come by just to say hi to Lady. When she’s not around, they ask about her. It’s not hard to see why. “She is very gentle and very sweet,” Lisa says. “She can gauge whether someone’s into her or not. She rarely barks, never bites. She’s just a lover.”

Despite its beginnings as a very private business, the store has now become more about family.

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