http://tupalo.com/madrid/tag/french.rss Tupalo en-us http://tupalo.com/spot/2253-zadig-and-voltaire-madrid-spain c My love-hate relationship with fashion is perhaps best exemplified by this bastion of "French rebellious chic." The fabrics are always super soft (check the cashmere), the colors pretty (violets, pinks, turquoises), but the sizes are always super small and the designs questionable, unless skulls and crossbones set in rhinestones are your thing. shopping french chic recoletos 40.422492 -3.694174 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:46:08 +0200 http://tupalo.com/spot/2253-zadig-and-voltaire-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/5887-bazaar-madrid-spain c shopping french chic salamanca 40.431275 -3.685802 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:08:15 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/5887-bazaar-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2787-maje-madrid-spain c More or less the same offering of ultra-feminine cuts and prints at the other branch near Chueca. I'm guessing this one is the original, a much bigger space that merits four stars for the flowy, flowery interior design and a pillar that's reminiscent of Park Güell. shopping french chic salamanca 40.423069 -3.686916 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:50:30 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/2787-maje-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2301-scooter-madrid-spain c These shops seem like a dime-a-dozen. Last time I was in, there were some uber-fashionistas that looked up and down at my bohemian outfit. Oh well! I was only there to calmly scope out the Vanessa Bruno and Isabel Marant stuff, but I wasn't digging the vibes. Maybe I'll try yet another time, but for now, let's go to Benny Room instead. shopping french salamanca style 40.423868 -3.685933 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:14:48 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/2301-scooter-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2300-comptoir-des-cotonniers-madrid-spain c I love this label; what can I say? I love it so much that I'm bound to incorrectly use punctuation marks?!. A very sober color palette with the occasional burst of yellow, royal blue, or coral, with matching classic designs of stripes, or polka dots. The concept is for mothers and daughters in step with style, that way the clothes can be shared, or at least, last you through the ages. So, the prices aren't that friendly, but the fabrics are. And well, the saleswomen too. By the by, there's also a shop more in the center, on Fuencarral, but I prefer this one, as it seems more laidback, but maybe it's also because I'm in prim-and-proper town. Now I feel like carrying a chihuahua in my purse. shopping french chic salamanca 40.427803 -3.68528 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:07:05 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/2300-comptoir-des-cotonniers-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2279-cacharel-madrid-spain c shopping french salamanca 40.425505 -3.687833 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:14:51 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/2279-cacharel-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2252-maje-madrid-spain c For the superpija in you, though I must admit I love most of what Maje doles out, so much so that I have a few pieces. Again, this is a French label, so there you go. shopping french chic recoletos 40.423053 -3.694147 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:33:01 +0100 http://tupalo.com/spot/2252-maje-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2164-zadig-and-voltaire-madrid-spain c shopping french salamanca 40.431275 -3.685802 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:43:38 +0200 http://tupalo.com/spot/2164-zadig-and-voltaire-madrid-spain http://tupalo.com/spot/2162-delipanific-madrid-spain c Upon noticing a poster for free tasting on the "Ruta del Gourmet," a friend and I crammed with a bunch of other people inside in hopes of getting a free (small) slice of some kind of pastry. Alas, we were a little too late, but this did not deter us from getting a treat. Everything looked utterly delectable, but we finally decided on a huge strawberry-filled macaron, which burst with even more flavor after each bite. I will be a return customer, that's for sure! cafe chueca pastries bakery sta._bárbara barceló french alonso_martínez 40.425164 -3.697762 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:34:14 +0200 http://tupalo.com/spot/2162-delipanific-madrid-spain