"Chandelier" comprised of silver tubes in various sizes suspended from slender light cords in a Paris vitrine.
A Native American headdress and assorted wigs are among the attractions at a party supply and toy store.
Star Wars characters and space-age gear in a travel agent's window. Tickets on a space shuttle, perhaps? More likely, an airport shuttle.
A tongue-in-cheek reference to the French president? That's the joke around town. But it's really a children's book series.
A favourite William Shakespeare quote over the doorway of Antiquarian Books at Shakespeare & Co., Paris. Notre Dame is reflected in the window.
Love this it's mind-expanding, my favourite is the Chandelier!!
Posted by: Barbara | 11 March 2009 at 12:07
If I had been the one to dress that window with the tubes I would have squeezed every one of them. Just too tempting :)
Posted by: Di Overton | 10 March 2009 at 09:31
oh i love that book quote! and your post title had me coming over just to satisfy my curiosity :)
Posted by: robin bird | 10 March 2009 at 07:23
Ah, the mind probe! I couldn' remember what it was called. Yes, I should think it's considerably more fragile than the stormtrooper costume. They also had miniature Back to the Future cars in one window.
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 09 March 2009 at 18:52
I wonder why the mindprobe is in a plexiglass container? Perhaps its more fragile than the stormtrooper costumer?
Posted by: Dowew | 09 March 2009 at 05:11
I will be delighted to accompany you to Shakespeare & Co. xo
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 08 March 2009 at 15:51
Oh, now that bookstore, that reflection, is worth putting down on my wish list. If I ever happened to end up in Paris for a spell, you will stand there with me while I gawk, won't you? : )
xo
Posted by: Christina | 08 March 2009 at 15:13
That toothpast tube chandelier is hilarious! :-)
"Le petit Nicolas" series (by René Goscinny, author, and Jean-Jacques Sempé, illustrator) was a childhood favorite of mine and my children, long before the name could have been associated with a politician who happens to have a quite common first name. While everything is political, I want to keep the happy memories of Nicolas' and my and my children's childhoods alive, untainted by any associations with politics. Life is too short and precious, sometimes I simply want to stay with the genuine.
Posted by: Merisi | 08 March 2009 at 10:44
So creative... I love that you do this for us, your admirers!!
Posted by: MiddleAgedWomanBlogging | 08 March 2009 at 05:09
Helen, you are first person to note that reference to the books. And you're right! But the joke around town is that the posters refer to Sarkozy. :)
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 07 March 2009 at 23:18
These windows are so wonderful. The days of window dressing seem to be waning around here. Thanks for the glimpse of creative windows of Paris. I would love to see "le Petit Nicholas" exhibit...it must be of the famous books of the same name...despite a hint of a double entendre!
Posted by: Helen | 07 March 2009 at 22:55
Ooooo! Cool! Thank you so much for sharing a look see in Paris! someday....
Posted by: pam aries | 07 March 2009 at 21:25
And if you must squeeze it, please squeeze from the bottom! Thanks for my window-shopping outing in Paris! Always a pleasure.
Posted by: dutchbaby | 07 March 2009 at 19:33
There is a world of truth packed into those 19 words. Someday, I plan to shop in a bookstore that reflects Notre Dame in its windows.
Posted by: Relyn | 07 March 2009 at 19:33
Tara, as always I love the whimsy and imagination Parisians display so effortlessly! (I smiled at the little girl's Indian headdress because, believe it or not, back in the dark ages of my childhood I had one - honest:)) Thank you for the location of Shakespeare and Co. ... when I finally get to the City of Light I'll know where to head first.
Posted by: Barbara | 07 March 2009 at 18:03
Looking at these made me smile. Delicious!
Posted by: Di | 07 March 2009 at 17:01