Just Landed in Paris…
Land in Paris & take a taxi straight to the #parisfleamarket @pucesdeparissaintouen. I’d packed light on this trip. No suitcase or change of clothes. Just a toothbrush& nightgown. I was flying in & out. Besides, I’m staying Chez @danipelletier She’ll loan me what I need. As I step out of the taxi snow flutters around me. It’s cold. I zip the zipper on my catsuit higher. For once I’ve arrived the market before mes colleagues Danielle & JP. They are such a part of the puce they were invited to the general board meeting. I pop into @paulbertserpette We are meeting for lunch nearby at Le Pericole. It’s our place. Classic Parisian food. We talk business. Danielle shares an idea for a new service. We discuss the merits. We are worried how the Olympics will impact our #antiquebuyingtours. @maisonetobjet Jan is important as the the paraplympics are on for Sep M&O.
Finishing lunch I run to the loo. Unzipping the bodysuit I think how inconvenient it is to undress in a public toilet. I’ve left my coat a table and when I stand to zip the zip won’t zip. Merde! My zipper is undone down to my navel. I can’t go out like this! How long will it take for them to look for me? Certainly they will know there is a problem. I’m panicking. With breasts like mine there are no hiding them. They aren’t subtle. Zut alor. Sacre bleue. I spy my shopping bag. Pink & green stripes. Parachute fabric. Carefully I fold the shopping bag like a napkin and tuck it inside the open zipper of my catsuit. And walk out in the restaurant. No one seems to notice. Danielle is outside on the phone and as I arrive JP says “Houston we have a Problem.” We burst out laughing. “Only you Toma. This is soo you.” She says. “What do I do?! We have meetings” suddenly it occurs to me - I can turn the catsuit around backwards so I have an open back. Very JLo.
We pop into @galerievauclair & I discover there are famous French people chatting in the back. I confess my problem & dash upstairs to redress amidst howls of laughter. We head to @marchebiron to see @georgesbacfrance. We discuss the new service further & my #wardrobemalfunction over red wine Chez Arnaud. A day in the life of @theantiquesdiva It’s never boring
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