According to the NYT article: An expensive shoe closet is worth every dollar. Michele Kleier of Gumley Haft Kleier has found that when buyers walk into a closet filled with Christian Louboutins, they are likely to pay more of a premium than what the seller spent on her shoe collection. She advises sellers, “You can buy 25 pairs of designer shoes, put them in your closet, and they’re going to get more than you spent on them.” That’s because, Ms. Kleier said, “people want to step into your life.”
Here’s this beautiful young French girl, and I’m going, She’s going to be really great when she’s old. I grew up reading designers’ ideas about women, like: She’s so strong, she rules the world, whatever. I wouldn’t want to be with a girl like that, who’s type A. Garance is smart, driven, all these great Corsican qualities of self-determination, but she’s totally fragile. Totally insecure. That’s a real human. That’s the whole package. - Excerpt from NY MAG by Scott Schuman on Garance
Thanks to my friend and new mommy Rebekah who shared this delightful little trick with me. After you've completed your soapy wash in the shower, rub baby all over then rinse. Pat dry & voila. the softest supple derriere por moi. Rumor has it, it prevents stretch marks.