Another I. Magnin Cutie

Day after Thanksgivin, me and my Mom would stand outside at a very early hour waiting for the doors to open at I. Magnin in Sherman Oaks. When the doors parted, there would be a crush of shoppers rushing in to get beautiful clothing at sale prices. I recall many a item bought from there that was a bit too fashion-forward for my Valley schoolmates and looking back, I wish I still had them... Mom had a great eye! xxxo

I. Magnin Cutie

I just discovered the work of classic SF photographer Fred Lyon. Back in the 50's and 60's, he captured slices of SF (and Parisian) life as it was back then, with an eye for the beauty of the everyday. This scene caught my fashionista eye as it is in front of the old I. Magnin store (now Louis Vuitton) in Union Square, where a flower stand still stands today. This woman, so chic in a Grace Kelly way, seems to be wishing for a gardenia to grace her jacket... I hope she gets one! Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo