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Here is what L.A. Life (May 13, 1999) says about Mimi A La Mode products: |
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Sandals are back, exposing well-polished heels and toes while setting the warm weather ahead.
The shoe of choice?
Running ankle-to-ankle in the poularity polls are thongs and slides. Thongs show more foot, but some women can't stand that little piece of leather between the toes... so they slip into a slide,
the dainty high-heeled snadals that movie stars wore in the
'50s and '60s.
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Both
are available in a variety of heel styles, from flat-as-a-pancake
to squishy little sabrina styles, as well as higher heels.
The trend stepped into the limelight in April when designers
such as Gucci and Prada presented them in exotic leathers
and feathers, but now you'll see them all over town. Even
Birkenstock, known for sturdy ergonomically correct shoes,
has stepped up to the fashion plate with a comfy slide featuring
reggae print and wedge heel, while edgier Evelyn Ungavri is
selling silver slides trimmed with feathers of faux leopard
print to celebs like Drew Barrymore at Diavolina in Beverly
Hills.
For
chic shoes on the cheap, Mimi A La Mode has simply wrapped
marabou feathers around the straps of its rubber thongs for
the pool or spa, available at Fred Segal in Santa Monica.
Now, for those who hate hanging 10 in public, the mule's got a powerful kick.
It's
one of the oldest shoes in history -- dating back to the 16th
century -- and is similar to a slide, except the toes are
covered. Hmmmm. That's something to think about before running
off a big sale other event with heavy foot traffic.
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Bathing
Beauty |
First
it was poodle skirts, then Fiestaware and twinsets. Now, the latest
blast from the past is shower caps.
Not
those boring numbers sold at drugstore (usually in the same aisle
as other beauty antiquities such as pin curl clips and rollers),
but shower caps decorated with flowers, ribbons and butterflies
like Grandma used to wear when she came to visit.
Go
ahead and giggle, but San Francisco designer Mimi Basseri discovered
a new market for them. Hoping to brighten her customers' lives in
a small way, Basseri makes all kinds of shower caps with bugs, flowers
and rhinestones for glamorous bathing, with matching spa sandals,
terry cloth wraps and sleep masks. She even names them. For instance,
the Fifi shower cap has a wreath of ribbon roses for former flower
children.
Other
designs are accented with faux birthstones, silk pansies, Chanel-inspired
gardenias with black satin bows, and the currently popular dragonfly.
Manly designs include too themes, khaki leopard print and regimental
stripes.
Prices
start at $19.95 and are available through her Mimi A La Mode catalog
by calling (323) 651-9374; on the internet at www.mimialamode.com,
and also Fred Segal's Essentials store in Santa Monica.
A note to our customers: Most
stores feature only one or two styles from our line. If you want a
store to carry more items that you see in our website, tell your buyer
to try a broader selection in his/her next order.
Our primary goal of the Mimi A La Mode website is to present our entire
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