i was just watching an old episode of a martha stewart show, and she did a segment at a lovely store in san francisco that i must visit next time i am there... bell'occhio is located at 8 brady street (at market; tel. +415.864.4048), and sells delicious european papers, vintage silk ribbons, and amazing trinkets and doodads a-plenty. lots of europhile and francophile treasures to linger over, just perfect for a collector of trinkets and geegaws like myself. oh, and you can also order online, if you're not travelling anytime soon. their stock reminds me of a great store called french general (1621 vista del mar avenue, hollywood; tel. +323.462.0818), which i discovered back when it lived in new york city. lucky for me, french general moved to hollywood a few years back, so now that i am here i am able to take full advantage of it's loveliness again. if you head over to french general, do print out the map on their site because it is quite hidden away, and call ahead, as they keep uncommon hours. it's worth the trouble, though...
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