Juliette Longuet

What do we have here? A super-shoe style statement? A glow in the dark light? or both, actually.

Forget kids trainers with those flashing air bubbles back in the 90’s, light-up shoes have climbed a long way up fashion’s ladder. Jimmy Choo’s latest design is a real masterpiece. A strappy, black shoe with a five-inch heel that lights up when you dance with florescent colors. The secret to their luminosity comes from a lightbulb in the plexi-platform that activates every time the wearer takes a step. There’s a little switch under the insole.

Who could have imagined that Jimmy Choo would design such a rainbow bright killer piece !

The price is closer to a pre-recession price tag of $2495. But that hasn’t stopped the clients from electing the shoe as the best one of Spring 2010. The shoe  is so popular that the Jimmy Choo stores in Manhattan are completely out of stock and there’s a wait list to buy the strappy neon heels online.

Ladies that plunk down their Black AmEx card for the shoes should be warned that the light lasts for only about 100 hours. So be careful once it’s out, it can’t be replaced.

Despite their resemblance to the ’90s era “LA Lights” sneakers, Jimmy Choo founder and president Tamara Mellon insisted the inspiration for the shoes came from the artwork of Sue Webster and Tim Noble. “We just thought it would be super cool and fun to have a flashing dance shoe.”

Tamara, I agree with you your new design and concept is “super cool” ! Here is the new shoe generation.

For the last episode of New York New York TV show, I picked up Lisa Perry as our high end store in the episode. She is famous for her Twiggy dresses in rainbow fluo colors but not only!

Lisa is passionate of Vintage pieces from the 60’s, she is selling in her store part of her own collection like Pierre Cardin jump suits, Andre Courreges Jackets, Paco Rabanne dresses, YSL shirts…

She created a real concept store where you can find any kind of original presents. We had a lot of fun.

Her store is an old  City Bank and she kept the safe as it was before, so don’t forget to go to the lower level to check out the vault ….

I interviewed Miss France 2010 Malika Menard and Genevieve de Fontenay in the last episode of Paris Paris at the beautiful Hotel de Crillon.

Malika wants to become a journalist. She is not sure about her stay in Paris next year. She comes from Normandie and thinks that she will go back after the end of her title.

Genevieve de Fontenay is a very charismatic woman. She is taking care of Malika as her own daughter and makes sure that she represents France at her best.

I met Alain Phitoussi during our Paris Paris TV show. He is fun and full of charm and he’ll will make sure that your stay at “Mon Hotel” will be unforgettable !

He opened his Hotel a couple of months ago around the corner from  the Place de l’Etoile in the 8eme arrondissement . 5 min from the famous Arc de Triomphe.

The rooms are comfortable, with a lot of light and you will find anything you need for your stay.The prices are more than reasonable.

I loved the vibe and the modern design of the lobby and restaurant. The sensual pictures from Peter Lindberg and Albert Watson, all the mirrors remind the fact that the hotel was an old “Maison Close”.There is a sexy and parisian touch with the lightening as well and all the candles.

Here is the website if you want to book online: http://www.monhotel.fr