A few of our designers just returned from Paris and Milan and brought back details of the current trends in stores. Here are a few highlights:

Paris
At Bon Marche (the home for all accessories in Paris!) they had chunky crochet neck pieces that were a cross between a winter scarf and a necklace.  They also had lightweight wools in all shapes, sizes and patterns - patterns from florals to geometrics to ethnic prints to solids. The neckrings are also very popular!

The windows of Galleries Lafayette - Sequins, fur, leather and studs.

The Left Bank
The theme everywhere we went was red, black, cheetah and sequins. We saw black sequin vests and little sequined jackets.  The cheetah print was on everything - prints, fur, shoes, bags and wallets. 

We also saw a lot of cardi-wraps and chunky knit vests.

 Check back tomorrow and next week for more Paris and Milan trends!