Hallo, hallo Purdy Girls!
Welkommen! Ca va? We’re okay, but we are missing you. Really and truly! And this weather, it’s nice and everything, but it’s kind of scaring us… You? That said, if you see a couple of fabulously dressed, if bounteously-layered young chicks marching towards you - one blustery 70 degree November day, say - it might very-well be one of us, or one of our ever growing sisterhood. Wanna join? There’s always room, and all the more so now that we’ve opened our newest location on the super-chic Upper West Side. So please get over here, we’ve lots of fun things in store! (That’s a huge cliché, but aren’t I kind of expected to use it at this sort of moment…?)

Even though winter is not far off the bend, we’d like to talk fall 2006 for a bit. Verdicts are in ladies: We are content to tell you that it’s a season of chic sophistication. In our conversations phrases like “American classic”, “elegant-luxe”, and even the somewhat oxymoronic “bohemian-sophisticate” have been tossed about with great frequency. Clothes are clean-lined and toned down. Modern, with a twist.

Jackets are a must have: Cropped or long, fancy or rugged, take your pick from the plenty. Some of our recurrent iconic references are pixie beauty Audrey Hepburn and her screen siren cousin Katherine. Step into our fabulous wardrobe of classic pea coats, wasp-waisted “Girl-Friday” jackets, and crisp, cropped, workaday blazers. Go ahead and pair them with the wide range of offerings chosen for you, or dip into your own closet for a pair of favorite classic jeans. We have pencil skirts, flannel trousers, pin-thin cords, and so much more. And there you have it; you’ve scored the key item for fall 2006. Cheers!

Add a dash of tweed to your wardrobe and watch your look suddenly come together. How about a slim and sexy, yummy, cocoa and camel, penciled knee-length number? Pair one with a sweater set or a wonderfully feminine blouse and set your sophisticated glamour girl on the loose. Not into the pencil skirt, daaaahling? Then you might want to consider a pair of Slim PURDY GIRL trousers.

Enchanting colors are speaking volumes this fall with brown being front and center. Velvet has made a welcome comeback in an array of opulent colors and styles. Buy an eggplant suede bag or a plum velvet blazer for an ultra-luxe look. Big-totes and chunky jewelry in rich hues are the ultimate accessories.

Cultivating personal Purdy Girl Style is all about expressing your gorgeous self, while remaining slightly au courant. At PG we never forget our references and will forever fondly gesture to the fashion classics of yesteryear. Our Sweet cardi’s sprinkled with sequins and beads evoke 1950’s naiveté and innocence. Paired with skinny jeans and boots, or wide leg trousers and flats, you’ve styled yourself the perfect modern antidote. You’ve created your own very modern Miss Thing. We like to think that we give you all of the options. You can be a little trendy and a little retro but you always have a brimming stable of updated, slightly twisted, sharply edited classics to return to, again and again.

And lest we forget to mention, this Fall is all about our new store on Columbus. It’s 2000 square feet plus of all of the aforementioned excellence, plus an ever-expanding selection of handpicked vintage furs, gems, handbags and wraps. Here we offer you more choices for your constantly on-the-go Purdy Girl life-style, to remain classic, ever so slightly, subtly, with a reference to the current trends and to the glamorous past, but always chicly, firmly footed in the now!

A Beintot, for now, Lassies! Come up and see us some time. ‘Kay?

Love,
PG