Dallas writer
Ellise Pierce, who is blogging and cooking in Paris, says the newest must-have color, purple, has literally taken over the city. She sent some shots from her iPhone just now:
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Purple coat and scarf, exiting the metro.
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Purple bikini!
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More purple people in the metro.
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Purple pants in a chic boutique.
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Purple handbag, seen on the street.
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Another purple thing-y (what is this?) in anothe chic boutique.
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This being Paris, even the bag lady is in vogue.