Upstairs at Pierre Lafond Defines Essence of Santa Barbara Lifestyle
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Until someone figures out how to bottle it, the next best place to immerse yourself in the feeling and tone of this gorgeous enclave is a must stop visit to what I call retail heaven: canada goose outlet black friday Upstairs at Pierre Lafond, in Montecito Upper Village.
For the past 20 years, Shelley Koury has been the buyer at the store. A second generation Santa Barbaran, she worked as a child in her parents downtown tennis shop, Koury which the family owned for 48 years. At Upstairs at Pierre Lafond, the camera shy and humble Koury has masterfully choreographed an environment that Canada Goose Coats On Sale is so smooth you like to canada goose outlet reviews move in permanently.
While the downstairs businesses are bustling with shoppers checking out the latest in women fashion at Wendy Foster or parents grabbing a coffee on the way to take the kids to school, and friends and dogs are seated at the outside tables, Upstairs at Pierre Lafond is an oasis cheap canada goose of serenity.
Even on the weekend, which brings many tourists to Pierre as most of us locals call Pierre Lafond Market Deli the low key and friendly staff welcomes canada goose outlet jackets and encourages browsers to move from Canada Goose Online space to space.
There is a quiet respectability that seems to permeate the store. There is a lot to take in, with many mini stores within a store. Each area is beautifully edited by Koury merchandise selections and assembled to show itself off best by her talented and creative staff.
Head of visual displays and set design is Kristin Cramer, assisted by South African artist Karen Bezuidenhout, whose paintings are represented along with works by handbag designer Emily Rosendahl and jeweler Heather Wright.
Koury likes to give the credit for the original “concept store a favorite in retail speak today to Lafond, who she thinks is “the canada goose outlet new york city master of diversification and delegation” and his wife, Wendy Foster, “the style expert.” While today, Lafond still keeps a watchful but nonintrusive eye on the stores, Pierre Lafond has expanded beyond 93108. Restaurants and canada goose outlet sale clothing stores have a presence on Coast Village Road, canada goose black friday sale in downtown Santa Barbara, the Funk Zone and Los Olivos all under the Pierre Lafond umbrella.
Lafond started his first retail business in 1964 with a wine and cheese store in the same Montecito location canada goose coats at 516 San Ysidro Road. Cafe Del Sol was its neighbor and many of his patrons arrived on horseback. A lot has changed since then. Lafond and his talented wife grew that little store into a thriving retail destination that now boasts an inside and outside canada goose outlet parka environment, which includes a full service restaurant, two women clothing stores, a gourmet grocery and wine store, and “The Upstairs” home store.
As you ascend the stairs situated between the deli and casual women shop, you enter an environment in which there are many open spaces with rooms separated by carefully arranged displays and unusual furnishings rather than walls. Featured are canada goose outlet in usa a timeless range of merchandise that runs the gamut from picture frames, luxurious linens, bath towels, jewelry, cashmere throws, area rugs, coffee table books, candles, a whimsical children department, handbags, small leather goods, tableware, stationery, cutlery, an impressive men section, loungewear, and body and bath products for canada goose outlet women just for starters.
The covered outdoor canada goose outlet online uk patio one of my favorite spots has bubbling fountains, plants and colorful outdoor furniture, hammocks and accessories set against a drop dead view of the mountains and mature oaks. canada goose outlet shop Whether you stop for a minute or https://www.amigosdecontreras.es an hour, and pause to look around at your surroundings, you can begin to understand some of what the Santa Barbara lifestyle is all about and why is it so coveted.
Climate, natural beauty and style merge into a tribute to nature. It stokes the imagination of what can be done to brighten up your home or patio. In canada goose jacket outlet giving the store its tone and vibe are selected items that Koury has purchased on her many buying trips. She a big fan of local artists and sustains the tradition of one of a kind handmade treasures. She buys with the idea that everything has to have two purposes: A glass can be vase or a glass, a tray could be for hors d or perfume, a scarf can wrap around your body or be a belt of a tablecloth.
Her personal goal: She wants the customer to feel “when they buy, that they leave the store canada goose outlet online with something incredibly special.” The Upstairs at Pierre La Fond feels relaxed, natural and classic, which speaks to its enduring magnetism for locals and tourists and, yes, reflects the Santa Barbara lifestyle at its best.
Upstairs at Pierre Lafond is located at 516 San Ysidro Road in Montecito. She can be contacted at.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The opinions expressed are her own.
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