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Behind Jeanne Lottie’s Pink House is a well-kept secret that we’re unveiling to you today. …On a beautiful Thursday morning Jeanne Lottie and Bourjois Canada co-hosted a special event for press event in our Enchanted Tree-Top Deck. Luck was on our side, as clouds moved in but the weather held out for our special event. We invited more than 50 members of the press and our VIP customers to join us for delightful offerings of food that came courtesy of Pusateri. Matt was the lucky guy who served us decadent croissants, orange juice, cheeses,  fresh fruit, and gourmet coffee. But of course, what French-themed gathering would be complete without macarons?

Cityline interviewed Jane Ip of Jeanne Lottie and Lisa Figuccio of Bourjois Paris about beauty and fashion trends for the upcoming seasons.
According to Jane Ip, colours keep going strong for Fall 2011. Orange is still very big, and prints take a leaf out of nature’s notebook: leopard, python and ostrich feathers are all the rage. Bags are more structured and those who like prim-and-proper will be pleased to know that lady-like is still in.

Both Jeanne Lottie and Bourjois Paris unveiled some new product offerings to the press. Jeanne Lottie offered up our crystal-studded teddy bear USB Flash Drives generated a lot of interest. Sweet that it doubles as a handbag charm! Lisa of Bourjois a number of great products, our favourite of which was their new spray-on bronzer called Délice de Soleil. We were so pleased to see the great turn-out. Chatelaine, Hello Magazine, Fashion, Zoomer, LouLou, Metro and so many other media reps came to share the food, take notes, and to mingle while Bourjois make-up artists in hot pink t-shirts gave everyone glowing natural touch ups.

1. Leopard Print Day Bag, $250; 2. Délice de Soleil from Bourjois Paris, 3. Snakeskin Print Day Bag, $75; 4. USB Teddy $20; 5. Ostrich Feather Clutch, $65

Everyone walked away happily with the Jeanne Lottie’s new colour-changing tote brimful of Bourjois goodies inside! Thank you to all of those who made it out!

If you missed this one, or if you just can’t wait for another party on the Enchanted Tree-Top Deck, join us this September for our Luncheon Fashion Show. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and Twitter feed for more info!

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Image courtesy of Medium Magazine

Images courtesy of More Magazine.

More Magazine features 3 of Jeanne Lottie’s favourite new purses in their June issue, on stands now. From left to right: Leopard Clutch, $95; White Leather-Look Hobo, $95; Circular Graphic Day Bag, $80.

Available at select retailers across Canada. Visit Jeanne Lottie’s Where to Shop page to find a retailer near you.

Wow, we sold out in record time! ELLE Quebec chose our Floral Explosion bag from the Spring 2011 collection to be featured as one of their new season’s must-have items. As this blog post’s publication we are totally sold out of this bag in purple!

Though not to fear, dear readers. Even though you may have missed the boat for the purple version of this clutch, we still have some left in classic black, and sophisticated bone. Check out our product page for more details on the Floral Explosion bag.

JL’s Floral Explosion retails for $85.00 and is available at select stores across Canada, and online through our website www.jeannelottie.com.

LouLou Magazine has featured another 3 JL bags in their Summer 2010 issue.

Jeanne Lottie bags are HOT! HOT! HOT!

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Vervegirl has featured our Spring/Summer 2010 Classic Hobo in Yellow in their Summer Fun Issue. JL’s classic hobo is an easy bag that’ll take you from the city sidewalk to the beach in style.

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What do Jeanne Lottie and Eva Perón have in common? Both have a Pink House in their lives. La Casa Rosada, the Pink House in Buenos Aires, houses the offices of the Argentinian president. It’s from that very same balcony that Evita gave her famous speech that was later immortalized in musical form by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Come spring, Jeanne Lottie will have one more thing in common with the country. For our spring line, we’ll be bringing in bags of Argentinian leather.

The equestrian look is big this season. Buttery-soft leather. Minimalist design. Functional capacity. All in a bag of superb craftsmanship that will last for a very long time. Jeanne Lottie is thrilled about this collaboration.

True Happiness is….True Love, which never ends.

All styles are available online, at retails stores across Canada, and at the Pink House in Toronto.

Available in 4 styles (hobo, tote, travel, and director) and 3 colours (red, tobacco, and dark brown). Prices range from $180 – $300.

Coco Chanel — what a legend!  Ask any designer at work in these times: it’s impossible not to feel the influence of Coco Chanel’s inspirational work. Jeanne Lottie loves Chanel too, especially the iconic Chanel chain she used to such great effect on her bags. The strap of intertwined leather and metal chain-links is  strength and beauty all bound together! Out of all the pieces in our Spring/Summer 2010 collection, our favorite group is the bright-red patent handle and purple-blue totes with Chanel inspired chain details.  Both are also available in classic black. At stores across Canada for under $100, they’re quite the steal.

True Happiness…is to be inspired by a true legend.

This a limited edition Jeanne Lottie design. Only 100 available in each colour.

Women these days know what they want. Most of the time, they know what they want in life, but they always know what they want in a purse: style, fun, and practicality! The grainy, motorcycle-leather look of Jeanne Lottie Spring/Summer 2010 collection has this to offer to ladies with a good eye for a great deal.  Available in yellow, white, and black, the soft material has the feel and look of leather so genuine it’s hard to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not.

After all, it’s a woman’s prerogative to keep some things to herself.

True Happiness is…the ability to compromise intelligently!

The Spring/Summer 2010 Motorcycle Leather group comes in 3 sizes, priced at $55 (clutch) and 85$ (hobo and tote with expandable features.)

Last year, Jane Ip, creator of Jeanne Lottie, started a painting class with her talented friend Alexandra Zeremski.  Their first water and acrylic painting together was Basket of Joy.

The subject of this still-life is a purse from the Jeanne Lottie spring/summer 2010 collection whose natural hand-woven straw tote with fuchsia silk flowers is lined with a checkered pattern. ($50; also available in matching flowers.)

How wonderful would it be to go on a picnic with a bottle of wine, some delicious cheese and crackers, and to spend a day out somewhere where the sun is shinning, flowers are blooming, and birds are singing?  Perhaps it’s still cold out there and it’s only end of January, but it doesn’t stop you from using your imagination.  May this straw bag will bring you warm breezes, and a basket of joy to fill with beautiful moments that will happen this summer!

True Happiness is…to be able to imagine

True Happiness means making life more fun by putting your unique stamp on the world. Did you know that since we started making bags in 1985 all Jeanne Lottie purses have included our trademark silver handbag pendant? Creative fans of our bags often use the removable pendant and chain as decoration on other handbags, or even as makeshift key-rings. The converted pendant/key-chains inspired us to offer more options to JL lovers. We’ve introduced a new line of lovely key-rings to keep your keys in one place. Add some purse-onality to your bag! Check out some of our new styles: black and gold crystal platform shoes and the mini double-handle bag.

Our perennial bestseller: the signature JL Diamond Solitaire. It’s been flying off the shelves since we first introduced it a few years back. The Diamond Solitaire key-ring comes with a mini pink handbag charm engraved with our name: Jeanne Lottie, Canada. Retails for 15$. It’s a great small gift item for anyone who’s ever wanted to show off who she really is, and what she really loves.