After spotting a pair of cool dangly earrings to wear this summer I ventured into this boutique that I had walked by literally hundreds of times. It took me a second to realize that there was a man in the back room banging on some metal -- wait, duh, Toumain stood for handmade, as in handmade right there in the shop! My heart sung as I'm a major sucker for things that are handmade and that you can watch being made before your eyes.
So naturally when I asked if the copper dangly earrings that I had fallen in love with (28E) were made by hand the woman at the counter rolled her eyes, and was like, yeah, lady, didn't you get the memo and smiled and pointed to the man (perhaps her husband) in the workshop behind her.
They've been around for decades and yet remain a super discreet address. A must stop for anyone looking for a to find a great, affordable pair of earrings in a handmade mom and pop shop. read more