Swiss products are more famous than Swiss people. Which is perfect since The Frau
would like to offer you a very Swiss gift guide.
See below
for ideas to make your Christmas as Swiss as possible. Some are clichés. Some
aren’t. You decide.
Raclette
Grill
Nothing
says Switzerland quite like a big cheese grill. The Frau’s old Swiss neighbor
is proof. When The Frau went to visit her in October, she made Raclette. Thirty slices for three people, to be exact. If you’re in Switzerland, you can find a
great Raclette grill everywhere. But if you’re in the U.S., like The
Frau, you can find them online.
En Guete, mitenand.
Caran
d’Ache Anything
Did you
know the Alps are a source of natural graphite? Well now you do. Caran d’Ache
started as a pencil factory in 1915 and today it’s a Swiss writing instrument
and manufacturing icon. The Frau and Little M love their colored
pencils.
ASANDRI
Clothing
ASANDRI is
a Zurich-based Swiss fashion label that creates beautiful, high-quality
clothing for professional women. What’s more? You can now find ASANDRI fashions
in Baden, approximately 100 feet from where The Frau used to live. The store is called Villa Paul. Not in the fashion capital of
Baden? Well, that’s ok. ASANDRI
is also available in Zurich, Klosters, New York, Vienna, and, yes…Houston.
Jakob
Schläpfer Scarf
Speaking of
Swiss fashion, maybe you’ve heard of St. Gallen? It’s the capital of the Swiss
textile industry. Jakob Schläpfer fabrics, anyone? Never heard of them? You
must not be Chanel, Vivinenne Westwood, or Marc Jacobs, who all use silk from
this famous St. Gallen-based company. Now that you’re educated, it’s time to
get fashionable. A beautiful Swiss-inspired scarf design from this company is
available here.
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You know you've made it big time as an author when your book is
displayed near "Heidi Das Stickerbook" at Zurich Airport. |
Heidi. Das
Stickerbuch.
The Frau
brought back the
Heidi
Sticker Book for Little M in October and it was a big hit. There are over
100 stickers and two beautiful Alpine backdrops to arrange them on.
Viel Spass, mitenand.
Do you have any Swiss gift ideas? Maybe the display at the Zurich Airport will inspire you. (see right)
