October 15, 2008

Horny, Baby?

Rhinoceros Boutique

In your wildest, coolest dreams, you are a Parisian shopkeeper. You are tall. You are stylish. You stock everything from Morphine Generation to high-end lady business toys with effortless, chic ease.

Apparently you dream of being Rhinoceros Boutique owner Nathalie Welch.

Simply put, her shop is amazing. Botkier and Repetto shoes and bags, Studio 54-worthy dresses by Yoana Baraschi, and quirky Tina Casmose blouses and leather jacket.

The jewelry counter has everything from Euro charms to wood-metal hybrid rings and bangles. Sure, she stocks Cosabella thongs. (She’s French, after all.) She also handpicked Japanese makeup line Kimiko to test run in our fair city.

The working jukebox spins pop (Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé), and all music profits are donated to help save endangered rhinos. (The beasts have fascinated Welch since she was young.)

Talk about joie de vivre.

Rhinoceros Boutique, 3400 Around Lenox Road, suite 302, Buckhead (404-842-0942 or rhinocerosboutique.com).