You look at Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier – nametag Olympic bronze medalists – and you rub your eyes. They were always a couple of goofballs who didn’t care what anybody thought of their creative schemes. Now they are much more. Or rather, the world now recognizes them as much more. On the Olympic stage, […]
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Gilles and Poirier: Vincent in their Corner
“Now I understand, What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free. They would not listen. They did not know how. Perhaps they’ll listen now.” So Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, skating to these words this Olympic season, are setting forth “some […]
Ice Cream Castles in the Air
How wistful it must feel when the loveliness of your signature piece becomes like “chalk marks in a rainstorm.” When you must move on. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have left behind the outrageously beautiful “Vincent” creation of last season for new discoveries. And they have gone to exquisite places to find just the thing. […]