Yves Saint Laurent’s 40 years in fashion is to be recognised in a major retrospective at the Petit Palais in Paris next month.
Curated by Saint Laurent’s long-term life and business partner Pierre Bergé and under the patronage of the First Lady of France,Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the exhibition will cover 40 years of creation, from 1962 to 2002. [...]
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Yves Saint Laurent honoured in epic Paris retrospective
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, France, News, Paris
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Liberty says ‘merci’!
February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Accessories, Fashion, France, London, News, Paris, Shopping, Stores
Liberty of London have been working away on an impressive number of collaborations this year and one of my favourites has to be the cross-channel partnership with Paris concept store, merci.
The two stores will open pop-up shops in London and Paris in March and will be selling a limited edition collection of products designed and [...]
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Paris Haute Couture S/S 10: Futuristic vs Historical
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Designers, Fashion, France, Paris
At the bi-annual couture shows in Paris, the collections and sometimes the models wearing them gets everyone gossiping, but this year it was 13-year old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson, who was ruffling feathers with her ill-advised piece of Stephen Jones headwear ‘obscuring’ the view on the front row of Dior.
As Tavi smartly pointed out, she [...]
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Mark and Josephine snuggle up for Zadig & Voltaire
February 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Designers, Fashion, France, London, News, Paris, Photography, Shopping, Stores
Mark Ronson just can’t seem to do anything wrong sartorially at the moment. Not only was he voted Britain’s Best Dressed Man in GQ last year, but his particularly daring, dandyish style caught the eye of Zadig & Voltaire founder Thierry Gillier.
Mark and his actress/model/singer girlfriend Josephine de la Baume are the new couple featuring [...]
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Left Bank Book Boutique: Assouline
December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Art, France, Paris, Shopping, Stores
Taschen and Phaidon are usually my go-to publishers for beautiful coffee table and reference books, but having revisited the Assouline boutique on the Left Bank, I think I’ve changed allegiance.
While Taschen’s Left Bank store is sleek and ordered, with books uniformly displayed, Assouline has a thrown together, boudoir atmosphere, with scented candles and stationery.
I love [...]
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Last treat in Paris at Ladurée
December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Afternoon tea, Cafes, France, Paris, Restaurants
Ladurée is a real institution in Paris and every Christmas, thousands of Parisians treat themselves to some seasonal macaroons, pastries or finely iced cakes. The queue at the Rue Royale store almost curves around the Place de la Madeleine, it really is that popular.
The first time I visited Ladurée was when I treated my mum [...]
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Dinner at La Fidélité
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · France, Paris, Restaurants
It takes a special kind of restaurant to lure models to the dodgy Rue Saint-Denis area of eastern Paris to munch on bloodied steak and chocolate fondant. Colette’s Fashion Week dinner for Alexander Wang at La Fidélité was well-documented in the blogosphere, with Purple’s Olivier Zahm and his harem of willowy lovely including Natasha Poly, Dasha [...]
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Kisses from Paris…
November 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · France, Paris, Videos
How would you describe a city like Paris? Do you automatically think of a Robert Doisneau image of two lover kissing in front of the Hotel de Ville or is the Eiffel Tower lit up at night inscribed in your memory? Paris is undoubtedly magical, but the beyond the confines of the tourist trails is one of [...]
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