Category Archives: France

Paris Haute Couture S/S 10: Futuristic vs Historical

Posted on February 7, 2010 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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André moves from street to gallery…

Posted on February 7, 2010 by cheriecity

I’m becoming more and more convinced that it’s not Sharkozy who runs Paris, but in fact André. No party is complete without him and you’d find it pretty hard not to encounter Monsieur A, his dandyish graffiti character, around town. … Continue reading →

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Mark and Josephine snuggle up for Zadig & Voltaire

Posted on February 6, 2010 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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Left Bank Book Boutique: Assouline

Posted on December 23, 2009 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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Last treat in Paris at Ladurée

Posted on December 15, 2009 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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Dinner at La Fidélité

Posted on December 14, 2009 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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Left Bank luxury at Hotel Lutetia

Posted on December 12, 2009 by cheriecity

My last Paris trip was spent discovering the up-and-coming, artistic corners of eastern Paris from my industrial-chic base at Mama Shelter, but this time, I was ready to get back to the literary, jazz-filled boulevards of the Left Bank. As … Continue reading →

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Kisses from Paris…

Posted on November 12, 2009 by cheriecity

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 … Continue reading →

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Stylish sleeping on the Left Bank

Posted on November 9, 2009 by cheriecity

The Left Bank is synonymous with literary cafes, the Existential philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, boutique art galleries and gauche chic designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Sonia Rykiel. Nowadays, the philosophers may have decamped from the Café … Continue reading →

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Boutique Budget Hotel at the Bastille

Posted on November 6, 2009 by cheriecity

Christmas time in London is always magical, with ice skating at Somerset House, German markets in Hyde Park and Covent Garden’s piazza all lit up, but after what feels like a lifetime since the last summer beach holiday, I’m just … Continue reading →