Tag Archives: France
Colette Opens Beauty Pharmacie
Colette staff swap their Lanvin pastel quilted jackets for Margiela-style white coats at their new first floor Pharmacie – an espace beauté, dedicated to their favourite cosmetics and skincare products from around the world. Offering personally-tailored advice and a cool, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, France, Paris, Shopping, Stores
Tagged Aesop, beauty pharmacy, beauty products, Bumble & Bumble, Christophe Robin, Colette, Colette 10, Colette 10 CD, Colette compilation album, Colette music compilation, Colette Paris, Colette Pharmacie, concept store Paris, France, French cosmetics, hair accessories, Hair Designaccess, hairband, headband, James Brown, Jamie XX, Joëlle Ciocco, Juliette has a gun, kiehls, Korner, La Pharmacie, Lanvin, Le Labo, Maison Michel, Marie Branellec, Michel Gaubert, Miu Miu, para-pharmacie, Paris, rue Saint-Honore, The XX, Uslu Airlines
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Yves Saint Laurent honoured in epic Paris retrospective
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, France, News, Paris
Tagged androynous, Avenue Marceau, beatnik, Catherine Deneuve, catwalk, Chanel, Chinoiserie, Christian Bérard, christian dior, designer, Dior, Fashion, Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, France, Jacques de Bascher, Jeanloup Sieff, La Villaine Lulu, Le Smoking, Lou Lou de la Falaise, major retrospective, masculine tailoring, May 1968, Morocco, Paloma Picasso, Paris, Paris riots, Petit Palais, Pierre Bergé, safari jacket, Scandale collection, Thadee Klossowski, tuxedo, YSL, yves saint laurent
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Liberty says ‘merci’!
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Fashion, France, London, News, Paris, Shopping, Stores
Tagged 3rd arrondissement, A.P.C, Accueil des Sans Abri, annick goutal, Bernard Cohen, Bonpoint, Boulevard Beaumarchais, carnaby street, central London, Chloé, chloe sevigny, clothes shop, department store, Designers, florist, France, Isabel Marant, Liberty, Liberty florals, liberty of london, loft space, London, Madagascar, marais, Marie France Cohen, marni, merci, merci concept store, Paris, philanthropic store, Regent Street, soft furnishings, YSL
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Mark and Josephine snuggle up for Zadig & Voltaire
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
Posted in Designers, Fashion, France, London, News, Paris, Photography, Shopping, Stores
Tagged Accessories, advert, alexander wang, avant-garde designers, bcbg, Charlotte Kemp-Muhl, clothes, designer clothes, France, Gareth Pugh, Givenchy, GQ, Jalouse, Jalouse magazine, Josephine de la Baume, leather bags, Mark Ronson, Number 6, olivier zahm, Opening Ceremony, Paris, Purple, Purple Diary, Purple magazine, Ricardo Tisci, Rick Owens, Rodarte, Sean Lennon, Spring campaign, spring/summer 10, The Kooples, Thierry Gillier, Zadig & Voltaire
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Beauty launch: France’s favourite organic skincare brand
Yesterday I headed down to Aubaine for the UK launch of France’s number one organic skincare, Melvita, which looks set to make a big impact on the natural beauty world. The natural skincare market has expanded significantly over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Shopping
Tagged aloe vera, anti-aging, Ardèche Gorges, Aubaine, Bamboo Tears, Bernard Chevilliat, central London, countryside, damask rose, Dr Hauschka, eco farm, ECOCERT, ecofarm, essential rose, eye contour gel, facial scrub, France, Heddon street, homeopathic skin care, Hydrastim, Iranian rose water, leaping bunny logo, London flagship store, Melvita, moisturising gel, Moroccan rose petals, natural ingredients, natural skincare, Naturalift, nectar de rose, organic skincare, organic style, Rose nectar day cream
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New Year’s Eve at La Vie en Rose
Over the past week, I’ve overheard so many people saying how much they hate New Year. Christmas is easy, you spend it with your family or close friends and don’t have to try so hard, but for New Year there … Continue reading
Posted in London, Restaurants
Tagged aioli, broadway market, cabernet sauvignon, Cat and Mutton pub, christmas, croque madame, east London, flourless chocolate cake, France, French cusine, french food, French restaurant, frites, Gasgogne, glasgow school of art, Hackney, la vie en rose, Les Routiers wine, New Year's Eve, old pub, peppercorn sauce, red wine, rump steak, steak frites, The Dove pub, vegetable croquettes
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Bon café @ Beaubourg
Ok, so Café Beaubourg is hardly off the beaten track - it stands in a square of sublime artiness, neighbouring the Centre Pompidou – but it has become my favourite place to stop for a coffee in Paris. The shadow cast over Café Beaubourg was the … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Paris
Tagged art gallery, artists, bcbg, beaubourg, cafe, Cafe Beaubourg, café crème, central Paris, Centre Pompidou, chatelet, costes cafe, croque madame, exhibition, fashion cafe, Fontaine Stravinski, fourth arrondissement, France, french salad, hotel costes, Hôtel-de-Ville, la Seine, le Marais, marais, Paris, pierre soulage, place georges pompidou, Rambuteau, Rue St-Merri
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Kisses from Paris…
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
Posted in France, Paris, Videos
Tagged advert, beaubourg, before sunrise, before sunset, canal saint-martin, Centre Pompidou, Charlotte Gainbourg, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chateau de vincenne, Eiffel Tower, ethan hawke, flirting, France, I love you, julie delpy, kisses from paris, kissing, leaving for paris, louis garrel, New York, New York I Love You, nouveau paris, palais de tokyo, Paris, paris ile-de-france comite regionale du tourisme, Paris tourist board, pierre perrier, Robert Doisneau, Rufus Wainwright, Saint Ouen flea market, vienna, viral film, young Paris, Yvan Attal, Zoé Schellenberg
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