Fashion Week in Paris
With all the coaxing I have been doing to get you to travel, I forgot to keep you up to date with what is going on in the city. It is Fashion Week. The city swells with media, journalists and starlets all wanting access to the people that keep Paris’ heart beat going strong–the designers. Karl Lagerfeld, John Galiano, Giorgio Armani and many more are showcasing what they believe women will be wearing for Fall/Winter, 2008-9.
Since the vast majority of us women can’t, due to cost or won’t, due to outrageousness, actually wear some of their creations, I thought I would send you to a cultural fashion show of sorts. (MUST ADD: I would be lying if I didn’t share that I am coveting the red jacket on the right–jeans, a pair of black Christian Louboutin heels, that jacket and I would be ready for anything!).
The Musée des Arts Decoratifs is home to a vast array of objects that visually create the…. “French art of living“. What a great way to put it. The exhibits are in chronological order, taking you from the Middle Ages to the present, showcasing decorative art both through individual pieces and period rooms. If you love chotchkies (knick-knacks) you are gonna be one happy camper!
Currently, there is a temporary exhibit done by designer Christian Lacroix, who as both curator and historian, tells his own personal story of fashion from past to present. Here is a video interview of Monsieur Lacroix and a glimpse at what you might see!
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I believe it is actually the fall/winter 08/09 shows…Love your blog, BTW. Just stayed in an apartment in Paris two weeks ago and everything you’ve said has been spot on.
Thanks for the help and the compliment!
Fabulous video! I would so love to see that exhibit… it looked marvelous. I really liked LaCroix’s wearing-of-two-scarves – did you notice that? He pulled it off so well!
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