In honor of the week long parade (défilé) of fashion, I felt I had to post this video. It showcases designs from another era and are really quite telling. Ideas, as Christian Lacroix alluded to in his interview, really do come back from the past. I would love to wear a number of the outfits you are going to see. Enjoy!
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 …read more
Staying true to being the world’s fashion capital, the holiday season can’t pass without a little Parisian glamour thrown at it for good measure.
Each Christmas, the fashion and design world’s most creative individuals craft their own version of les sapins de Noël….or as we refer to them, Christmas trees. When you have the likes of Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix (my personal favorite), Sonia Rykiel and Paul Smith working their magic, you can expect anything–and not necessarily a tree! Past entries have been haute couture dresses inspired by the shape of firs to shoes all decked out …read more
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The Prêt-à-Porter (Ready To Wear) Spring/Summer 2008 collection will soon be hitting the runways here in Paris between September 29 to October 7. I’ve had several friends of mine who have taken to the catwalk through the years, showing off the latest designs and fashions and it’s always been an interesting time filled with excitement! For me, that is! (I especially love the ones at the Carrousel du Louvre.) For them, however, it’s a crazy hectic time that is, more often than not, nervewracking!
Fashion Week has just wrapped up in London and New York this past week and is continuing …read more
Okay, so I was starting a post all about Fashion Week coming up at the end of the month here in Paris, (which I’ll talk more about in a day or so) when it got me thinking about Sarah Jessica Parker. Why? Because she happens to be a favorite of mine, and has the kind of body that no matter what you put on her, she always looks fabulous! (I hate her! ….Okay, okay! I’m kidding! Don’t believe everything you read!)
If you’ve seen Sarah Jessica Parker’s commercial for her new fragrance “Covet” you know what I’m talking about. How could Jean-Paul …read more
Starting September 7th the Galeries Lafayette once again puts on a free fashion show every Friday at 15h00 on the 7th floor of their main store on Boulevard Haussmann. Seats are limited and must be reserved in advance either by calling or by e-mail.
The show is held in the Salon Opéra and lasts for 30 minutes with commentaries in English. The Autumn/Winter Collection will be presented featuring the latest styles by many famous designers and couturiers.
It’s always a great way to spend the afternoon with friends and to do some serious shopping afterwards, or to sit and have tea and pastries at Maxim’s on …read more
Lanvin is one of the oldest fashion houses still in operation today and has one of the longest lasting perfumes on the market as well. The founder Jeanne Lanvin set up shop on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in 1889 first designing hats and accessories. After the birth of her daughter Marguerite, Jeanne began making clothes for herself and Marguerite which caught the eye of many wealthy ladies wanting to dress themselves and their daughters in the same fashion; thus the Lanvin house was created.
In 1927 the perfume Arpège made its debut and has remained a constant seller for eighty years! …read more
Antoine Daguin could be modeling down the runway in all the fashion shows here in Paris if he wanted to (and he occasionally does), but his real passion is in designing men’s fashion. If other designers are as creative as Antoine, then we have nothing to worry about! Fashion is still alive and well in Paris! No surprise that this very “in style” guy has so much talent, he’s surrounded by it. His father who’s retired was a well-known journalist and his mother is a sought after film editor. His aunt, uncle, and cousin are all in the film industry …read more
I think I should be writing this post in February just in time for Valentine’s Day instead of in the middle of summer, but then again, what better time to parade around in beautiful lingerie bought at Sabbia Rosa than when the weather is warm.
What makes this lingerie shop different from so many others? For one, the owner known to everyone as Sabbia Rosa, is quite the quintessential Parisian woman who helps you understand that up until now you have been living in a world of frumpy under garments irregardless of what you’re actually wearing. Unless, of course, it comes from her shop! (For shame! …read more
Of course when you think of Paris, you think of fashion and twice a year Paris becomes a giant runway! From the 2nd to the 5th of July the Fall/Winter 2007-2008 (Haute Couture) designers will be strutting their stuff! As I write, the Men’s Spring/Summer 2008 collections are in full force from June 28th until July 1st.
Yet, what is fashion? Most of what we see is just recycled styles from another era. Very seldom does anyone come up with an entirely new idea; a new look. How much more can one do with a pair of men’s pants; add a …read more
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