EXHIBITION – RICK OWENS
Taking advantage of a professional cocktail event at the Palais Galliera, I now find myself standing before the works of Rick Owens Continue reading “EXHIBITION – RICK OWENS”
EXHIBITION – PAUL POIRET
The exhibition running until January 11, 2026, at the Parisian Musée des Arts Décoratifs, titled “Paul Poiret – Fashion is a Feast” recreates Continue reading “EXHIBITION – PAUL POIRET”
EXHIBITION – WORTH
An English-born founder of a Parisian fashion house that becomes the ultimate symbol of Parisian luxury, Charles Frederick Worth Continue reading “EXHIBITION – WORTH”
EXHIBITION – LOUVRE COUTURE
The “Louvre Couture” exhibition, which punctuates the rooms of the Richelieu wing Continue reading “EXHIBITION – LOUVRE COUTURE”
EXHIBITION – GOLDEN THREAD
The exhibition presented until July 6, 2025, at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, “Golden Thread: The Art Continue reading “EXHIBITION – GOLDEN THREAD”
CHANEL & THE EXILE
As we have seen here Gabrielle Chanel never emphasized any past as a Resistance fighter.
At the Liberation in September 1944 Continue reading “CHANEL & THE EXILE”
CHANEL & THE RITZ
As we’ve seen here, Deauville was the cornerstone of Gabrielle Chanel’s success from 1913 onwards. Biarritz followed in 1915, then Paris in 1921 Continue reading “CHANEL & THE RITZ”
EXHIBITION – PARIS, CITY OF PEARLS
The exhibition “Paris, City of Pearls” proposed by the Parisian School of Jewelry Arts Continue reading “EXHIBITION – PARIS, CITY OF PEARLS”
CHANEL & DEAUVILLE
Here I am in Deauville, Normandy, in front of the gorgeous drawing of Gabrielle Chanel executed in 2011 by Karl Lagerfeld on the wall Continue reading “CHANEL & DEAUVILLE”
EXHIBITION – DOLCE & GABBANA
The travelling exhibition “From the Heart to the Hand: Dolce & Gabbana” presented at the Grand Palais Continue reading “EXHIBITION – DOLCE & GABBANA”
EXHIBITION – STAGE JEWELS
“Scintille, diamant, miroir où se prise l’alouette” – “Glitter, diamond, mirror that catches the lark”: this line from Continue reading “EXHIBITION – STAGE JEWELS”
EXHIBITION – LESAGE
The “Lesage, 100 years of fashion and decoration” exhibition retraces the one hundred years of Lesage, the famous French embroidery house Continue reading “EXHIBITION – LESAGE”
FRENCH LUXURY – PART 2
A few months ago, I discussed here the shift of paradigm in the world of luxury. It is no longer the customer who, through the monetary power Continue reading “FRENCH LUXURY – PART 2”
DIOR GALLERY – PARIS
We already mentioned here the childhood of Christian Dior and the Rhumbs villa in Granville, in which he grew up Continue reading “DIOR GALLERY – PARIS”
LES RHUMBS – GRANVILLE
The villa Les Rhumbs, which takes its name from the thirty-two points of the compass rose, is a beautiful pink Belle-Époque building Continue reading “LES RHUMBS – GRANVILLE”
FRENCH LUXURY
The French tradition of luxury, today predominant with 130 luxury brands out of 270, is several centuries old, dating back to King Henry IV Continue reading “FRENCH LUXURY”
TRENDS
It is now clear that social networks – mainly Instagram and TikTok – accelerate fashion trends (I remind you that style remains Continue reading “TRENDS”
EXHIBITION – ALAÏA COUTURIER AND COLLECTOR
On the occasion of the exhibition “Azzedine Alaïa, couturier collector” Continue reading “EXHIBITION – ALAÏA COUTURIER AND COLLECTOR”
EXHIBITION – IRIS VAN HERPEN
I have just come out of the exhibition dedicated by the Parisian Museum of Decorative Arts Continue reading “EXHIBITION – IRIS VAN HERPEN”
EXHIBITION – ALAÏA/GRÈS
For the very first time, an exhibition brings together the works of Azzedine Alaïa Continue reading “EXHIBITION – ALAÏA/GRÈS”
EXHIBITION – SCHIAPARELLI
Was Elsa Schiaparelli an artist or a fashion designer? Her great rival Continue reading “EXHIBITION – SCHIAPARELLI”
THE BEAUTIFUL FALL
Alicia Drake’s “The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris” Continue reading “THE BEAUTIFUL FALL”
FAUST & MADELEINE VIONNET
Only the truly wise know: Vionnet is, and remains, the absolute reference Continue reading “FAUST & MADELEINE VIONNET”
LA PANTHÈRE
Here is a very good historical novel – although sometimes a bit hagiographic – called “La Panthère” Continue reading “LA PANTHÈRE”
YSL MUSEUM – PARIS
In 1974, the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house moved to a Parisian townhouse dating back to the Second Empire, 5 Avenue Marceau. Continue reading “YSL MUSEUM – PARIS”
GALLIERA – PARIS
How could I be a decent parisienne who loves the history of fashion and not talk about the Galliera Palace? Well, I couldn’t, because it’s Paris fashion museum.
I couldn’t for several reasons. Continue reading “GALLIERA – PARIS”
CHRISTIAN DIOR EXHIBITION – PARIS
The Parisian Arts Décoratifs museum celebrated in 2017 the 70th anniversary of the creation of the house of Dior. This lavish and comprehensive exhibition invites visitors on a voyage of discovery through the universe of the house of Dior’s founder and the illustrious couturiers who succeeded him : Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and, most recently, Maria Grazia Chiuri. Continue reading “CHRISTIAN DIOR EXHIBITION – PARIS”
SOCIOLOGY OF CLOTHING
Although we don’t have many clothes left from before the 18th century, sociologists quickly understood that clothing was, back in the day, a sign of social status, which could indicate your status, age, fortune, and first and foremost, the social class you belonged to. Continue reading “SOCIOLOGY OF CLOTHING”