N°5 Culture Chanel retraces the history of this legendary fragrance through an intimate look at the artistic and sentimental side of Coco Chanel Sensuality, solitude and sophistication are the necessary ingredients in the making of the number one perfume in the world today, Chanel N°5. After the brutal death of her lover, Arthur ‘Boy’ Capel, [...]
The ubiquitous Karl Lagerfeld has just landed in Saint-Germain-dès-Près, with the opening of a brand new boutique dedicated to his iconic fashion world “Personality begins where comparison ends”, says the king of fashion Karl Lagerfeld. Long live the king, for the legend of Karl Lagerfeld is far from over, as the infamous fashion designer, known [...]
An avant-garde look at future fashion designers and photographers in France’s premier international festival in Hyères The 28th edition of Le Festival de Mode et de la Photographie à Hyères sees the continuation of the creative crusade led by its founder, Jean-Pierre Blanc, twenty-eight years ago. Created as an observation deck and an international platform [...]
La Maison Courrèges returns to the spotlight once again, after a decade long period of hibernation, hoping to reinvent the pop spirit of the 60′s that helped propel the fashion house to international fame. The House of Courrèges was created in 1961 by André and Coqueline Courrèges. Having spent ten years together working for [...]
Though not officially on the Prêt-a-Porter planning, H&M hit the runway for the first time in Paris, organizing an incredible evening at the Musée Rodin, and literally stole the show from the rest of the world. In the tight-knit world of fashion, Paris is one of the most difficult runways to walk as the selection [...]
While one usually attributes the passé composé to a French verb conjugation, a brand new form has arisen in the way of pretty Parisian fashions by a young designer label called Passé Composé. Young is the operative word in every sense of the term, since the designer behind the brand, appropriately named Maud Lejeune (with [...]
The latest video from luxury French retailer, Louis Vuitton, pulls out all the stops by taking a ride in a hot air balloon from the courtyard of the Louvre in an, ‘Invitation au Voyage’. Few fashion houses have the means and the ways to make such an extraordinary event happen, but Louis Vuitton is not [...]
Every holiday season a whole new batch of fresh pop-up shops open in Paris, offering a wide range of unique and creative gifts to add to every Christmas list. Les boutiques éphémères, as they are called in French, which simply means ephemeral boutiques, tend to spring up just before the Christmas holidays in the hopes [...]
Belgian bag maker, Hedgren, has just opened their flagship shop in a luxurious apartment-style boutique, situated at the top of the famous Rue Cambon in Paris. In the heart of the Madeleine, between Opéra and Concorde, this elegantly designed boutique welcomes the visitor with a modern decor of brushed metal and wood that adorns the [...]
Celebrating 10 years of artistic collaboration, UNICEF teams up with some of the biggest names in fashion, art, jewelry and design to sponsor Les Frimousses de Créateurs. The event, to be held at the Petit Palais in Paris, is a charity offering organized around an exhibition of designer dolls, aimed to raise money for the [...]
