Paris Fashion Week March 4-12

Those of you who want to know, are probably long time aware of these dates. So this is intended to inform the unaware and those who don't care.
It's almost Fashion week in Paris. The time of the year to forcefeed the public pictures and video footage of unhealthy and unhappily looking models sporting the latest creations of the creators.

Hopefully the creators decide for coming winter season 2009-2010 to let go of these low waste-line pants. They hardly look good on a skinny person with dangerously low BMI. Beside they are as uncomfortable to wear as they look really bad on 95% of the population.

Ready-to Wear Fall-Winter 2009 2010: March 4th to 12th, 2009
See here for the complete program: www.modeaparis.com

And let me ask just this one thing and then i'm done ranting: How come the mouthpieces of the kings and queens of style do not have stylish websites? Look at the above official website. It has not changed nor improved since a couple of fashion seasons! Then there are other search results on Paris Fashion Week that don't update, they're stuck in last seasons info. If we update our wardrobes with the frequency they update their websites... Luckily there are some exceptions such as our colleague blogger Kamel and his "Style and the City" blog.
For the real deal and enjoyable reads about fashion, head over fast to Style and the City

Stella McCartney Store in Paris

Some days ago, near her colleague Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney has opened a shop. At the same time as a new stand alone store in Tokyo. Parisians have to wait till january for the grand opening party during the Paris Couture week. But without more ado we can now go on a shopping spree like it's 1999 and buy everything with the name Stella McCartney on it from under-pants to organic make-up. All that and more in the stylish serene setting of the Palais Royal.

114-121, Galerie de Valois, Paris 1
01.47.03.03.80

Lego fashion by Castelbajac

Who said that geeky Lego figures have no feeling for style?
They have because JC de Castelbajac said so!


JCDC Versus LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.

video copied from www.guim.fr

La Guinguette II, so fashion !

Of course I was not going to leave you with just one address for a this season's lazy Sundays at "la Guinguette"!(see former post on La Guinguette) Here's one you should have in your Carnet de Bal:


La Guinguette
41 quai victor hugo
metro: rer a to champigny st-maur


On the menu Sunday June 15: Big Boy Bloater from the UK makes you wan to dance from 5pm till midnight. Then you should quickly go home in your pumpkin and change back to your normal cloths:



Bien sur je n'allais pas vous laisser sur votre faim des Guinguettes. Voici une adresse à mettre dans votre Carnet de Bal:


La Guinguette
41 quai victor hugo
metro: rer a to champigny st-maur

Un program plein à craquer avec des bal-à-theme et fêtes spéciales en bien sur les bals Guinguettes sympa pour oublier le temps et se ressourcer aux plaisirs simples!

Sneakers in Paris

It is said that tourists should not wear sneakers in Paris as not to be so obviously tourists. But on what are you going to walk all these kilometers visiting the city? Even if you go by metro you still will be walking a lot. Better prepare yourself as if you'll be running the New York City Marathon. It's hard to enjoy the city with blisters from walking on your high heel fashionable shoes. You'll get in bad mood, won't enjoy that much and will get fuzzy with the few helpful Parisians.
Of course some very high profile places (nightclubs) won't let you in with sneakers unless it's a one of the exclusive pairs, you paid a small fortune for because some celeb has sport them before you.

Here's how you can wear sneakers in style and don't miss out on comfort:

Converse
100 years of history and still going stronger. The French love them, maybe because of May '68, who knows. You can get them in lots of places. It would make a real style statement if you have your own personalised pair.



*Art
The Art Company holds the name for a reason: they make creative footwear and incite others to get creative too. With a window shop contest. No, you can't win a price as best window shopper but the shop owner who has made the best window display can, and you can see who is participating: www.the-art-company.com

Veja
Makes Fair Trade sneakers
Now you can run your heart out knowing that no one has come to harm making these sneakers for you. Get your peace of mind at:
Palais de Tokyo, avenue du Président Wilson, 16e
Killiwatch, 64 rue Etienne Marcel, 2e
Le Refuge, 44 rue Saint-Placide, 6e
Le Bon Marché, 24 rue de Sèvre, 7e
Le Printemps de l'Homme, 64 boulevard Haussmann, 9e

British Knight
The originality about this brand's website is that you can submit your story and picture and makes the consumer provider of content.

Send us your Paris-on-Sneakers impressions!

Different Fashion shopping

When you can't sport your new outfit because the temperatures don't allow it, you can always show of the coffee table book about your favorite designer inside your warm home!
Assouline a luxury editor of publications dedicated to design, fashion, jewelry, art, photography and lifestyle will be opening a boutique in May in the New York Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue.
Here in Paris we can already enjoy and find great gifts in this gorgeous book-boutique since 2005, on 35 Rue Bonaparte, 6e arr.

photo from Assouline's website

Blog of the week: shoetube

It's not only, as the name suggest, a youtube kind of site for shoe lovers, but more a portal or dare i say a platform for shoes with attitude. Shoetube features own videos "daily shoe", and user-generated videos, there are blogs about shoes and forums. You can shop for shoes and donate shoes. Very funny and worth visiting even for those who don't care much about shoes. You can get information and tips about latest trends and how to combine the shoe with your outfit. So you can prepare your next shoe-shopping trip without the blisters!

Christian Lacroix makes new with old

You have until April 20 to see the exposition of Christian Lacroix's take on fashion history.
Lacroix made a selection of the textile museum's historical collection, over 400 pieces of different techniques and styles and mix and mingled with 80 of his own haute couture creations from his 20 years life work. To create a Fashion History exhibition from his unique point of view.
A must see for the serious fashion lovers
Open weekdays from 11am till 6pm Thursdays till 9pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10am till 6pm

Musée de la Mode et du Textile
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tel. : 01 44 55 57 50
metro : Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre,

picture & source : les Arts Decoratifs

Blog of the Week: Style and the City

Style and the City

La mode c'est pour les moutons alors qu'avoir du style, c'est avoir de la personalité
(fashion is for sheep, whereas style gives personality !)

Great slogan, and concept: a mix of fashion, media and ideas with a very personal touch. Some entrees come in English too.

Super slogan le concept est un mélange de fashion, média, idées pour une série télé qui donne un touche personnel ou mieux de la personnalité.

If you want your blog to be considered for "Blog of the Week", drop us mail and if you meet the jury's high standards, you'll be here next week!

source: Style and the City

Paris Fashion Week

If you haven't made travel arrangements to come to the Paris fashion week, then it might be too late. The Ready-to-wear collection fall-winter 2008/2009 starts next Sunday 24th February and ends March 2nd. But you can book your hotel now to be there for the next show spring/summer collection 2009. September 28th until October 5th.

On the official website of Mode à Paris you can see all the dates, program and information about the fashion designers.
In the meanwhile you can stock up all year round with the fun-fashion of Walter van Beirendonck at following addresses: Jacenko38 rue de Poitou
75003 Paris
Tel: +33 1 42 71 80 38

Kokon To Zai
45, rue Tquetonne
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 42 36 92 41
L’Eclaireur
26 Avenue des Champs Elysees
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 1 45 62 12 35
photo from the Mode à Paris website from the collection of Gustavo Lins

La semaine de la mode à Paris

Si vous n'avez pas encore pris vos dispositions de voyage, ça risque d'être trop tard pour venir pendant la semaine des défilés de Prêt-à-Porter collection automne /hiver 2008/2009. Les défilés commencent déjà dimanche 24 février jusqu'au 2 mars

Mais vous pouvez réserver maintenant pour être sur place pendant les collections printemps/été 2009 du 28 septembre jusqu'au 5 octobre.

le site officiel Mode à Paris vous renseignera sur le programme, tout les dates et des stylistes.

Entre temps vous pouvez faire le plein de fun-fashion de Walter van Beirendonck tout l'année aux adresses suivantes:

Jacenko
38 rue de Poitou
75003 Paris
Tel: +33 1 42 71 80 38

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Kokon To Zai
45, rue Tquetonne
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 42 36 92 41

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L’Eclaireur

26 Avenue des Champs Elysees
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 1 45 62 12 35

photo du site de Mode à Paris de la collection de Anne-Valérie Hash