I was only able to attend one show this year for Fashion Week Fall 2014, Nina Ricci. Held once again at the giant tent in the Tuileries by place de la Concorde, the show was last Thursday at 5PM. I got there a little early to see the pre fashion show before the show, meaning the cavalcade of fashionistas (I hate that word and have never used it, but it this case it’s appropriate) and fashion victims walking down the white vinyl runway entering the show venue. There were smash hits but equally as many doozies/did you bother to look in the mirror before you left the house? looks. My captions below each photo will further inform you.
The show started fashionably late, 5:40, as they always do. Interior decoration was the inspiration for the collection by Peter Copping and he used brocade, felt, jacquard, and velvet. The highlight of the collection was the ultra feminine evening dresses with lacy, see through cutouts in blood orange and black. Daywear consisted of a mix of somber colors with a touch or red and lavender thrown in, lots of fur collars and fur accessories, and a couple of voluminous wool coats.
The show before the show
Love, love, love the boots!
Fab Art Deco
I think I'll adopt this look for my spring wardrobe and wear it on my tours
This is all wrong, don't know wear to begin. Honey, did you forget to change your pajama bottoms that morning?
The next four win the most kooky show awards
Like the whole look- short silver blonde hair, black leather collarless coat & best of all gray wool tights with patterned shoes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour
