Celebrating grape harvest in Montmartre with Frichti
This year’s Wine Harvest Festival in Montmartre was supposed to end with a bang and a firework at the Sacré Cœur. Alas, it was canceled so I decided to order wine and other goodies to organize an...
View ArticleOctobre on Instagram
October was decidedly a month of transition, with autumn settling in Paris and many changes for me at work. Thankfully I managed to put in some fun in the midst of it all, as you could see on my...
View ArticleLa barre aquatique, the new ballet-based workout in Paris
I have been passionate about ballet for a few years now and am a regular at Paris Opera Ballet shows. Just like you can love music without knowing how to play an instrument, I had never taken a ballet...
View ArticleLife in Paris between Autumn and Christmas
There’s a peculiar timing between autumn and Christmastime. We are just leaving a season with golden feisty hues, only to realize that winter has crept in with icy temperatures and desolate bare...
View ArticleChristmas Afternoon tea at L’Hôtel
With the holidays fast approaching, it is the perfect moment of the year to meet up with friends. Free time abounds after hectic weeks at work, the atmosphere is festive and I feel the need to catch...
View Article70 years of Christian Dior at Musée des Arts Décoratifs
The house of Christian Dior is celebrating its 70th anniversary in a big way: a grand retrospective reuniting 300 haute couture gowns! On top of this impressive size, I loved how much I learned from...
View ArticleTotally Crazy for the Crazy Horse
The Crazy Horse intrigued me. Over the past years, glamourous names like Dita Von Teese and Christian Louboutin became tied with the cabaret. My favorite Paris Opera Ballet dancers Instagrammed their...
View ArticleThe art of writing “Thank you”
I love the idea of sending cards to friends. It starts with the search for a design that best fits their personality and mine. Then, tailoring a message to show how I am thinking of them. And finally,...
View ArticleChloé opens La Maison in Paris with Guy Bourdin exhibition
Are you a Chloé girl? Are you spontaneous, cheeky and feminine? No matter your answer, the Femininities exhibition will show you that there is more than meets the eye to this beautiful brand through...
View ArticleA guided tour of Versailles with The Paris Guy
A lover of all things history, I was delighted when The Paris Guy invited me to review one of their guided tours in Paris. Obviously, I picked Versailles. The grand palace is dear to my heart and...
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