Pastel sketches. Sonia Rykiel. Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Almost a holy trinity of the Parisian art scene. Is there any more to add? A few details, perhaps. Sonia Rykiel is presenting 200 of her designs, 200 sketches from the imagination which went on to become creations, 200 births – providing as close an insight as possible into the [...]
Read the rest of this entryIn our mind, Paris is the loveliest. Just the mention of its name gives rise to sweet fantasies. Yet, like us, you take the crowded metro, do not lift your head in the rue Rivoli and no longer think of Boris Vian crossing Saint-Germain-des-Prés. And what if we put a little poetry back into Paris? [...]
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Ralph Lauren, a left-bank American
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Smile, the world is about to welcome a new place of pilgrimage. A place which, despite its luxurious appearance, pays tribute to the best the street has ever produced. Ralph Lauren, born in the Bronx, New York, is opening his largest European store in the historic popular district of Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. This flagship store is [...]
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