Have you ever looked at contemporary fashion and felt a strange sense of dĂ©jĂ vu? You might find yourself wondering: is that dress truly “modern,” or is it a ghost from the late 1700s? Were the designers of the Enlightenment actually remixing looks from the 1600s? And why, even in …
Traversing French territory (hexagon, metropole and overseas), it reaches Paris for Bastille Day, July 14. The route covers all 20 arrodissements/districts.
An unexpected pleasure came with choosing the wrong ticket. The ticket was not a Carnavalet Museum general admission ticket. My ticket was actually a timed ticket for Marcel Proust. Marcel Proust, is a well-known, popular Parisian author (1871–1922) who set his novels in the Belle Epoque of 1890s until 1922. …
One day, I walked into a saleswoman’s closet, figuratively speaking, at the Carnavalet Museum. On display until March 16, 2014 are hundreds of pieces of her clothing and her records. It is a step into the everyday world of a saleswoman’s life….
The Paris fashion design museum Palais Galliera reopened in 2013. After four years of renovations, why not invite Azzedine AlaĂŻa to present the kick-off exhibition. This artist and body sculptor has the honor until January 26, 2014 and not just in the Palais Galliera. The exhibition continues across the avenue …