Each year in Paris, department stores decorate their windows with lively Christmas holiday displays. Each stands out for with their own theme to delight. Le Bon Marché on rue de Sèvres (7th arrondissement) was the first store to decorate its windows, in 1909. The displays are as varied as the …
For the first time ever, there is an exhibition devoted to department store origins in Paris. Department stores were made for dreaming. The items on display will transport you back to the years between 1852 to 1925. Department Stores Part Two opens October 16 at the Cité des Architectures & …
Have you ever felt a bit of pressure to beat the clock? Looking at my photos, I found Boulevard Haussmann’s Printemps and Galeries Lafayette Christmas 2022 window, interior and sunset photos waiting for a story. As I write this, it is New Year’s Eve and 2023 is only hours away!! …
Baby’Tems Hire baby equipment in Paris without lugging yours along! Baby’Tems’ blog raveling with baby tips while in Paris (in English) Changer les couches on Champs-Élysées The words sound poetic but in reality, they mean that you are changing the baby’s diapers on the Champs- Élysées. Sometimes it seems that women …
What better way to kick off the holiday season, then with some holiday windows, lights, games, cartoons and a letter to Santa. The Champs-Elysées is illuminating Paris with an entirely new display along the boulevard called “Tree Rings”. The Christmas windows are lit at Galeries Lafayette in the theme of …