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The Romper
11 Jun
Parisian girls aren’t terribly fashion-forward, so we are waiting to see if they pick up on one big trend hitting most Paris boutiques this summer: the Romper, or en francais, the “combi-short”.
This look is not for everyone, but on the right person, it can look shamelessly cool. Unless you are of average to above-average height, have skinny legs, and minimal bootie, just stick to a sundress. The Romper takes a certain kind of girl, and the only media darlings it has really worked on are of the Kate Moss/Nicole Richie variety. Even Jessica Simpson is a little too curvy.
Rompers should be worn with minimal accessories, tousled hair, and oversized Marc Jacobs sunglasses.
For the best offerings, go to Diabless, Maje, or Les Petits. Looks cute with braided belt and espadrilles or kitten heels.
Wee-Fee is here!
11 Jun
France still isn’t totally techno savvy (any trip to the local bank can show you that), but the days of the Minitel are long gone.
This month, you can stop fiddling with your LiveBox and cursing France Telecom, because the dawn of FREE WI-FI is upon us!
Thats right, Paris is a wi-fi city starting in mid-June. Just check out this map to see where you are covered.
You Can take the girl out of Cali…
11 Jun
Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas were in Paris last week for a Shrek promo. Give the girl a striped shirt, scarf, and oversized Chanel bag, and she still looks…. Californienne.
The back-to-blonde starlette was spotted dining at Le Stresa in the 8th, Cafe Marly… and getting her cultural dose at L’Orangerie, Versailles, and Musee d’Orsay. She even hit up a Bateaux Mouche.
Shrek III opens in France June 13th.
Vintage Vogue
11 Jun
Throughout high school I had an addiction to fashion magazines (never rehabbed). The day when my mother finally forced me to clean out the closet, I grudgingly hauled them off to the trash– but not before tearing off every cover as a souvenir. The hundred or so covers made it into my college dorm room, creating a rather chic crown molding on the ceiling. Among them were Laetitia Casta’s first American cover (Seventeen Magazine), and some of Christy Turlington’s best covers for Elle. Ahhh, the 90′s….
Now I have discovered the best place to revisit all of those magazines I thought were lost forever. The best of them made it to Les Archives de La Presse, the famed bookstore that is a favorite of fashionistas and artists, and located in the Marais.
Piled to the hilt in dusty tupperware bins, and overflowing from the carpenter’s tables, you will find a treasure trove of vintage fashion magazines– from Vogue, to Marie Claire, to Officiel. It is a massive archive, that even extends into entertainment mags, architecture, and history. Little books of French plays and poetry are 3 for 3 euros, and make a great bus ride diversion. The prices are so reasonable, you will be tempted to start your own archive chez vous!
51 rue des Archives, 75003 (Metro: Hotel de Ville)
