I love that two months into my stay in Paris, I am still discovering new places. But I can’t believe I’ve not seen one person or article that has ever suggested visiting the free Atelier Brancusi exhibit next to the Centre Pompidou. The artist Constantin Brancusi bequeathed his studio along with the entire contents to the […]
I was so busy enjoying my extra day off on Monday in Paris that I didn’t get a chance to post until late. Better late than never I guess. Bastille Day is known in France as Fête Nationale du 14 juillet or just let quatorze juillet. It’s their Independence Day and they celebrate it with gusto […]
Sometimes I am slow to edit photos or get a post up but occasionally it all works out for the best. Dior held their haute couture fashion show for fall 2014 at the Rodin Museum on Monday which give me the perfect opportunity to post photos from event mixed with my photos from a recent […]
When I created Habitually Chic on July 10, 2007, never in my wildest dreams could I imagine that seven years later I would be celebrating my blog anniversary while living in Paris and attending a haute couture fashion show. Obviously, I owe it all to those of you who continue to visit the blog and […]
It has been pouring in Paris all day so I was happy to stay in my dry apartment and watch the Maison Valentino Haute Couture runway show via live feed. The pre-show video feed was priceless but the actual show itself was heavenly. I wish it had been ready to wear Valentino where there is […]
Every year I write a post on straw, wicker, and rattan and this year is no different. There is nothing better than natural fibers in the heat of summer. I’ve been seeing so much great vintage French wicker furniture in Paris since I’ve been here. It makes me wish I had a place to put […]
I had the great pleasure of attending my first fashion show in Paris Saturday night and I couldn’t have started off with a better one than Hermès. If it hadn’t been raining, the Hermès homme été 2015 show would have taken place in the jardin of le Cloitre des Cordeliers and looked like the sketch above. […]
“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir Photo of the Jardin du Luxembourg by me.
This has been a bit of a crazy week of juggling work responsibilities with social events. It started with a little visit to the Musée Rodin (above) which is within walking distance from my new apartment. I’ll have more on this soon. The big sales started this Wednesday and I’ve shopped a little at Le Bon Marché. They […]
As some of you read on Instagram, I’ve finally moved into my own apartment after living with my friend Eleanor and her family for a month. I definitely could not have made such a smooth transition without her generosity and hospitality but more on that later. I’ve moved to the 7th arrondissement but just […]
Everyone always thinks I’m always busy doing something but every once in a while I read about someone who makes me feel like I’m definitely not doing enough with my life. Such is the case of renowned designer Juan Pablo Molyneux, who is featured in the July/August issue of WSJ. Magazine, along with his newly […]
The best thing about living in Paris for an extended period is that I now have time to visit all the places I’ve rushed by in the past. This week, I was finally able to properly explore the Jardins des Archives Nationales in the Marais. The weather was perfect and the jardins are a beautiful […]
Today I had the pleasure of visiting the newly renovated 18th-century Decorative Arts Galleries at the Louvre that just just reopened to the public. The Louvre was forced to close the galleries that were last updated in the 1960’s to bring them up to current fire and safety codes. Interior designer Jacques Garcia collaborated on […]
The weather was absolutely beautiful in Paris today so I decided to explore Le Marais. During my walk, I stopped by the holy grail of bookstores, Comptoir de L’Image. The petite space is packed with vintage books and magazines from every decade. It is popular with fashion designers like Marc Jacobs and every blogger known […]
I was talking to my friend Eleanor about French weddings and one that I posted years ago. When I took a look, I realized that it was posted almost exactly three years ago. I thought it might be fun to share it again since it still looks good today. The wedding reception of New York […]
I was just talking about Jean-Louis Deniot yesterday and today I noticed that he has a book coming out this September, Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors. I appreciate that his design style always seems to be suited to the client and the architecture. This particular apartment on the rue des Saints-Pères in Paris that he designed for an American […]
There is a french word flâneur which refers to someone who strolls or saunters around with no real purpose. This is the perfect word to describe my first two weeks in Paris just walking around taking photos and exploring the city. Another definition is an idle man about town. I like to think that the gentleman in […]