Showing posts with label couture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label couture. Show all posts

2 January 2026

Fashion Friday


The much awaited Soldes d'hiver
January 7 - February 3, 2026
 
Que vos sacs de shopping soient bien remplis et votre portefeuille heureux!
(May your shopping bags be full and your wallet happy!) 
 
Above: 
 
 Sophie Hong Paris
Comédie Française
3 Galerie de Montpensier 75001
 
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Paris' Soldes d'hiver (winter sales) are one of the most anticipated shopping events of the year, transforming the city into a bargain hunter's paradise. Starting Wednesday January 7, 2026, and running through Tuesday February 3, these government-regulated sales offer four weeks of steep discounts - often up to 70% off - on fashion, accessories, beauty products, and more across iconic spots like the grand department stores of Boulevard Haussmann (Galeries Lafayette and Printemps), the luxury boutiques of Avenue Montaigne and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the trendy Marais district, and the elegant streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Early shoppers get the best pickings during initial markdowns, while later weeks bring even deeper reductions, making it the perfect time to refresh your wardrobe with French designer pieces or snag high-end items at a fraction of the cost. - BPJ 
 

9 May 2025

Fashion Friday


 Emporio Armani's bold new collection.
 
Above: elegance meets the wild spirit of a galloping stallion

17 January 2025

Fashion Friday


 Spring may seem far away but Paris boutiques are gearing up even as winter sales are still going strong.

 

 Soldes d'Hiver 2025

Ends Tuesday February 4
 

5 November 2022

Sumptuous Saturday


Her designs were eccentric, uniquely glamorous. Think Mae West, Salvador Dalí, Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Les mondes surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli

 Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Ends January 22, 2023

 


 




 

27 September 2022

More Dior

 



 

The Christian Dior exhibition is a must-see during Paris Fashion Week.

 
 
 

26 September 2022

Fashion weak

 
 
Starting today until Tuesday October 4 fashionistas from all over the world will be all over the city.
Paris Fashion Week
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- Tomorrow: glimpses from the Christian Dior retrospective -


1 September 2022

Dior days

 

The Dior Exhibition, a mustn't-miss during upcoming Fashion Week.


 
 
 
 

5 November 2021

Fashion Friday




- Magnifique!

 Thierry Mugler - Couturissime

Until April 24, 2022
 
107 rue de Rivoli 75001
 

 

 

28 October 2017

More windows


In the windows of LVMH giant sculptures mimic balloon animals.

Louis Vuitton
22 avenue Montaigne 75008

27 October 2017

Color me pink


Window shopping:
Nina Ricci's Spring 2018 Collection explodes with color.

Nina Ricci
39 avenue Montaigne 75008

2 September 2017

Dior #3


A ball gown to beat all ball gowns.

Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve

Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Until January 7, 2018

1 September 2017

Dior #2


More Dior

"Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve"

Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Until January 7, 2018

30 August 2017

Dior #1


Seventy years of fashion at the sensational mixed-media Dior retrospective.

Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve

Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Until January 7, 2018

17 December 2016

Bag and glove


Hermès' signature orange is incorporated into this winter bag and matching gloves.

24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008

7 October 2015

Roses skirts


Skirts made completely out of roses decorate the window of a shoe shop on fashion hub rue Saint-Honoré.

16 July 2015

A midsummer night's dress


Stride into any garden party wearing this and watch heads turn.

Valentino
17 / 19 avenue Montaigne 75008