Loafing

A loaf among loaves.

Downside up

I. M. Pei's gigantic inverted pyramid at the Louvre from another angle.

Fall and fashion

No sooner is the September rentrée back in swing it's time for the new collections to hit the runways.

Above: this season watch for chic tailoring, high boots, bright colors, smaller bags and big hair

 

Paris Fashion Week September 25 - October 3, 2018

See-&-Be-Seen Dept
models, designers, fashionistas: where they go after the shows

September newsletter
Nouveautés 

 

Village des artistes #2

Above: through a studio window; works strewn on a floor; a conceptual artist explains his concept; paintings set out for private exhibition

Below: drinks + nibbles laid out at each stop

Village des artistes #1

Few are aware that high on the Butte Montmartre hidden paths behind locked gates lead to artist live-work spaces - private lofts, studios, and ateliers - where salons, talks, spontaneous get-togethers and tête-a-têtes take place almost every weekend.
 

 

Below: an atelier bathed in natural light on an overcast day; at a private art soirée

Village des artistes

The artists who made Montmartre famous didn't just fade away. They left their mark in many ways and some, like Pablo Picasso, left descendants. On Monday, a peek into some of the ateliers of today's working artists, our neighbors, our friends.

Above: graffiti on the side of former studio-residence of painter Gen Paul, born on rue Lepic and considered a precursor to the abstract expressionists of the 1950s

Fall feel

With September right around the corner autumn is in the air.