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

31 August 2017

Candle in the wind


Today marks the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in Paris.

While debating whether some kind of candle or flame should be erected as a memorial, it turned out that an enormous flame - the flame of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States - was already over the tunnel at the exact spot of the car crash at Pont de l'Alma, which means, "Bridge of the Soul." - BPJ


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

29 August 2017

Lamp locks


Despite glass panels to keep "Love Locks" off the Pont des Arts, love persists, as evidenced by these locks clinging to a lamp post. 

28 August 2017

Hoisted rhino


 Sculpture in gallery window of a rhino suspended in a halter. In the background, a painting of a matador.

Place des Vosges Galleries

26 August 2017

Courtyard cluster


A small passageway connects hidden courtyards in the heart of the Left Bank.