Il était une fois

This year's CHANEL winter collection is filled with surprises.

 

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Once Upon A Time.... a short film by Karl Lagerfeld

w/Keira Knightley as Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

 

 

 

Sparkling

Glittery welcome at Hôtel Pavillon de la Reine on Place des Vosges.

PH balance

A touch of raspberry helps to make the season bright.

Café Pierre Hermé - Beaupassage

53 rue de Grenelle 75007

Pierre-y Christmas

Pierre Hermé's second tea room / café is tucked away in a foodie passageway.

Café Pierre Hermé - Beaupassage

53 rue de Grenelle 75007

Giacometti, prolonged

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, printmaker, lived/worked mostly in Paris.

Musée Maillol

"Giacometti: From Tradition to Avant-Garde"

 

Ends February 3 , 2019

 

Below: coffee downstairs in museum's art deco Café des Frères Prévert

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Au coin du feu

A spot of tea, a cozy fire and good conversation warm up long winter evenings... along with holiday baking.

Below: fresh-from-oven pecan brownies; Vanillekipferl, Austrian butter crescents (mom's version w/crushed hazelnuts instead of almonds)

Christmas market

A small Christmas market outside l'Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés.