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About Paris

About Paris
Neighbourhoods of Paris: Bastille Canal St Martin – 11th Arondissement One of Paris’ coolest neighborhood’s to live and party in. Residential on one end and touristy on another, it is especially popular with young urban professionals or upwardly bound members of... [Read more]

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The Ethical Fashion Show in Paris

The Ethical Fashion Show in Paris
After launching in 2004 The Ethical Fashion Show has gone from strength to strength in it’s strive to publicise ethical fashion and it’s economic, human and environmental aspects. The annual shows bring together talented designers with passions for the environment and... [Read more]

Yves Saint Laurent exhibition in Paris

Yves Saint Laurent exhibition in Paris
Fashionistas take note, because Petit Palais (see picture above) in Paris is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent. The extensive exhibition shows off more than 300 designs dating from the designers debut collections in 1958 right up to his last in 2002. The exhibition... [Read more]

Christmas Shopping in Ile Saint Louis

Christmas Shopping in Ile Saint Louis
The start of December brings with it another feeling: Christmas is little more than three weeks away and the need to buy presents for family and friends becomes ever more pressing by the day. Of course, the difficulty with present buying is relative: it is easy to find something... [Read more]

Paris Christmas Markets

Paris Christmas Markets
The French do classy better than any people on earth. With winter being the perfect time to look demure and elegant, this could scare you away from a trip to Paris at this time of year. Don’t let it! If you did it would mean you would miss out on the Paris Christmas Markets. While... [Read more]

Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs

Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs
Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs : a long name in a foreign language. Surely this is an event which you have no wish to be in any way associated with ? Wrong. Plain wrong. Because LSNC (I’ve shortened the name for obvious reasons) is about both art and fashion. Picture the... [Read more]

Little Singles Break to Paris

Little Singles Break to Paris
Last month we ran a competition to find 40 singletons to whisk away to Paris for the day in the hope of finding love. Last Saturday at 6.30 in the morning I stood under the clock in St Pancras and greeted the guys as they arrived. After a few suspicious looks I quickly had to explain... [Read more]