Interview with Michael Parillo, president of the Saul Leiter Foundation There was a time last year when my imagination was fully inhabited by the phantoms of New York. Living amongst the perfection of Haussmannian buildings, in a city that is called Paris – an unparalleled fantasy in its own right – I was longing for […]
Culture
Lessons on mystery, color and New York: talking about Saul Leiter
Interview with Michael Parillo, president of the Saul Leiter Foundation There was a time last year when my imagination was fully inhabited by the phantoms of New York. Living amongst the perfection of Haussmannian buildings, in a city that is called Paris – an unparalleled fantasy in its own right – I was longing for […]
Diary
My three years at La Terrasse du 7e
This isn’t going to be a story about some random place I worked in, or a place where something particularly memorable happened. Quite on the contrary, my following impressions describe a restaurant that slowly became a background for my life in Paris. I moved to France on September 2 three years ago. The very first […]
Fashion
What Chanel bag factory looks like from within
Earlier this year, I found myself in one of the best-kept secrets of the Chanel universe: its handbag factory located outside of Paris. Here are created supremely sophisticated designs which a strong cultural impact: style trophies, in a way. The process behind their fabrication is intriguing and mesmerizing. The place is as mystical and fascinating […]
Fashion
How Peter Knapp liberated women
When we look at fashion editorials today, rarely we tend to ponder how much they reflect the times we live in. The photographs often seem (especially for those not initiated) as innocent, spontaneous outbursts of creativity, which have more to do with aesthetic whims than stark everyday life and its realities. And yet, after several […]
Beauty
In the magical fields of Chanel
A gentle breeze is caressing my face and my hair. It’s the last day of spring but the weather, with its enveloping warmth and dizzying intensity, is casting its summerish charm all around. Delicate jasmine petals are dancing gently under the sun, accompanied by flirtatious tuberoses, shy May roses (Rose de Mai), modest geraniums and […]
Fashion
John Galliano F/W 2018: melancholy in America
Here I am in Hotel le Marois again. The last guests are searching inactively for their seats, wandering with invitations in hands, because, actually, there’s no need to find one’s place and sit down too soon – fashion weeks are splendid spectacles, not only because of the clothes, but locations as well. How beautiful is […]
Interview
Les Parisiennes formidables: Fantine Reucha
The interview series “Les Parisiennes formidables” is dedicated for inspiring women I have met in this city. Despite the fact that the “Parisian woman” myth has become a prevalent cliché whose real existence can be questioned, these passionate and inspiring women have proved me countless times that a certain Parisian sensibility and approach to life […]
Beauty
Chanel beauté S/S ’18: all about Naples
The sun is rising over Naples: a multicultural, historical, vibrant hub of hedonism, an undiscovered Italian jewel. Look at its pastel-colored peeled walls, grandiose buildings, fragments of greenery and bewitching views over the slopes of Vesuvius, little boats in the Naples Bay and the famous Amalfi coast itself… Everything comes to life and blossoms in […]
Fashion
Haute Couture in Paris: a lesson of sophistication
My very first Haute Couture week, dedicated for the upcoming Spring/Summer season, was quite stormy. I’m talking in a literal sense – the incessant, merciless rain provided an uncomfortable backdrop to glorious fantasies of the fashion week. Watching the hemlines of gauzy Dior dresses drowning in powerful water streaks was a little bit painful; and […]
Travel
Once upon a time in Rennes
Eight minutes past 10 o’clock in the morning. As I prepare to leave the SNCF train, the first thing I check is that I haven’t forgotten my umbrella. A persistent and elegant drizzle is washing the train’s windows and I wonder if the rest of the day is going to look the same. I take […]