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Monday, April 26, 2010
Today's post is not about Parisien perfectly messy hair... 
Nor is it about the joys of attending a Paris fashion show...
But it is about beauty with a capitol B. I love the way Paris beautifies its buildings when they are in a state of la restauration/repair or under construction. Like this witty wall poster covering Prada's new store-to-be that makes walkers on rue Saint-Honore appear to be on a catwalk!
Shot upside-down yet then turned right-side up. It makes you think a bit...
Hermés is the master of the street face-lift with this Punch and Judy window
Take a closer look and you see delightfully casual sketches with a dash of watercolor on a corner on rue Saint-Honore...
The Paris Opera has gone for something much grander-almost an abstract artwork in their coverup while under construction...
It's true you'll see plain old construction signs now and then in Paris...
Hasn't this happened to you?
You tell a friend,
Hermés is the master of the street face-lift with this Punch and Judy window 
Take a closer look and you see delightfully casual sketches with a dash of watercolor on a corner on rue Saint-Honore... 
The Paris Opera has gone for something much grander-almost an abstract artwork in their coverup while under construction... 
It's true you'll see plain old construction signs now and then in Paris... 
Hasn't this happened to you?You tell a friend,
"You have GOT to see this gorgeous old bistro/cafe/or whatever."
You get there and the %$#@ thing is completely covered in scaffolding!
Why is that?
Because Paris preserves it's beauty.
It does not (well only rarely- Cojean how could you do that to Cador Patisserie?) throw them away.
Passing the New York Public Library, I was sad to see no terrific Parisien-style witty skrim or faux wall while the library is under construction...
Back in Paris, along the Seine, this building shows all the workers of Paris while being repaired...
There is a guide to all the figures and their travaille/work placed on the bridge...
Hermés again has a big mural of sketches of shoppers on rue de Sevres...
Reflecting the actual shoppers rushing by...
Here's an Older French Girl or OFG wearing a bit of red walzing by a lovely big under-construction sign...
Because Paris preserves it's beauty.It does not (well only rarely- Cojean how could you do that to Cador Patisserie?) throw them away.
It takes care of it's treasures, unlike some cities.
And does it with wit and charm to boot. I took Barry Lewis' brilliant course on New York architectural history at Cooper Union this Spring. I've taken it before and will again. Barry is a NYC monument himself of endless, fascinating information on the city. One thing I heard Barry say over and over again,"In America, we throw things away. We get tired of them after 10 years and into the ashcan they go."
I would walk up 5th avenue after Barry's class with my head in the sky like any visiting tourist...
I would walk up 5th avenue after Barry's class with my head in the sky like any visiting tourist...
Passing the New York Public Library, I was sad to see no terrific Parisien-style witty skrim or faux wall while the library is under construction... 
Back in Paris, along the Seine, this building shows all the workers of Paris while being repaired... 
There is a guide to all the figures and their travaille/work placed on the bridge... 
Hermés again has a big mural of sketches of shoppers on rue de Sevres...
Reflecting the actual shoppers rushing by... 
Here's an Older French Girl or OFG wearing a bit of red walzing by a lovely big under-construction sign... 
I'm trying to post earlier...ahem
BONJOUR PARIS RESTAURATIONS!
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