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Showing posts with label Galignani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galignani. Show all posts
Friday, April 23, 2010
My mother's clothes were filled with magic. I loved watching her dress for a party. I loved exploring her closet when she was out. Her clothes were the gateway to the mysterious world of adults.
When I discovered Jeannette Montgomery Barron's book on her mother's clothes in Paris...
First at elegant Galignani...
Then at the musee des arts decoratifs I was captivated...
Her mother's fashion notes...
Reminded me of my own mother's design school sketches. And my mother's ever present dreams of becoming a fashion designer. There were many parallels, like Jeannette's mother's obsession with fashion. While her mother bought the best - Bill Blass, Norman Norrell, Yves Saint Laurent, my mother only dreamed of those names. Together we sleuthed the best shops to examine and plot, so my mother could go home and sew up her own versions. Like Jeanette's push/pull tug of war with her mother, I too did not want to be fashionable as an adolecent. I did NOT want to become a fashion designer. No way! So many memories surfaced while paging through Jeannette's book that I had to get in touch with her. We started emailing...
Last night I went to her book party...
At Kate Spade on 454 Broome street.
The champagne was flowing...
People were lining up...
To get their books signed...
And signed
There was hardly a moment to say hello. And say "Thank you" for reconnecting me with memories of my mother...
Jeannette has photographed many artists - Francesco Clemente, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat. No wonder the pictures of her mother's clothes are like paintings. Her work will be in the Staley-Wise gallery.
As I was sleuthing around shooting, Jeannette recognized me from my blog photo with the giant red goggles! I've lost my anonymity but it was a delight to meet her.
Kate Spade is the perfect home for Jeannette's very beautiful book.
My Mother's Clothes, works as the perfect accessory to carry under you arm.
Leaving the shop, I noticed the sign...
Jeannette has photographed many artists - Francesco Clemente, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat. No wonder the pictures of her mother's clothes are like paintings. Her work will be in the Staley-Wise gallery.
As I was sleuthing around shooting, Jeannette recognized me from my blog photo with the giant red goggles! I've lost my anonymity but it was a delight to meet her.
Kate Spade is the perfect home for Jeannette's very beautiful book. My Mother's Clothes, works as the perfect accessory to carry under you arm.
Leaving the shop, I noticed the sign...WE LOVE OUR MOMS
Ain't that the truth.
There's so much I haven't told you about Jeannette's book...
But her video says it all.
MERCI JEANNETTE!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Today we venture into Louis Vuitton, 101 avenue des Champs-Elysees
The vitrine are full of summer clothes...
And bags, bags, bags...
Note the visiting fashionistas in Galignani have the latest edition...
Entre!
There are many levels rather than floors inside LV - it seems like you can go on forever. Note the classic Vuitton suitcases hanging on the walls...
Even a fashion bookshop.
All of the interior design is sleek and elegant...
Hatless chic Parisiens browse. I am now hatless too by the way...
Marc Jacobs designs accessories, everything for LV since 1997 and is completely adored by Parisiens. Some Americans are loved in Paris...go figure
The BIG shoes here are covered with black roses...
A red shiny trench has toil de Jouy cuffs and lining! How clever you are Marc.
This looks to me like a very chic maids uniform non?
A boudoir maids outfit..?
A mini bag even we may be able to afford. 250 euros-that's a lot of macarons.
If you are a VIP at LV, waiting for your girlfriend to finish in the dressing rooms, they serve you an elegant demi-tasse of espresso. If you are me you go (finally) up the street to McDo's cafe to try the macarons. I gotta admit these are not bad, except for the caramel. And at McDo's you can hand them a 50 euro note for 6 euro bill and no one raises a fuss. A BIG plus in Paris.BONJOUR LOUIS VUITTON!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Do you stop at Librairie Galignani when you're in Paris?
It's the place to find the latest books on art and fashion..
Right now the windows are full of YSL...
Yves Saint Laurent's first major retrospective opens tomorrow at the Petit Palais. I got my ticket at FNAC for Friday morning. Yay
Inside Galignani the fashionistas are browsing, since the shows are still on...
I spot Bill Cunningham from the NYTimes again... 
They always have a slew of books on Coco. Remember when I wrote about The Gospel According to Chanel? Wouldn't it be swell to have your book in a chic shop in Paris?
More YSL mostly in French...
A plethora of fashion books...
No wonder Bill is here...
This book caught my eye, My Mother's Clothes by photographer Jeanette Montgomery Barron...
A lovely memoir/scrapbook of her late mother's various stylish outfits and the stories they recall. Poignant.
A key thing to remember about Librairie Galignani is...
It's exactly nextdoor to Angelina at 224 rue de Rivoli.So easy to pop in for a chocolat chaud post-browsing non?
BON APPETITE!
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