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Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Goude Touch

0 comments Posted by pece at 3:35 AM

I fell in love with this Paris poster/affiche the first time we met in the Metro. It still captivates does it not?

J'adore graphiques Paris!!

New York used to be terrific in this arena, mais non plus/no more :(
WAKE UP NYC!!!

One of the absolute maitre of French graphics is Jean-Paul Goude.
Together with his muse, the fabulous GRACE JONES, they made New York and Paris jump!

I was browsing Jean-Paul Goude's new book The Goude Touch and fell in love instantly.

"Goude is behind some of the wittiest billboards in Paris, in perfect control of his medium and with an intuitive sense of chic...

"In an inspired moment, Galeries Lafayette gave Goude a rare degree of creative freedom, and Goude responded with some of the best work he has ever made: a modern classic of commercial art."

I would so love to be this girl sitting in a champagne glass spooning out the caviar (which by the way you can pick up at the Madeleine to the right of Hediard..)

A poetry affiche near St. Sulpice...

Simple, clean and witty - the Europeans have not forsaken illustration the way the US has to tell a story...

Peter's Paris showed me this crazy doorway in the back streets of the 6th arrondissement...

I'd like to be this girl too, dancing in Annick Goutal's vitrine...

Not a big poster, but a little postcard! I can see this certainment as an affiche...

so witty.

I would LOVE to have this affiche hanging on my walls, not because I'm nuts for les religieuses, though I do adore Angelina.

This wall poster is just so fun!

If this little ardoise was hanging next to your house you would living near the wonderful SECCO! I am so ready for that...

Grace Jones sings Slave To The Rhythm

Lady Gaga take notes.

BONJOUR Grace et Jean-Paul Goude!!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

JOUR DE ROUGE

0 comments Posted by pece at 6:24 AM

*RED ALERT PB readers!

There is a non-believer in our midst.

Yesterday Peter's Paris brazenly left the comment,

Even if there is a lot of RED around, I wonder how many pictures you must have in stock to make a presentation like this?

The guantlet has been thrown down dear readers and it is a RED one!

Here is Peter, caught red-handed or rather red-armed, as I point out to him this Parisien granny/French Girl wearing her brilliant red coat on rue Henry Monnier. Peter is your memory going?

I then showed Peter my fav RED shop in Paris - this brocante...
You even took a picture of it.

By the way all of these RED photos are from just the one day I spent with you in Paris, March 23! That's Peter in case you were wondering in front of the you know what...

Peter showed me this red sexy lingerie shop on Pigalle in the 9th arrondissement.

This rather scrappy red door is the former abode of Degas - Peter said we had to take a pic...

Then I showed Peter, Confisier Denise Acabo. It was his first time and he went a little crazy...with the chocolates. Big Merci Peter. I'm still working on the little chocolate fish you bought me...

Denise, as any true Parisien would, favors her red ribbons for wrapping her chockies...

Two little French Girls have gotten the training - the wearing of long scarves, one of them RED.

Just a few of the RED buildings I passed enroute to our lunch on the 23rd. Oh the deal is I do a painting for Peter and he buys me lunch at the place of my choice...

Dear Peter,
I think you owe me one...
Can we do a spot of coffee at that posh cafe, Castiglone on rue Saint Honore with the RED awning?

Something that always catches my eye in Paris is how cleverly the Parisiens cover up their construction works-in-progress. They really are the BEST at this, among many other FAB achievements.
*Note the accents of red by the way. note too the older French woman walzing by (wearing a bit of RED). Quite a few have asked to see if The older French Woman is as thin and chic as all the young ones. Yup she is.
I'll post soon, I promise.

Honestly! What is it with ALL THE RED COATS in Paris?
Is it really an act of insurrection as some Frenchie suggested yesterday?

Seeing RED in Paris is maybe the easiest thing to do. Ouvre ton eyes Peter...

The obligatory chic Parisien chien/doggie smartly wearing his red collar and leash...

Lastly but never least, we end with French Girl.

Does not every single Parisien have a red check torchon/dish towel hanging in their cuisine? I bet you do too Peter. Did you know that Peter has a RED adorable little scooter. You have truly become a Parisien. You're one of em now. hahahahaha

Voila!

BONJOUR JOUR DE ROUGE!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Seeing Red...

0 comments Posted by pece at 12:32 AM

I don't know why it is, but I always see a lot of red in Paris...

Maybe because red pops against all the grey and neutrals in the streets

On the plane I read how Nora Effron said her mother told her never to wear a red coat because she would be remembered as the person with that red coat. Naturally she went out and got one immediately. so I saw red coats everywhere in Paris...

I was seeing red because it was raining heavily...it usually just drizzles in Paris?

Parisien bistros are usually red - for the steak a point/rawish? Qui sait?

Love this sign and I have no idea what it stands for?
parking day & night? Do you know?

I'm seeing a lot of red Maos in book stores - must find out why...

Love this odd afiche seen in the Metro...

I would LOVE to go to this wedding salon!

Of course the RED Metro signs really stand out.

I wish we had them in NYC...

Red scooters...in the rain

Red smart cars -easier to find on the street?

Very pretty certainment.

Galleries Lafayette definitely has the best posters in Paris...

I love how they think outside the box (or the shoe in this case)
A bientot!

BONJOUR PARIS REDS!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Paris Signs

0 comments Posted by pece at 9:22 PM

The first Paris sign that greeted me upon arrival in the Metro from Galeries Lafayette - definitely a stop in your tracks poster...

Where else in the world do they have such beautiful street signs? My refrigerator is cluttered with these in miniature...

And freshly made signs everyday just like the baguettes they announce...

So many hand-made signs everywhere - I love the personal touch...

When you see this sign in any traiteur's window, stop and buy the reccommended item - it's a signal that Le Figero has deemed them worthy of making their best/Notre classement des meilleurs lists, whether it be tartelettes au citron, eclairs, baguettes, crepes etc. This shop has the 2nd best "jambon-beurre" in Paris. STOP and get one! Serious research goes into these lists and they must be obeyed.

More Parisien scrawled handwriting and a no doggies allowed sign...
I can relate to the scrawly writing instantly...

Another sign to be obeyed. When a sale is announced you must buy! The sales help always wear these special T-shirts that say "SOLDE" that I want to buy and they are never for sale...