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  • Black and Paris Blue: seen on the street

    Smokey soft Nordic blue. Nice accent with all the black this season.

  • A Parisian Thanksgiving

    Take your pick for Thanksgiving Parisian style. Two excellent restaurants and their menus. JOE ALLEN 30, Rue Pierre Lescot, 75001 Tel: 01 42 36 70 13 http://www.joeallenparis.com/joeallenparis.com/Events_Menu_FR.html Manhattan clam chowder sea salt and fresh pepper oyster crackers Crab cakes with herbed tartar sauce Pan fried wild mushrooms with cream, Parmesan and grilled polenta Joe Allen…

  • The Tuileries Gardens, heart of the Axe historique

    I can’t always write about fashion and food so I’ll bore you with a little history today: Paris’s Historical Axis. The Palace of Tuileries was commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1564 on the site of a tile factory (hence the French name ‘Tuilerie’ deriving from ‘tuile’ – tile). Young Louis XIV lived there, as…

  • Rue du Four: decisions, decisions

    What’s the right color, what to wear, what to wear? You’ll want to visit this neighborhood and explore offshoots Rue Bonaparte, Rue de Rennes, Rue du Dragon and Rue de Sèvres for some serious shopping. Stop in at the new Hermès store which recently took over the Hotel Lutetia’s indoor swimming pool site. Check out…