The Créatifs : New talent and underground designers
  • 28
  • Jan
  • 2011

“Early adopters”, the creative knows how to find new talent, rising stars and underground designers. They create their own style and wear today what will be everywhere tomorrow.

Start at Tuileries / Etienne-Marcel / Charlot / Saint-Paul / Quartier Latin / Charonne / Abbesses. To find out more : www.shoppingbyparis.com

The Sélects : a walk to the big fashion houses
  • 26
  • Jan
  • 2011

Fans of French luxury and refinement, The Sélects frequent the big fashion houses which has given Paris its reputation for haute couture, jewellry, accecories, etc…For those for who fashion is timeless.

Start at Passy /  Champs-Elysées / Georges V-Montaigne / Madeleine / Vendôme / Saint-Germain-des-Près. When you go to www.shoppingbyparis.com, you get tips where to spend your money, to pauze for a delicious snack or make a cultural detour.

Nuit du Feu at Palais de Tokyo Saterday 29th
  • 26
  • Jan
  • 2011

Nuit_du_Feu_Paris_Palais_de_Tokyo12I read this at Vingtparis and wish I would be in Paris next Saterday, I’ll  tell my friends.

Text: Jennifer Choi
Images: Olivier Robert

In Paris, whether you want to be fed, watered, culturally educated, entertained, or even simply sound asleep, there is almost always a trade off.

Great shows are pricey, decent yet affordable hotels are 20 minutes walk from the metro and just outside the Périphérique, restaurants where you can eat well without a second mortgage are booked up ’til next year and closed during weekends, and anything convenient is a tourist trap. It’s a common rant, and if it’s getting a little tiresome, it’s because it’s very often true.

But not always. This Saturday, there is an open invite to a night of fire breathing at the basin of Le Palais de Tokyo. It’s the 7th anniversary of the first Saturday gathering organised by the Burn Crew Concept, back in 2004. Performers will ribbon dance, juggle flames and create fireworks amongst other pyrotechnic hijinks from 21h. Magical? You bet. And amazingly – the cost? Gratuit.
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What’s more, for this somewhat underground hobby that is mixing up and playing with heady chemicals, the organisers are very straight-laced when it comes to being good neighbours. Volunteers are recruited to clean up after every event and courtesy notices, dotted around forums and featuring alongside the event announcements, are never an after-thought. It might not be rock and roll, but it’s what makes the Nights of Fire possible, Saturday after Saturday, year after year. Vive le feu!

Sales for fashionistas until 15th of February
  • 25
  • Jan
  • 2011

In Paris, creativity is a way of life, reinvented every day. The city is the capital of style and fashion in every form – timeless, fleeting or current. Betrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris.

Fashionistas from all over the world are expected on the 5th edition of the Big Wintersales. What’s your style ? Sélects, Trendys, Créatifs, Bobos Chic or Ethic etnic.

The Paris Shopping Book 2011 does select  adresses of little boutiques, cultural places and tips for “tasty” places. Where should we start ? For this event they do suggest 7 fantastic shoppingwalks. You can pick up The Paris shopping Book 2011 at the info places all over the city or in the shops. They made an iPhone application that you can download for free in the Apple Store. Have a look at the website : www.shoppingbyparis.com