Illustration: Elliot Elam
A petite goutte at Café Aéro on Place de Passy. You don’t often eat lunch here; you usually déjeune at home as normally there’s a woman that comes in and cooks. One time she suggested making couscous but you suggested otherwise. It’s not that you’re not open minded it’s just that you’re used to certain things. In fact, you’ll go as far as saying that there is most definitely a correct way of doing things. You’ve been coming to Aéro for as long as you can remember; in fact, you husband took you here when you were courting, at Aéro, they treat you correct. People say the 16ème is boring but you just think that they can take their clichés and keep them east of the Seine. The 16ème is all about families, strong families. There is a certain comfort in knowing that you’ll run into the same people all the time. Sometimes you even run into your son and his new wife. She’s a nice girl, even if her parents are artists. She’s a bit giddy and shops too much, but she’s still a newlywed. It seems like when you were newly married you bought all of the Chanel and Yves-Saint Laurent one could possibly need. Couture doesn’t go out of fashion even if it’s thirty years old; neither do the right sunglasses. Style, like proper schooling and good manners, is timeless. Just like life in the 16ème.
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The Return Of Christian Lacroix
Text: Anna Bromwich Image: Musée du quai Branly If you were wondering what Christian Lacroix was doing after his haute couture company went into administration in 2009, a new exhibition opening at the Quai Branly this month provides a clue. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
What Happened To 'Chocolat' At The Salon Du Chocolat?
Image: Event International VINGT’s Chocolate guru Boris Petrovic visited the Salon du Chocolat at the Porte de Versailles. My first impression of this year’s Salon du Chocolat was not good. The delicate and subtle smell of curry kebabs filled the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Musée Condé – Château de Chantilly
In the unlikely event that Paris is beginning to get tiresome, art correspondent Lilianne Milgrom offers two very different art experiences outside the Paris metropolis. Here she offers a classical option of Chantilly’s Musée Condé.
[CLICK TO READ MORE]Gras Savoye Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
Text: Nick Forrester A trip to Auteuil racecourse can feel a bit like going to a village greyhound race, in Brittany, in the 1970′s. Taking a bus out to the track with Paris’ oldest and smelliest racing enthusiasts, all peering … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Text: Tiffany Tang Photo: Bathroom designed by Armand Albert Rateau Situated in Louvre’s nineteenth-century Rohan and Marsan wings is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, a museum of decorative art and design that houses over 150,000 objects, showcasing collections of antiquities … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Text: Chris Holt Photo: Karen Knorr Paris is home to dozens of museums catering to all tastes and interests. Those passionate about hunting and nature should most definitely visit the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Herboristerie de la Place de Clichy
Herboristerie de la Place de Clichy has one of Paris’ most beautiful shop facades. The wooden interior from the 19th century will take you back in time and houses 900 different types of plants to aid you with any kind … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
AMAP For Your Organic Veggie Baskets
AMAP, Associations pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne, is a system of community-supported agriculture, which maintains a direct relationship between farmers in the Ile de France region and consumers in Paris. Consumers sign a contract, committing to the purchase of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Fragonard
Looking for a Paris souvenir that has it all, then head over to Fragonard. Founded in 1926 in Grasse, France’s perfume capital, the shop sells loads of fabulously chic yet reasonably priced items: perfumes, creams, candles, soaps – but it’s … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
A Tribute to Yves Saint Laurent
Porthault – Fine Linens
Les Salons du Palais Royal – Serge Lutens
Thé Mariage Frères
Fondation Cartier
For the last few years the Fondation Cartier has seen consistently good shows and an investment in young artists. Check out the "Soirees Nomades" multi-media evening events. The beautiful building was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Fondation Cartier 261 … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Aux Crus de Bourgogne
Want to eat where the Parisians do? This is the place. More foie gras and lobster than you can shake a stick at. Aux Crus de Bourgogne 3 rue Bachaumont 75002 01 42 33 48 24 … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Rousset-Gaulejac Joaillier
Simon-Pierre Rosset-Gaulejac carrries on the family tradition of fine jewelery. His claim to fame; engraving client’s fingerprints or handwriting on gold necklaces, bracelets, pendants and charms. Rousset-Gaulejac Joaillier 23, rue Jacob 75006 Paris … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Arthus-Bertrand
This legendary shop has been crafting signet rings and official decorations since 1803. One of their more recent creations is "Lune de Miel", a gold disk that can been worn as a bracelet, necklace, pendant or ring. Arthus-Bertrand 6, place … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Sir Winston
Pamela Price writing for I V Y Paris Large comfy leather couches, dimmed lights, bubbling champagne, and DJ’s who know what they’re doing. Sir Winston has the perfect ambiance for a night of lounging and listening to music genres of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Musée du Louvre
Pamela Price writing for I V Y Paris I once read somewhere that museums in big cities like Paris and New York were the number one "pick-up" spots, especially if you want to talk about the latest exhibition over a … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
L'Institut Guerlain
France’s Doyenne of Design, Andree Putnam, did a makeover of L’Institut Guerlain which was credited of being the first modern day spa. Apparently she was always sneaking away from her bourgeois family to hang out with Picasso, Giacometti and Sartre … [CLICK TO READ MORE]