Parisian Lifestyle & Love…
Jeanne.. Toussaint…
“Une femme brilliante”…
“La panthère… de Cartier”…
Indomitable… woman…
Director of the world renowned French jeweller and watchmaker Cartier’s “Haute Joaillerie” department from 1933 until 1968… Toussaint was fabled for her exquisite imagination and prowess in being the creator of the elusive and magnificent “panther”… that “beauty of beauties” of the feline animal kingdom.. “la panthère”…
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In spite… of the recent…
“Atroce.. barbare”….
“Paris… sera…
Toujours… Paris”…
Walking down our charming.. rue du Bac… in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.. which we have greatly missed.. was a delight… having been strongly advised by the police not to venture out too much.. during the time Paris was under temporary siege of terror.. and in a state of emergency…
Our much-loved “rue intime”… flanked on both sides of the “trottoir” by little boutiques and cafés… all lit up with twinkling lights on Christmas trees…
With chocolatiers.. pâtisseries… flaunting their exquisite delicacies… taunting us with temptations of deliciousness…
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After last year’s spotlight on Japan.. in its annual cultural theme.. Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche… has yet again launched it’s effervescent rendez-vous with the autumn season.. its “Made in Brooklyn” exhibition…
Visiting my favourite “grand magasin à Paris”.. with my arm still in a sling having fractured it recently.. I was transported to the enchanting, dynamic, exciting “arrondissement de Brooklyn”.. in New York…
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Berber… Women…
Of… Morocco…
Exhibition… was…
Mysterious…
Authentic…
Not only was I whisked away… transported to that magnificent land… which mesmerised me… at first sight… it also brought back vivid memories… during my journey there… and the stunningly beautiful Berber jewellery I collected… loved and adored and still wear today…
Pour moi… it was a moment…
When time… stood still…
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“Vogue Loves… Printemps”…
Is what… was splashed…
In hot pink… on black…
On the invitation card… which fluttered from the pages of the stunning March issue of French Vogue…
Entitled… “Femme Fatale”…
Emmanuelle… Alt…
The striking Editor-in-Chief of… Vogue Paris…
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“Cartier… Le… Style…et… l’Histoire…
L’exposition… organisée par… La Réunion des Musées Nationaux… Le Grand Palais… dans le Salon d’Honneur”…
We were among the many admirers… invited to gape in amazement at the 600 creations… by the jeweller of Monarchs… Maharajahs… Princesses… notably Grace of Monaco… Hollywood royalty… Marlene Dietrich… Elizabeth Taylor… beautiful heiresses… Barbara Hutton… Marjorie Merriweather Post… historical figures… The Duchess of Windsor… Daisy Fellowes…
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A L A Ï A…
Exhibition…
His first… Paris retrospective…
Presented…
At the… magnificent…
Recently renovated… galleries…
Of… the…
Newly reopened…
Palais… Galliera…
Le Musée de la Mode… de la Ville de Paris…
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VOGUE…
FASHION… NIGHT OUT…
Tuesday… 17th of September… 2013…
Was… a success…
In spite of…
Paris… being…
Heavy… with rain…
Soggy…
Wet… wet… wet…
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The… glamorous…
Carlton… Hotel…
In… Cannes…
On the… French Riviera…
Once… dubbed…
“A sunny place for shady people”… by Somerset Maugham…
Is a favourite destination… of mine…
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Carmen… Dell’Orefice…
Is still… “strutting…
Her… stuff”…
At… 82 years of age…
The… legendary model…
Is… still…
Incredibly… amazingly…
Striking…
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