Shiny Black with a Touch of Blue

Men's Style - Paris Fashion Week

Don't Leave Me This Way

Sorry for the lack of writing but I had a lot of things to do this week which mean forthcoming stories! Have a nice day!

Désolée pour le manque d'articles et d'écriture mais je n'avais pas vraiment le temps toute cette semaine, ce qui signifie des billets à venir! Excellente journée!

Wireless

It's not the first time that I saw in Paris Mac addicts working in the street. Any link with the opening of the first Parisian Apple store pretty soon?

Cette jeune femme n'est pas la première Mac addict que je croise dans les rues de Paris. Y aurait-il un lien avec l'ouverture très prochaine du premier Apple store parisien?

The Tuileries Before Giambattista Valli's show

Studded and Chain

Istanbul Contrast By Dice Kayek

Well you know that during the Paris fashion week I mostly hung around the fashion shows to take photos but sometimes I got invitations to presentations.

Pendant la fashion week parisienne, j'ai plutôt tendance à balader mon appareil photo aux alentours des défilés, mais parfois je reçois des invitations à des présentations.


So when my friend Amélie Pichard who works with the Turkish designer Ece Ege for the label Dice Kayek sent me an invitation for the presentation of the S/S 10 collection at the Ritz Bar and asked me to take a look at the shoes she designed for the collection, I thought that there was no better place to be than the cosy bar of the Ritz... especially on a rainy day!

Du coup, quand mon amie Amélie Pichard, qui travaille depuis quelques années avec la styliste turque Ece Ege pour la marque Dice Kayek, m'a invitée à la présentation de la collection P/E 10 au bar du Ritz, je m'y suis rendue avec plaisir et curiosité. D'abord, j'avais très envie de découvrir les souliers qu'elle avait dessinés pour cette collection, et ensuite quel meilleur endroit que le Ritz un jour de pluie!




More haute couture than ready-to-wear, the 19 models - mostly dresses - are inspired by Istanbul and celebrate its contrasts.

Pour ces 19 silhouettes - principalement des robes - qui flirtent avec la haute couture plus qu'avec le prêt-à-porter, la styliste s'est inspirée de sa ville, Istanbul, et de ses multiples contrastes.





I kind of like this shot with its strange David Lynch atmosphere. High heels but that was what Ece Ege wanted but the reason why I was curious to see the shoes is because I met Amélie Pichard a year ago or so when she was looking for shoemaking tutorial. She found an handmade shoemaker in Paris where she learnt the basis of the craft and she was right to step in the shoemaking as she won the Bata contest for young designer this past Summer. So remember her name as I will give you a report on her S/S 10 collection for Bata when it will be available but maybe sooner with another shoe topic. To be continued...

J'aime bien l'atmosphère étrange à la David Lynch qui se dégage de cette photo. Talons hauts, je sais, mais c'est ce que désirait Ece Ege. En fait, j'étais surtout curieuse de voir ce qu'Amélie Pichard avait conçu comme souliers. Quand on s'est rencontré il y a un peu plus d'un an, elle était à la recherche d'une formation pour apprendre le métier de la chaussure. Sachez qu'en France, c'est un peu mission impossible, mais elle a finalement trouvé un bottier à Paris qui a accepté de lui enseigner les bases fondamentales du métier. Alors, lorsqu'elle m'a annoncé cet été qu'elle avait gagné le concours Bata pour les jeunes créateurs, je me suis dit qu'elle avait vraiment choisi la bonne voie. Alors souvenez-vous de son nom, car je vous en reparlerai. Lorsque sa collection P/E 10 pour Bata sera prête, mais peut-être aussi avant pour un autre sujet chaussure. A suivre donc...

The Tuileries before Viktor&Rolf Show

The sunny weather today brings me back to the first days of the Parisian fashion week when it was possible to wear sandals without tights.

Leigh Lezark

Il fait beau aujourd'hui, clin d'oeil aux premiers jours de la fashion week parisienne quand on pouvait encore être pieds nus dans ses souliers.

Sarah Ruston

Garance Doré

During the fashion week, even the street style photographers are stylish.
Pendant la fashion week, même les photographes de street style sont stylés.

Brief Encounter

I'll be back on Monday with new photos of the past fashion week. Have a wonderful week-end! Cheers!!!

Je vous souhaite un excellent week-end et vous dis à lundi pour de nouvelles photos de la dernière fashion week.

The Last Snapshots from Antwerp

So it was 15 days ago that I left for this fashion week-end organised by the Antwerp Tourism Office, and this post is going to be the last one. Some snapshots taken on the Sunday that I wanted to share with you.


On the morning, we all met at Wattman, a cosy and friendly place where we had hot drinks before taking a walk around the city.



I like this kind of place where you can find newspapers or magazines and games to keep the kids quiet and busy while you sharing time with friends.


I think we all took pictures of Tanguy Ottomer's lovely dog. Tanguy was our insider guide for this Sunday morning tour, he knows his city by heart and it was really fantastic to be with him.


We started with a walk in Zurenborg area and the streets around Cogels- Osylei to admire a block of famous and preserved Art Nouveau architecture. From there we went from a district to another until a delicious lunch at Lux. I didn't have a lot of photos as I forgot in Paris the device to load the battery of my camera and had to keep power for the Delvaux's exhibition in the afternoon.


Wonder if when I'll come back there will be more shoes stuck there?



Modenatie opened in September 2002 and houses the ModeMuseum (MOMU), the Flanders Fashion Institute and the Fashion department of Hogeslschool Antwerpen as well as a restaurant and a bookshop.


Susie working in the lobby of the Lindner Hotel conveniently located in the rear of the Antwerp Central Station.




Well I hope you enjoyed those reviews about Antwerp. I couldn't end this journey without showing you some views of the renovated Antwerp Central Station, which deserves according to Newsweek, the 4th place as world's most beautiful stations.

I keep all the Antwerp guide I got during this week-end for a next trip as there is so many things that I couldn't visit. I wrote some reviews on TripAdvisor and there's always the Facebook Page dedicated to Antwerp-City of Fashion.

I'll go back to shoes pretty soon because I guess you miss it a little bit. See you guy and have a wonderful Friday!

Delvaux: House of Refinement

The last thing we did on Sunday before leaving Antwerp was visiting the Delvaux's exhibition at the MOMU. The story of this Belgian luxury goods house began in 1829 when Charles Delvaux and his wife opened their first workshop manufacturing travel goods in Brussels. The exhibition is actually an interesting and inspirational journey in Delvaux's history and creativity from the manufacture of travel goods for the local nobility and the Royal Court in the 19th century through the rise of modern handbag in the 20th.



In every history of luxury companies, you find a man with a vision that led them to another level.
Franz Schwennicke who took over Delvaux in 1933 was this man (nowadays the company is still in his family hands). He rebuilt the company around traditional values and moreover established a studio system that produced two seasonal collections of original bags which was pretty modern at this time. Designs were registered to protect against counterfeiting and details were recorded in the Livre d'Or. In the late 40's, details included the name of the designer for each bag as shown on the exhibited Timeline.




This model that I'm totally fond became a classic and part of the Delvaux's bag families which means that it is still manufactured...



As I said, the first workshop in 1929 manufactured travel goods. Along the 19th and 20th centuries, each mode of transport required specific luggage from carriage trunks to flat-topped standardised ones and of course all we need now in our modern business traveller's world.



What really interested me was the display of black and white photograps and drawings from the Studio and the room dedicated to the atelier's work and the skills of the artisans as all products are still made by hand. Nowadays, the development of each collection is still shared between the studio designers and the technical department.




Well "Belgitude" which leads to some funny creations like this homage to Magritte below with the "Ceci n'est pas un Delvaux" bag (This is not a Delvaux).


Well I highly recommend you to visit this exhibition. And you can read my fellow blogger's reviews on the Facebook Page as we all had a different vision of it. The last part of the exhibition presents various artistic designers that led the studio as well as the creative collaborations with fashion designers like Bruno Pieters or model Hannelore Knuts and of course the first three bags produced by Veronique Branquinho who was introduced in Spring 09 as the Delvaux's new artistic director. You'll see them in the following post.

Delvaux - 180 Years of Belgian Luxury
Until 21 February 2010

MOMU
Nationalestraat 28/1
tel: + 32 (0)3 470 27 70

Inside Delvaux Store

We tried not to spend too many times in the Delvaux's store during the Fashion Hunt but actually I'd liked to stay a little bit longer...



Here are the three bags designed by Veronique Branquihno. Timelessness, discretion, pure designs and a poetical feeling created by their names. From left to right, Message Ambigu (Ambiguous Message), simply love this shape of an envelope, Regard Passager (Fleeting Glance) and Ame Libre (Free Spirit).



I'm also very fond of this line of handbag.


And those travelling bags for men designed by Bruno Pieters, they're just perfect.

Delvaux
Komedieplaats 17, 2000 Antwerpen
tel: + 32 (0)3 232 02 47

A Visit To Anna Heylen

A little come back in Antwerp to mention the Maison Anna Heylen and our meeting with Anna, a former graduate from the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, who opened her Maison in 2008 in a beautiful building of the Lombardenstraat.



We did so many things during that day that I wasn't in a mood of taking a lot of photos and prefered enjoying the atmosphere of the house and little detaisl like this doll. In 1993, Anna created for Antwerp Capital of Europe's event a collection of dolls that you can also admire on the first level of the house.




As I said, not a lot of snapshots of the clothes, so I guess you have to go there to see a singular mix of technical perfection and crazyness as Anna defines her style (or you can take a look at some reviews of the other bloggers on the Facebook Page). As for me I will come back because there's is an handmade knit black sweater with the kind of transparency I love that is waiting for me!


A bicycle so typical of Antwerp as the design of Anna's trademark, a red hand, which is (the hand) as I learned later the symbol of the city.

Boutique Anna Heylen
Lombardenstraat 16, 2000 Antwerp
tel: + 32 (0)3 213 01 60

Here We Go! New Temptation!

Private sales with an tantalizing list of designers, if you're in Paris...

Vente privée avec une liste assez impressionnante de créateurs, si ça vous dit...

Sheer Tights

So now that it's time to wear tights, here's some alternative to plumetis.

C'est le temps des collants, et comme vous pouvez le constater, il y a des alternatives aux plumetis.

You Need To Go To Hospital!

Hospital was one of the place we should have found during the Fashion Hunt but unfortunately we didn't reach the Antwerp South district on time. Anyway, I managed to visit this amazing 1200 square metres open space on different levels that actually is housed in the former stabbles of the Antwerp Hippodrome that no longer exists.


This multi-labels luxury concept store offers a wide range of belgian and international designer brands, such as Viktor & Rolf, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, Tim Van Steenbergen and Sonia Rykiel, displayed side by side with trendy French, Italian and Scandinavian labels, such as Paul & Joe, D&G and Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Diesel Denim Gallery, Karl Lagerfeld, or Raf Simons. As for the accessories, I was once again attracted by A.F. Vandervorst's bags.


As you can see, the space is wide enough to display a vintage car and I learn on the website that car changes every month and is also for sale!



If by any chance you can't find what you need in the clothes and accessories selection, there is also a wine bars where you can buy selected quality wines.


As a shoe maniac, I was of course attracted by the display of the new Camper Together collaboration with four designers. I'm really not into Camper actually but how can I ignore such a collection. The red C-Shoe designed by Maria Blaisse is pretty interesting, check on her website how it fits.


A bootie by Alfredo Häberli, a designer from Zurich, perfect for the rainy days...


Jaime Hayon who already designed Camper's stores around the world, imagined what looks like a fine comfy boot inspired by the boxing shoes. And I particularly liked Bernhard Willhelm's models you can see below.




As Hospital was also one of the place where we could spend our vouchers (I had already used mine at Elsa), check here what Steve chose.



As for Tony, after trying several pair of shoes, he opted for this shiny Officine Creative shoes, a choice I totally approve!


As I learnt when I was there, the adjoining restaurant and wine bar, The Glorious, also belongs to Hospital's owner and pretty soon a luxury bed and breakfast with three distinctive rooms will open. Surely a fine place to spend a week-end in one of the trendiest Antwerp's districts.

Check on the Facebook Page what my fellow bloggers thought about Hospital.

Hospital
de Burburestraat 4, 2000 Antwerp
tel. + 32 (0)3 311 89 80

The Glorious @ Hospital
de Burburestraat 4a, 2000 Antwerp
tel. + 32 (0)3 237 06 13

City Flavor

Thiron - Shoe Store In Antwerp

Before stepping into Elsa with my voucher I visited Thiron, a lovely shoe store that opened in Antwerp last February. I got the chance to meet Guy Thiron, the owner, who told what led him to open a multi-labels shoe store. If there's one thing I can understand is the passion for shoes! Whatever you did before you finally end up in the shoe business.


Guy Thiron graduated as an industrial designer. He earned his stripes in the interior industry managing the development of store concepts which actually can be seen in his boutique. But his passion for shoes drove him to study the art of shoe making in order to get back to the core of product development. After managing a diverse portfolio of brands for Studio Due, the obvious step was the opening of his own shop with an interesting range of European and Japanese labels.





Just check the list:
Michel Vivien, Céline, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Vic Matié, Chie Mihara, Pura Lopez, Duccio Del Lucca, Buttero, Fausto Santini, Juan Antonio Lopez, megumi ochi, La Suite, Francesco Morichetti, Il Bisonte, Jérome Dreyfuss, Mulberry... so put the address on your list for your next Antwerp trip!

More reviews about Antwerp here.

Thiron
Drukkerijstraat 6, 2000 Antwerpen (Hoek Steenhouwersvest)
tel: +32 (0)3 227 20 27

Outside Lanvin

Shopping Shoes At Elsa

Elsa was one of the spot we had to find during the Fashion Hunt and actually a treasure for me as I spent my gift voucher there. I discovered later on that Elsa is quite a new label of shoes, bags and belts that launched its first collection last year for the F/W 08-09 season. Thanks to Renée who chose there an interesting pair of United Nude designed by Rem D. Koolhass , I discovered Els Proost's poem that gave me an insight into her desire and need to create her own label. Els Proost worked as a shoe and accessories designer for Dries Van Noten, Armani, and Maison Martin Margiela but dreamt of her own "shoe parade". Her collaboration with Angelo Penazzato (ex-shoe producer for Costume National, Hussein Chalayan or Angelo Figus) made that dream and Elsa came true and gave to the collection an interesting mix between her northern creativity and his southern craftmanship.


Comfort and fashionable amusing twist can be seen in those boots with a two heels in one.


Don't know about you but I love the concept of these boots.


A pretty large range of comfy boots, perfect for Winter.




I also found the men's footwear models really attractive. Well you know how much I love red and shiny shoes!



Besides their own collection, you can find at Elsa other labels like United Nude I mentioned above and Old Curiosity Shop, a British label I discovered last year in a fashion trade in Paris. I meant to post about it sooner but what a better opportunity than the purchase of a new pair of shoes. So thanks to my voucher I got this unisex "Paris" black patent flat lace-up shoes from Old Curiosity Shop. I kind of love their retro style and actually know how I'm going to wear them.

And for the reviews of my fellow bloggers, it's on the Facebook Page.

Elsa
Nationalstraat 147, 2000 Antwerpen
tel: +32 (0)3 226 84 54

Bella Anna

Each time I see her during the fashion week, I think that Anna Dello Russo is one of the most striking woman in the fashion world. Check also here.

Snapshots Of The Fashion Hunt

After a good night sleep, we all met on Saturday morning fresh and excited for the fashion hunt. This photo above looks like it was early in the morning but actually the three teams and their insider guide left the Central Station around 10:15. As Susie already mentioned it, our team came last (but close to the second) in this treasure hunt, spending too much time at the beginning taking pictures and doing fitting in the first places we visited. But it was also the meaning of the game and a playful way to discover, even briefly, different shops in Antwerp. Plus, gift vouchers to spend in three fashion stores in the afternoon!

Après une bonne nuit de sommeil, on s'est retrouvé frais et dispos le samedi matin pour la fameuse chasse aux trésors, mais pas aux premières lueurs de l'aube comme la photo ci-dessus pourrait le laisser supposer. On s'est séparé en trois équipes, chacune avec un guide anversois , et l'on a quitté la gare centrale vers 10:15. Susie a déjà raconté comment notre équipe est arrivée dernière (mais ça s'est joué à pas grand chose). Il faut dire aussi qu'on a perdu un peu de temps au début, en essayages, photos et explications dans les lieux qu'on visitait, mais c'était aussi le but de ce petit jeu. Plutôt malin de nous faire découvrir différents lieux anversois de cette manière, sans compter les avoirs à dépenser dans trois boutiques qui nous attendaient à la fin de la quête.

















































































































I don't remembered precisely in what order we found places and items, so as I said previously, I gave you some of them at random! You're clever enough to find the pics matching the places.

J'avoue, je ne sais plus très bien dans quel ordre on a trouvé les différents lieux et objets, alors je vous donne quelques unes de nos découvertes en vrac! Vous êtes suffisamment intelligents pour trouver les photos qui correspondent aux lieux.

The Laurent Perrier Bar.
The Belgium Eyewear label Theo where I tried on amazing glasses bought by Roisin Murphy.

The Huis A. Boon glove shop established in 1884 who hasn't change since the 20's. This place is amazing, all the drawers are full of soft leather gloves, you really can't miss it! (Lombardenvest 2-4, Antwerp).

If your search of your own fragrance, In Fine is The place to go.

Fish and Chips for various labels of streetwear.

Chocolate soaps at Belgian Heritage. And I can't believe that I didn't have time to taste the famous Belgium waffles at Désiré de Lille!

Verso is a kind of a luxury temple with a typical dome of Antwerp architecture, while Louis got an interesting range of labels from A.F.Vandervorst, Balenciaga, Rick Owens to Maison Martin Margiela or Lanvin. For a better insight, read Steve's post (he bought there a V neck knit by Margiela that suits him perfectly).

Berlin is the kind of restaurant you'd like to step in to eat, rest and work as I spotted guys with their laptops.

I will come back on Delvaux in an another post because besides their lovely boutique I visited the Delvaux exhibition at the MoMu on Sunday. And if an Hermès bag could have been a dream, I'm actually thinking of a Delvaux right now!

I know I told you about shoes in Antwerp so I will also come back on Elsa because I used my voucher there and got a new pair of shoes! So stay tuned!!!



After this morning walk, we had lunch at the Zuiderterras by the river. I like this kind of place, full of light with a lovely view. And my salad was pretty good, well I was hungry!

Après ces déambulations dans la ville, nous avons déjeuné au Zuiderterras avec vue sur la rivière et le port. Ma salade était pas mal du tout, faut dire aussi que j'avais faim!



Next posts will actually be about shopping! If you're curious about the insight views of my fellow bloggers, take a look at the Facebook Page dedicated to Antwerp.

Dans les prochains billets, focus sur le shopping! Et si vous avez envie de lire le point de vue de mes petits camarades, visitez donc la page Facebook dédiée à Anvers.

Are You In Or Out The Plumetis Tights?

As Nicolas Ghesquiere brought back the plumetis polka dots tights on the Balenciaga runway, I was pretty sure to see a lot of them during this last fashion week. Bingo! I already had a talk with friends about their come back, shall we or not wear them again as we used to in the 80's? Some of them are definitely not going to but I still don't know... And what about you?

Alors plumetis ou pas plumetis? Nicolas Ghesquiere les ayant remis en avant chez Balenciaga, la presse enchainant, j'étais certaine d'en croiser quelques uns lors de cette fashion week. J'ai déjà eu une petite discussion avec des amies sur la question, est-ce qu'on allait vraiment reporter ces collants qui nous ramenaient direct dans les années 80??? Pour certaines c'était niet, mais moi je ne sais toujours pas...

Ginger Love in Antwerp

That's what I want right now: a hot and healthy cup of Ginger Love. I discovered this Lombardia's specialty during the Fashion Hunt. It was one of the places and items we had to find, we were in a hurry - the hunt you know - but took time to taste it and well if you're like me and love ginger, that's for you! Besides this yummy ginger taste, it's the surge of energy that I got after drinking it that I need now! And the place was so cool, I surely will come back next time.

Voilà, j'aurais besoin de ça: une tasse bien chaude de Ginger Love. Une spécialitée de Lombardia, restau/snack bio et végétarien que j'ai découvert durant la "Chasse au Trésor". On était à la bourre - chasse oblige - mais on a quand même pris le temps de goûter cette boisson aux fruits et au gingembre. Bien sûr, faut être comme moi et adorer le gingembre, mais ça vous donne un coup de fouet et un regain d'énergie que j'aimerais bien maintenant. En plus, l'endroit était super sympa, j'y retournerai la prochaine fois.

Fashion Week Rewind: Outdoor Dior

When you see so much black, grey is like a breeze...










Can you believe that I love the fact that I couldn't see this woman's shoes?

Antwerp Fashion Trip... Randomly...

A.F. Vandevorst boots, just love their simplicity and the red signature.

Well, this week-end is over and I'm a little bit exhausted but as I thought when I left on Friday I had a really great time. While riding back to Paris in the Thalys I took a look at the photos I did yesterday (we just snapped like mad during this trip and I haven't downloaded yet those I did today) and was amazed by all the things we have seen and done in two days! I think I'll start tomorrow with the fashion hunt because it was a funny and competitive way to discover interesting places and shops all around the city center, but it might go totally random after that. And I still have photos taken outside of the Paris fashion shows to publish so I guess this forthcomming week is going to be a mix of Antwerp and shoes and shoes in Antwerp! Hope you'll enjoy it!

Ce week-end est passé à tout allure, et je suis fatiguée mais enchantée. En fait, j'étais certaine de passer un excellent moment, et je n'ai pas été déçue. Dans le Thalys Bruxelles/Paris, j'ai passé en revue les photos prises hier (on a shooté comme des malades tout le week-end, et je n'ai pas encore déchargé de mon appareil celles d'aujourd'hui), et je me suis alors rendue compte de tout ce qu'on avait fait et vu en deux jours! Je crois que je vais commencer par cette "chasse aux trésors", qui nous a permis de découvrir des lieux et boutiques dans une ambiance de joyeuse compétition. Mais il se peut qu'après cela parte dans tous les sens. Et comme j'ai encore des photos prises durant la fashion week parisienne, la semaine à venir va être un mix d'Anvers, de chaussures... et de chaussures à Anvers! J'espère que ça vous plaira!

Antwerp Fashion Trip

I arrived yesterday around 8 pm in Antwerp with The Cherry Blossom Girl and La Méchante, and there we met the other bloggers also invited for this fashion week-end: Susie Bubble, Style Salvage, Fad Tony, Renée Sturme and This Chick's Got Style, such a good company! After a cocktail where we got all the details about our stay here, we actually ran under an heavy rain to a typical belgium snack to eat before going back to the hotel.





The Antwerp Tourism Office provided us with this cute "First Aid for Antwerp Shopping" bag which has been really helpful for the fashion hunt we had today. That was pretty fun searching places and items in the city (I'll be back on it), we won prizes to collect in three different shops and guess what... I got a new pair of shoes! There is so much to say about the city and all the area we visited but it's not over and I'm a little bit tired. And I hope you would excuse me for not translating this in French. See you!

Some Kind Of An Overdose

The Fashion Week is over and I don't really know what to think about it...

Cette semaine à traquer les chaussures aux abords des défilés est enfin terminée, et je ne sais trop quoi penser...


... except that I got an overdose of black... / ... à part une overdose de noir...


... and Louboutin's red soles! / ... et de semelles rouges Louboutin!

And this time I must admit that I didn't take a lot of pleasure hanging around the shows to take photos of shoes and attitudes. There is so many photographers and paparazzi that it become very difficult to shoot interesting photos that you're not going to find everywhere on websites. And except for those who don't have invitations to the shows but come there only to be shot I can tell you that the women who actually work (journalists, buyers...) are quite fed up with all this "street style" circus. They walk fast, when they can't escape it they pose briefly and when I heard Emmanuelle Alt saying outside Dior's show "it's a nightmare", I totally agree with her. I got respect for the Japanese crews that are always polite and discreet and for some of my fellow street style bloggers but really can't stand those who are here to catch a glimpse of a celebrity or ruin your photo by pushing you or stepping in your frame without knowing what they do and of course who never apologize.
Anyway, as I told you I got so many photos that I don't know yet how to show you them. You'll see but right now I've got to pack few things as I'm leaving to Antwerp in a few hours. Have a wonderful week-end and stay tuned.

Je dois vous dire que cette fois-ci, j'ai pris beaucoup moins de plaisir à aller aux abords des défilés pour saisir tendances et attitudes. Il y a tellement de photographes et de paparazzi que c'est devenu extrêmement difficile de faire des photos intéressantes que l'on ne retrouvera pas partout sur le net. Et à part ceux qui sont là sans invitations, ou avec l'espoir d'assister aux défilés en standing, et qui viennent principalement pour se faire photographier, je peux vous dire que les femmes qui bossent vraiment (journalistes, acheteuses...), en ont un peu ras le bol de ce cirque autour du "street style". Elles tracent, et posent quelques secondes quand elles ne peuvent pas faire autrement. Alors quand j'ai entendu Emmanuelle Alt dire "c'est un cauchemar" alors qu'elle se rendait au défilé Dior, ça m'a amusée parce que je ressentais exactement la même chose. Je respecte le travail des équipes de japonais, qui sont toujours polis et discrets, ainsi que certains photographes et blogueurs qui font cela depuis des années, mais j'ai du mal à supporter ceux qui ne sont là que pour tenter d'avoir un bout d'une célébrité, qui vous poussent, ou entrent dans le champ sans se rendre compte de ce qu'ils font, et encore moins s'excuser.
Enfin, ce n'est pas bien grave. Cela ne m'a pas empêché d'avoir beaucoup de photos, je ne sais pas encore comment vous les présenter, on verra. Pour l'instant, il faut que je fasse mon sac car dans quelques heures je serai dans le train pour Anvers. Je vous souhaite un excellent week-end et à très vite... peut-être ce soir...

Walking Fast

Sometimes it's not easy to shoot... and I'm pretty tired of all this but I got a lot of photos to show you in the following days.

Givenchy

Show Me Your Bags

Don't know why but this time I also shot bags even if I'm not a bag addict and don't actually know a lot about the trends.

Cette fois-ci, j'ai aussi photographié quelques sacs, même si je ne suis pas forcement une dingue de sacs, et que je ne sais pas grand chose des tendances en la matière.


But it was hard not to notice this Goyard bag. / Mais difficile de passer à côté de ce cabas Goyard.


Here, for the color of this Luella bag and the way she knot her scarf around her hip.

Pour la couleur de ce sac Luella et la manière dont elle a noué son foulard autour de ses hanches.


And finally this Chanel purse that I found so cute.

Et enfin ce mini Chanel que j'ai trouvé trop mignon.

Shoes For A Rainy Day

It was raining cats and dogs this morning but it stopped just before Giambattista Valli's show. And these are the kind of shoes I would have loved to wear today!

La pluie s'est arrêtée juste avant le défilé Giambattista Valli. Et franchement, j'aurais bien aimé porter une de ces paires de bottes aujourd'hui.


First choice, the Prada's boots (on the right Leigh Lezark in Dior) taken before Viktor&Rolf' show.

Surtout les bottes Prada vues avant le defilé Viktor&Rolf (à droite Leigh Lezark en Dior)



Hunter boots by Jimmy Choo / Les bottes Jimmy Choo pour Hunter


Or the classical Hunter's boots... / ou la botte Hunter toute simple...

Clash Of Colors

I was off yesterday, no shooting, just spending time with my family so I didn't even take time to sort my photos. But I'll post some of them tonight. It's raining today so it's the perfect day to go to the fashion trades shows.


Je me suis mis en mode veille hier, pas de photos, pas de mode, juste passer du temps en famille. Je n'ai même pas fait de sélection dans les quelques deux cents photos que j'ai déjà. Mais, je vais en poster ce soir. Aujourd'hui, je vais visiter les salons, et ça tombe bien parce qu'il pleut!

Trends In Black

Before Dior's show at the Tuileries.




Two years ago it was a great place to shoot but it's getting worse season after season. I'll go back on that matter but later.

Il y a deux ans c'était l'endroit le plus cool pour prendre des photos, mais ça devient de pire en pire à chaque fashion week. Je vais revenir là dessus, mais plus tard.

And What About Louboutin?

I saw a lot of red soles today before Dior and Lanvin's shows and can tell you that there is no crisis for mister Louboutin!

Avec toutes les semelles rouges que j'ai vu avant les défilés Dior et Lanvin, je peux vous dire que Louboutin ne connait pas la crise!

Paris Fashion Week - Day 2

Outside Bruno Pieters show at the Musée de l'Homme.


Didn't have time yesterday to go outdoor the shows to shoot. But this afternoon, with Dior and Lanvin, I think it's going to be fun!

Pas vraiment eu le temps hier d'aller faire des photos avant les défilés, mais cet après-midi avec Dior et Lanvin, je pense que je vais m'amuser!

Cesare Paciotti's sandals

Back to the beginning of the 70's.

Obviously this guy loves Prada!

Well, I've got to go too, see you! / Faut que j'y aille aussi, à plus!