Furoshiki Paris, Hotel de Ville

Paris has these extraordinary magical exhibitions that can last just 4 days or 1 week like the DIOR JEWELS. Drop everything and run or miss out the FUROSHIKI PARIS expos at HOTEL DE VILLE  on for a mere 4 days this week.

I'm so glad I didn't miss it (many thanks to @caroline.mignot showing it in her STORIES on Instagram)

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Inside the big tent a veritable wonderland of wrapped packages and gifts. 

Fukoshiki is the art of wrapping (in time for Noël which we're gearing up for, since there is no Thanksgiving).

A brief animated video explained the Japanese tradition of wrapping, whether a gift or a dozen eggs or something enormous like CHRISTO wrapping the Pont Neuf!

Both Japanese and French artists participated. AGNES B. Wrapped a package with postal stamps patterns. YUM

Artist YAYOI KUSAMA using her wonderful famous dots.

Wrapping a laptop.

The staff matched the wall pattern. The exhibit was designed by TSUYOSHI TANE.

In the back an atelier where you could try your hand at wrapping with assitents and videos.

I didn't know I already loved Fukushiko. It shows up all the time in surimono woodblock still life prints.

I kept thinking Coco would love this exhibit with her indigo wrapped bandanas and turbins. I didn't know her yet. At a brunch Coco set out this coaster of a petit rat painting at my place setting. So Coco. So Japanese.

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What 2 Wear in Paris at No.18

If you can't go out in the streets of Paris to shoot fashion have it come to you. This is Michele's bag from Zara(40€) and sadly long gone but one can still covet...

Michele's trés charmante collier/necklace was a gift so no prix or source for you...desolée.

Michele, since I met her in 2005 in New York at CHRISTO’S ARCHES in Central Park. 

M. is always dressed with simplicity, chic and wit.

So was the lovely meal - rotisserie chicken, 1 bio tomate, 

Cerises and bitter almond amarettos made especially for the Pope. Who knew?

Michele's stripe coat is Max Mara.
M says, "Sonia Rykiel did NOT invent the stripe!"

Her socks/chausette are Swiss, mens and bought in Paris from Gawd knows where. Ze shoes are Italian.

Susan's shoes are from OFR, a very off-beat hipster place in the Haut Marais.

They co-ordinate perfectly with the framboise eclaire she brought me. Miam Miam

On Sunday Swedish blogger Solli brought me disinfectant, cotton and this divine creamy, merangie thing from Aux Merveilles de Fred.

I had to borrow this pic of Solli, who is always stunningly dressed even if it's raining out. It was.

Cellist Barbara Bleu came yesterday. We shared a couchette from Venice to Paris in 2005. Barbara introduced me to Michele. I covet her bag deeply, madly.

Perfectly matching cerises/cherries to her bag. Trés chic non?

Not so chic but apro po since I'm painting fraise/ strawberries for you right now. These are the famous Haribo Fraise Tagada (strawberry flavored).

These shorts. i.e. Never !!! From NastyGal.com in case you're interested. Meanwhile it's glorious here in Paris and my voisin/neighbors are picnicing on their terrasse eating chicken, cerises and Fraise Tagada.