Rick Owens SS27, Painting Croissants 🥐 Schiaparelli

I usually just go to Chanel because I know it’s at Grand Palais. Yesterday I took a chance. 

I read designer Rick Owens always shows his collection at Palais de Tokyo. Off I went. 

Adventures in the Louvre by Elaine Sciolino, Couture Exhibit

 

I went to the Louvre on Wednesday to gather more research for Elaine Sciolino’s new book map for ‘Adventures in The Louvre’.

And to see the new Couture exhibit. 

Chanel RTW Spring 2025, Grande Palais

 

Yesterday was end of PFW/Paris Fashion Week 

Ending as always with the Chanel show.

PFW, The Battle for Versailles, yesterday in Paris

 

It’s PFW/Paris Fashion Week. Yesterday I went out looking some style in the streets

Librairie Galignani on rue de Rivoli was having a book 📕 party/

Chanel RTW Fall/Winter 2024

  Yesterday was bitter cold out - 43 degrees feels like 34 degrees + a chill wind.

The last Tuesday of Paris Fashion Week is always the Chanel Automne/Hiver show at 10:30 am

Fashionista PFW

Yesterday I took a break from arm-wrestling the September Paris Map to go Uptown…yes I know it’s 30 Septembre, but I’ve been arm wrestling 🤼‍♀️ all week with Ines…

It’s PWF (Paris Fashion Week). I hate missing out on what’s going on. Dior is showing bubble skirts evidently…

What 2 wear 2 Chanel Spring 2015 - Grand Palais

10:30 September 30, Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Spring 2015 show at Grand Palais

What to wear to the show? Something Chanelesque of course.

Assuming you have the precious invitation in your hand. Better have the famous quilty bag along.

The guards are checking names on their iPads. No slipping through this event.

Pink-checked Chanel including Chanel lunch basket.

Generally you'll do fine in Chanel black and white. These slipons look comfy 

US Vogue Grace Coddington in her standard black pajamas. This has to make life simple during Paris Fashion Week.

Black any length works.

Black, white with a touch of red.

Perfect in geometric black and white but no ticket to ride. Still an homage to Chanel/Karl.

Lots of Paris art students show up to watch the show outside the show.

Black and white plus yellow getting interviewed.

NYTimes Bill Cunningham in his blue workman's jacket stalks the invitées happy to pose for him.

FYI Western fringe is IN. Some guests show up wearing garments from the show.

Perfection to a T, Bat_Gio AKA fashion editor Giovanna Battaglia

Arrives a little too late. When they close the doors at Karl's show thats it. 

Here's the 'It' bag everybody who's nobody is carrying at Fashion Week. Lots of free fashion magazines are handed out so you need something.

I head over to Le Japon Rive Gauche at Bon Marche to get me a dotty bag(11€).

The store is red dots and special Japanese designer popup shops.

There's even a place to chill between shows and go all Zen designed by Tadao Ando. The exposition is on till 18 October and ties in with the huge Hokusai exhibit just opened today at Grand Palais. Paris has gone Japanese for the duration through 18 January.

The perfect black and white Bento boxes (17€). Just add a gold chain and this could do fine at the Chanel show if you have a ticket. And look at these Chanel-esque kiddies shoes from Atsuko Matano(35€). If you have  tiny feet plus a white T and black skirt/pants you could really make a statement with these two don't you think? Now the trick is how to get a ticket to the show!?