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A petite taste of 2014 Vogue Fashion Night Out and my first time attending.
I wish 2015 VFNO was just around the corner now that I've got the hang of it.
There are tons of 'limited editions' for this special night like this T-shirt. The deal is you buy September Vogue (5€). Pay an extra 10€ for the T-shirt IF the new stand has any left, which most of them didn't by the time I got there. Lucky for me I found one at the news relay at Gare Montparnasse on the way to the Loire. Unlucky for me I do not look quite like this young thing in it. C'est la ve.
Fauchon had a limited edition éclair for last night's event along with their other 36 flavors out this week.
These girls snagged one and were eating it OUT IN THE STREET! What?<
Loads of fashion houses stayed open from 6 to 10 for the night. Champagne flowed like water.
Deluxe mustard maison Maille was pouring Champers too.
Plus their head chef Didier Heyl was happy to mix up a personalized jar of mustard for you on the spot. Heaven no? I went home with caramelized onion mustard. Yum
Maille has a new winter collection based on old 17th century recipes from the house. How about verjus/grape with a touch of honey. Or champignon mustard. Or cocoa with framboise (raspberry). I must go back and make a great study of all their many flavors. Could mustard displace vanilla in my life ?
White orchids everywhere along with Champagne on VFNO.
Inside Dior on rue Royal white orchids spill out of tall glass vases.
Balloons too. You got signature balloons to carry around at breauty house Carita and everywhere else.11 rue du Faubourg St.Honoré
Picture taking was rampant.
A major player Frédérique Verley, rédactrice en chef beauté de Vogue poses with Carita's artistic director, Tom Marcireau. Love the green tie and watch...
Lovedthe stairway at Carita, but I didn't get on line to get my makeup done. Too many places to visit.
The streets were buzzing last night.
Buzzz...
A fashion show took place in the middle of rue St. Honoré. No indication of the name of the designer.
More picture taking with the essential balloon floating overhead.
Girls getting their picture taken while holding other pictures they'd had taken. Does the one with the most pictures win?
At Polo you could wait on line for for a red carpet free photo holding a Champagne glass bien sur.
Love the stairway at Polo. Paris has some terrific stairways.
Colette has changed their picture taking policy. You can take all you want! There's even a sign on the door. Will the rest of Paris shops follow suit? Wouldn't that be nice.
The 3 authors of hot book, How To Be A Parisian were the main attraction at Colette and signing like crazy.
Popcorn, believe it or not, has become the NEW hot snack food in Paris especially in weird flavors I've found so far to be terrible. Popcorn was all over last week's Maison et Objet. Last night it was served in signature cups bearing the name of fashion houses. Go figure. Get out your poppers everyone.
Charming and gracious beau mec Pierre himself was out front greeting and inviting in each guest inside.
For luscious tastes of his chocolate-covered orange peel. Such hospitalité!
I was invited for an 'It' cocktail at Hotel Mandarin Oriental's Bar 8, but when I got there I was told it was completely booked, shown the closed door inside (why ever bother?) and then told it was all young people anyway. Hmmm. Not nice. Never mind. The rest of the evening was loads of fun and everyone else could not have been nicer. Nice to come home to my bridge too.
Another afternoon tea, another tarte citron.
The hotel opened 3 years ago in Paris, one of 10 Mandarin Oriental hotels throughout the world. Their symbol is always the Asian Fan. This one specially created by Chanel's embroidery maison Lesage.
The butterfly is the symbol for the Paris hotel and can be found delicately placed throughout the hotel. It's a treasure hunt to find them.
Butterflies decorating various and sundry. Their sumptuous bouquets are by Baptiste Fleurs.
Deep magenta purple is the signature color theme throughout. All the main areas were created by Sybille de Margerie of SM design - an homage to the eternal feminin
As you enter you're facing a serenely quiet courtyard - the heart of the hotel. Parisians love their terrasses and this a special one. Easy to pretend you are not in the center of a major city of the world when you sit here..serenity now. B
Everywhere flowers tie areas together and lead you to the next space. Simply lush.
The 8, a magic Asian number and an infinity symbol.
The avant garde interior is designed by Patrick Jouin, the space sculpted with almost couture-like draperies. Many fashion houses are in the vicinity. What fashionistas wouldn't love the Mandarin Oriental with it's sleek, elegant design.
We go up to see a room - more 'Blade Runner' than 'Marie-Antoinette'. Fabulous!
French artists work adorns walls, elevators, everywhere - here a Man Ray negative blown up huge.
The bedroom is lush yet so comfortable.
The bathroom...what can one say? This hotel is fabulous. I'd stay here in an instant.
We decide to eat in the serene, green courtyard
Time for an iced mint fizzy spritzer bien sur.
The special tea menu is served only on weekends by the way.(45 euros)
Tea is served uniquely in 3 golden stacked bento boxes. Subtle Asian touches are everywhere.
Much like a Japanese kaiseki meal, each bite is petite, exquisite, elegant. To finish, a pastry from Pierre Mathieu's cake shop in the hotel. Solli has a fresh peach tarte and you know what I have. We left walking on air. Heaven. This is a don't miss experience PBers. I'd love to go back for a cocktail and I don't even drink.
