Pieces of Paris…
When Efyse contacted me about their French fashion brand, I was immediately swept away by the perfect simplicity and elegance of the design style. I work in fashion and I keep an eye on what is new, and lately, these past several years it’s not always thrilling to me. I feel like fashion is constantly…
Kate Spade, the queen of Fun New York fashion, has taken the leap over the « pond » (the Atlantic ocean) and snagged a very chic address on rue Saint Honoré, in the heart of Paris, and on one of THE best shopping streets in the City of Light. I found myself with five minutes to spare…
After two months of planning and preparation, Prête-Moi Paris was finally able to celebrate 7 years of blogging with a circle of amazing bloggers and friends at the luxurious Hotel Bel Ami. To help us celebrate we invited Le Bijou Parisien and Le Cadeau Français as well as Bertie’s Cupcakery to join us for the…
True to our current digital times, I met Aurélien of Le Bijou Parisien, on Instagram. I saw that he had liked a photo of mine, so I went browsing the account for this ultra Parisian brand, and started « liking » all sorts of photos. And I fell INSTANTLY under the charm of this fun and sophisticated way of…
Article by Frank Cierpial Fashion Week in Paris is a major event. For one week in the Fall and another in Spring we all dress for ourselves and for each other as people from all over the world land in Paris to see what is walking down the runway here in the capital of Fashion. It’s…
Article by Frank Cierpial Tom Ford once said that marketing is an art in itself. I believe that, and it is one of my favorite parts of the Fashion Industry. When I was at ESMOD and working with a talented young African Designer, my favorite part of the final project was putting together the branding,…
Article by Frank Cierpial As you all know, here at Prête-Moi Paris, we have a special relationship with Luis Buchinho that goes back a while now. He is always the highlight of our Fashion Week schedule and that is mostly because he is innovative, creative, and always does something different to keep us on the…
Article by Frank Cierpial Contrefaçon in French, means « counterfeit items » in English. Yes, in Paris you can find museums for the authentic and the unauthentic, but the atmosphere is totally different. We go to art museums for the same reason that we go « window shopping » on Rue de Faubourg Saint Honore. We go to marvel…
For all the past seasons that I have been invited to the presentation of Defined Moment, I have been unable to go, and have had one of my contributors attend. Finally this season I was free, and am so glad I got to see this collection for myself. It was breathtaking! Titled « White Moment », this…
Article by (British Expat and Makeup Artist) Charles Gillman It was Fall/Winter 2015/16 men’s fashion week in Paris. Despite the fact that fashion was something I never seemed to struggle with in Paris, the men was something that I wasn’t managing to master after four years in the city of lights. Fair enough…