It’s my Blog and I’ll do a Wedding post if I Want to

Fine. I’m no blogging expert on weddings– there are plenty of websites for that if you’re looking for some serious advice on planning here, here and here. I do know however, that Bella’s bridal dress from Twighlight: Breaking Dawn, part 1 (or maybe part 2? I’m not sure) is available to buy for $799 (vampire groom…

Before & After Pin-Up Models Back in the Day without Photoshop

Ever wonder why today’s fashion campaigns are a product of lengthy Photoshopping sessions? What kind of touch-ups did the models get before Adobe came along and changed our world forever? As these pin-up before & afters show, the models literally became cartoons of their former selves…

Forget Venice, Float over to its Technicolor Island Neighbour

It’s easy to forget that Venice isn’t the only magical, slightly weird water world around. The Venetian lagoon is home to more than 30 other inhabited islands, one of which is Burano. The stuff of dreams, prettier than a Greek island, ‘charming’ wouldn’t even begin to cover it. An hour’s boat ride on the public water…

Rediscovering «Les Parisiennes» (and their bottoms)

When I was ten years old or so, my French Aunt gave me a book of illustrations for christmas by an artist called Kiraz. His drawings of Parisian women fascinated me and I often tried to re-create them. They were wonderful and yet so naughty. His women were so stylish, so beautiful, so Parisienne. Eventually…

Paris vs. New York

I‘ve been meaning to show you Vahram Muratyan’s work for quite some time. In fact I’ve left it so long, I fear some of you may have already come across it. If so dear reader, I apologize– I’ll try to be quicker on the mark and more cutting edge next time. If you haven’t, please enjoy/…

Before and After Photographs of Parisian Joggers

So apparently Parisians do exercise. Parisian photographer Sacha Goldberger assembled an outdoor studio at the Bois de Boulogne, a park located in Paris. He interrupted joggers, asking them to sprint for him and then pose straight after for a photograph. A few of the joggers didn’t tell Sacha to go **** himself and so the photographer…

Some very, very Serious Thoughts on Paris and Hemingway

I finally read Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast this summer. Only 126 pages and one of literature’s classics; absorbing his narratives of the Paris quais and cafés, I felt an unavoidable sense of failure that it had taken me more than a quarter of a century to find the book. At the same time, I…

Why Dieting Totally and Absolutely SUCKS!!

Confessions of a Girl on a Teeny Weeny Bikini Mission I have to get something off my chest. But I’m afraid your opinion of me may be slightly altered by what I am about to tell you. After much careful consideration, agonizing thought and deliberation, I have decided to go on a little d ……

American Girls in Paris

Summer has arrived here in Paris, which means, so have the American college girls. For twenty-something Parisian boys, this is hunting season. American girls are numerous and they’re generally less intimidating than your average female Parisienne. French women –who are well aware of this themselves– are generally complicated and slightly nutty creatures. It is common…

SWIMMING POOLS TO SALIVATE OVER

This is a little inconsiderate of me. Posting an article on the world’s most alluring swimming pools right smack in the middle of a summer heatwave. While that little drop of sweat rolls down your forehead and plops onto your work desk. Not terribly kind of Nessy is it? Well tough. I’ve been hibernating inside…