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‘C’est Chic’ Style Round-Up

Posted on January 13, 2011 by MessyNessy

This is Not a Birkin Remember when Anya Hindmarch designed the “I’m not a Plastic Bag” that kept selling out within minutes of going on sale? Well this screen-printed tote featuring a likeness of the Hermès iconic Birkin bag reminds me of just that. Emerging “it” label, Thursday Friday, were looking to create a bag that could be [...]

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Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
So Today I Learned Napoleon’s Penis is in New Jersey

The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
In : shock me. Tags: French, history, Napoleon, New Jersey, and weird.
The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The First Chanel Boutique: A Short Film by Karl Lagerfeld

Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute
In : C'est Chic and fashion for dummies. Tags: boutique, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Deauville, fashion, history, and style.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
The 80s Harlem Hip Hop Tailor: Dapper Dan

He was selling custom-made clothing to Hip Hop’s finest for thousands of dollars a piece,
In : fashion for dummies and have you met. Tags: 1980s, brands, dandy, dapper, Dapper Dan, designer, fashion, Hip hop, labels, logo, and style.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.
Let’s Snoop around the former French Riviera home of Coco Chanel

Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former
In : C'est Chic. Tags: Chanel, Coco Chanel, France, house, riviera, and villa.
Paris in the Springtime: How to Avoid Everyone

This is how I like my outdoor terraces: deserted, tourist-free and preferably childless (sorry
In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, garden, outdoor, Paris, park, picnic, spring, summer, and terrace.
Type This: Name-Dropping Rap Lyrics

If you have typography skills, obviously the next logical step is to just start illustrating
In : C'est Chic. Tags: art, design, font, Hip hop, lettering, rap, and typography.