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Katrina Lawrence

Katrina Lawrence

Katrina is an erstwhile beauty journalist who lives in Sydney, Australia — but regularly escapes to Paris, her soul city. She has written two books on her favourite subject, and launched this site to connect with other Paris dreamers around the world.

 

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  • Celebrities in Paris: The Vintage Edition
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A très happy birthday to Sophia Loren, who turns A très happy birthday to Sophia Loren, who turns 87 today. Here she is, at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, in 1956. For more vintage photos of celebrities in Paris (nothing make a girl more glamoureuse than a Parisian backdrop, n’est-ce pas?), click the link in bio 💫
Ahoy, me hearties! ‘Tis said to be Talk Like a P Ahoy, me hearties! ‘Tis said to be Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aye! So yo ho ho, ye scallywags, what say ye hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail for Paris, the land of loot and bounty. Wishing ye God’s Speed. Aarrr! 🏴‍☠️
On the third weekend of every September, Paris cel On the third weekend of every September, Paris celebrates the Journées du Patrimoine. The Heritage Days events, such as guided visits, are held at the city’s many sites of cultural importance. Doors usually closed to mere mortals are also swung open, revealing all sorts of artistic and architectural delights (such as in these images). For more information (including a link to the programme), head over to @jepofficiel 💫 Photographed: 1 - Le Petit Luxembourg (📷: senat.fr) 2 - Le Salon Doré, Palais de l’Élysée (📷: elysee.fr) 3 - Le Péristyle, Sorbonne Université (📷: sorbonne.fr) 4 - La Galérie Dorée, Banque de France (📷: banque-france.fr) 5 - Hôtel de Matignon (📷: gouvernement.fr)
A movie to take you back into Old Paris, The Mad W A movie to take you back into Old Paris, The Mad Women’s Ball (Le Bal des Folles) is out this Friday on Amazon Prime. Based on the best-selling French historical fiction about women misdiagnosed with hysteria and imprisoned in Paris’s Salpêtrière hospital in the late nineteenth century, the film is directed by Mélanie Laurent, and looks like a fabulous mix of Gothic drama, feminist rage, period costume and — last but not least — a Parisian setting (even if a slightly grim one!) 🎥🍿🍷❤️ #flashbackfriday: By the way, the Gaumont-Palace photographed here was originally, for the first few years of the twentieth century, l’Hippodrome de Montmartre, an arena for equestrian events. The Beaux-Arts-style cinema theatre was later rebuilt in austere Art Déco style, before being sadly demolished in 1973 😢
Long before the Eiffel Tower soared into the Paris Long before the Eiffel Tower soared into the Parisian skyline, the Pont des Arts staked its claim as the city’s first iron landmark, its dainty arches linking the left and right banks so elegantly, and its promenade-like crossing becoming a stage on which to see and be seen. For more on the history of this loveliest of all Paris’s bridges, click the link in bio 🖤
I love that there is an official Cheese Toast Day. I love that there is an official Cheese Toast Day. Apparently Sizzler claimed the 15th September as the day of cheesy-carby-gooey-crunchy-goodness back in 1958, but of course you can always put a Parisian spin on the dish, seeing as Paris is the capital of the country that does bread and cheese like no other 💛🥖🧀💛
On the blog: how to take in the city’s best rive On the blog: how to take in the city’s best river views. Link in bio 👀
Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, th Work has begun on wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, the posthumous 60-year dream of artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude. The arch will be swathed in silvery-blue fabric from this Saturday through to 3rd October. Follow the progress over at @arcdetriomphe_paris and @lecmn 🎀 📷: Le Centre des Monuments Nationaux 💫