Paris Shopping

I don’t know about you, but the combination of not being able to travel to Paris along with the occasional home lockdown this year has meant I’ve tried more than ever to bring Paris into my private world. That has meant reading so much that I’ve had to tweak my glasses script, eating likely more […]

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It was during a long-haul flight from Paris to Sydney, while bemoaning the skin-drying effects of airplane travel, that PR agent Kirsten Carriol had an a-ha moment that would change the course of her career. She thought about the lanolin that her South Australian farmer grandparents had slathered on all over, and about how her […]

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Sure, Paris is home to high fashion … but it also does street style pretty well. There are, of course, the big-name high-street brands, such as Claudie Pierlot and Sézane, but don’t discount Paris as a place in which to do some serious bargain shopping. One of the best stores for petit prices is Monoprix, […]

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Let’s get this out of the way at the outset: Paris in January is cold and wet. But hey … it’s still Paris, right?! And anyway, the chilliness means you can wear all the more layers of chic clothing. As for the rain … well, remember Midnight in Paris? A little drizzle makes Paris seem […]

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