Capture 52 - Week 8: Bucket List

"Fashion changes, but style endures." - Coco Chanel

Week 8: Do something from your photography Bucket List, something you’ve always wanted to try. It could be a technique, a location, a style...anything.I would love to photograph (or even attend) a Paris couture show, especially Chanel, Dior, or Give…

Week 8: Do something from your photography Bucket List, something you’ve always wanted to try. It could be a technique, a location, a style...anything.

I would love to photograph (or even attend) a Paris couture show, especially Chanel, Dior, or Givenchy. I would also love to live in a beautiful Paris apartment with a balcony where I could photograph the magical Parisian light everyday. #capture52 #capture52week8 #bucketlist #paris #fashionweek #pfw

French Friday: Café chic

« La mode se démode, le style jamais. » - Coco Chanel

Le Bon Saint Pourçain, 10 rue Servadoni, 6th Arrondissement, Paris, Tel. (33) 01-42-01-78-24. Metro: Saint Sulpice or Mabillon.

Le Bon Saint Pourçain, 10 rue Servadoni, 6th Arrondissement, Paris, Tel. (33) 01-42-01-78-24. Metro: Saint Sulpice or Mabillon.

Those wooden chairs, that perfect shade of navy, the worn cobblestones, the handwritten menu, the romantic graffiti, the balconies and shutters, the Paris street signs - comme c’est chic!

Givenchy

March 13, 2018 (072/365)

"His are the only clothes in which I am myself. He is far more than a couturier, [Givenchy] is a creator of personality." - Audrey Hepburn 

Iconic French couturier, Hubert de Givenchy, passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Givenchy's New York Times obituary states that "Mr. Givenchy was emblematic of a generation of gentlemanly designers who established their couture houses in postwar Paris, nurturing personal relationships with customers and creating entire collections with specific women in mind." The woman with whom he had the closest relationship was, of course, Audrey Hepburn. Givenchy's designs appeared in many of Audrey's most memorable films including Sabrina, Funny Face, Charade, and How to Steal a Million -- all of which are set in Paris and all of which we watched during our recent trip. In fact, we were so enamored with Audrey and Givenchy dresses that we visited the flagship atelier and I purchased this charming book.