Adieu to the King of Style —For many of us in fashion, today marks the end of an era. Yves Saint Laurent, the undisputed king of fashion, has been laid to rest and I, like many other style mavens on this planet, mourn the lost of this great...

There's no better way to start a new season in the fashion capital than with a whole new look. True, Paris can be pricy, but during the two yearly sales, prices are slashed to invite some healthy indulgence of retail therapy. The summer sales begin June ...

Paris pushes the pedal to the ground all over town with its free-use bicycle rental service that makes cycling the streets as accessible and affordable as taking the metro. The Mairie de Paris'  environmentally progressive innovation in urban transport of...

Patricia Wells, long recognized as the leading American authority on French food, and her husband, Walter (former senior editor of the International Herald Tribune), live the life in France that many people have often fantasized about. Now the couple has put together...

In the more than two decades of reporting on fashion collections, I have noticed that the most successful designers are those who turn a deaf ear to the ramblings of the press (both good and bad reviews),  while remaining faithful to the aesthetic needs and...

If you've ever felt that time is illusive, you will want to see the timeless and time-defying images of En Dehors du Temps (Outside of Time), a new collection of black and white and color photographs by international photographer Meredith Mullins. The exhibit,...

Parsons Paris fashion students showed their new creations to an enthusiastic audience this week in Paris at the Espace Commines. View a slideshow sampling of the work with photographs by Bob Bishop. For more information about the Parsons Paris fashion department and...

This new book  by Sally Price explores the story behind the creation of Paris' newest museum  devoted to the so called "primitive arts." The story begins in 1990 when Jacques Chirac, the future president of France and a...

Admittedly, a great many Parisians flee the capital during July and August, but this isn't because there is a lack of anything to do. As always, there are city-sponsored festivals, exhibitions and celebrations to help keep cool and savor the...

Paris murder mystery author Cara Black has just come out with a new novel "Murder in the rue de Paradis."  In this eighth Aimée Leduc story the heroine is thrilled when her one-time lover, Yves, an investigative journalist, returns from his...

Power. Anger. Sin. Passion. These are just some of the words that come to mind when looking at the color red. Les Arts Décoratifs plays homage to all things red with the exhibition "Aussi Rouge Que Possible..." (As Red As Can Be), which explores the...

A major retrospective of photographs taken by Richard Avedon from 1946 until his death in 2004 is exhibited this summer in Paris at the Jeu de Paume. It traces the photographer's carrer  begininng with his early fashion work with Harper's Bazaar in 1945...

Controversial Belgian choreographer and plastic artist Jan Fabre is invited by the Louvre to show his work within  the museum's galleries devoted to the Flemish, Dutch and German masters. Largely known in France for such shocking choreographies as...

"Walking billboards in contemporary culture" is how photographer James Startt describes his new series of pictures "J'ecrit donc je suis"  recently exhibited at the Galerie Agathe Gaillard.  For these photographs, Startt- well know...

Paris based American photographer Jane Evelyn Atwood is one of the world's leading photographers. Her work reflects a deep involvement with her subjects over long periods of time. Fascinated by people and by the idea of exclusion, she has managed to penetrate...

Writers and aspiring writers have traveled to Paris for more than a century hoping that the city which inspired Edith Wharton, Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce will work the same magic on them. For twenty of those years, the Paris Writers' Workshop, France's...

Parisian women for illustrator Edmond  Kiraz are sexy, sassy and very thin. A retrospective this summer (until Sept 21) of the artist's work  "Les Parisiennes de Kiraz" at the Musee Carnavalet  brings together a parade of Kiraz'...

If art reflects society then the "China Gold" exhibition featuring 35 contemporary Chinese artists at the Musee Maillol tells us that China is in fast forward motion and that the real  "Cultural Revolution" there has just...

The Secret Life of Things   “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust’s reflection has been taken to heart by Paris-based artist Alan Smith whose latest...

Few photographers have produced as many iconic images as Annie Leibovitz. Since she began her career at Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, Leibovitz has been creating photographs that are compelling in their formal technique and reflective of the character of her...

Imagine a custom just-for-you shopping trip to Paris, following an elegant and chic woman dashing through the Paris streets, expertly guiding you and finding and navigating the most unusual, exclusive shops and greeting friends on every corner. You might imagine this...