This guidebook highlights over eighty serene and often overlooked spots in Paris, showcasing the city's beauty and tranquility. It invites readers to explore hidden gems, offering a unique perspective on the enchanting atmosphere that defines the French capital. Each location is thoughtfully curated, making it an ideal resource for those seeking a peaceful escape from the bustling tourist paths.
Immerse yourself in the wit and wisdom of Coco and Karl: two elegant collections of the legendary designers' maxims on style, creativity and life.Chic, sharp and always on point, Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld continue to captivate young generations of fashion fans. Chanel was fierce and uncompromising in her opinions on fashion, women and life, while Lagerfeld's famously controversial pronouncements were seized upon by fashionistas, acolytes and sages around the world. Cultivated, surprising and sometimes shocking, their 'bons mots' are always impossible to ignore. This elegant box set contains two slim volumes of their pithiest, wittiest and most provocative quotations, and will be required reading for us all today as we negotiate the trickiest curves of modern life. 'Fashion changes, but style endures' Coco Chanel'People who tell all appal me' Karl Lagerfeld'The best things in life are free. The second-best are very expensive' Coco Chanel'You must never be afraid of progress. Otherwise you are damned' Karl Lagerfeld
Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent's maxims on haute couture, women, style, and elegance, presented in an attractive gift format.
A compact, illustrated collection of quotations on fashion, women, love, and life by one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century, Coco Chanel. One of the most recognizable and revolutionary names in twentieth-century women’s fashion, Coco Chanel created an empire that continues to be one of the biggest names in the industry today. Famous for innovations such as the Chanel suit, shoulder bags, and the iconic “little black dress,” Chanel’s timeless and elegant style reflected her ideas of what a modern woman should be—ideas she was never shy about expressing. This thematically organized collection of quotations by Coco Chanel pays homage to the legendary designer, sharing her witty and wise views on matters of fashion, style, women, and life. Bold, amusing, and unapologetic, Chanel’s insight is impossible to ignore.
The almost 200 entries in the addictive Everything (or Almost Everything) About Paris are a witty and sophisticated treasure trove of facts, histories, lists, records, quotations, and miscellaneous oddities that go well beyond trivia to include significant cultural information and an enlightening glimpse of Parisian life: • An explanation of the Parisian chant of disillusionment: "métro, boulot, dodo;" • Addresses and descriptions of vineyards within the city limits; • Ten vintage aperitifs to order in bistros; • Imaginary Parisian streets that appear in novels; • The number of brothels, massage parlors, and “places of pleasure” listed in a 1922 guidebook; • Famous poisonings that occurred in Paris; • Mottos of the five greatest educational institutions in Paris; • Fines charged for municipal infractions, from feeding pigeons (35€) to appearing nude in a public place (35,000€ and imprisonment); • Histories of the cobblestones, the rooftops, and the trashcans of Paris; • Names of the most famous can-can dancers of the mid-19th and early 20th century; • The odd and scandalous history of villa Félicien-Fabre in the 16th arrondissement; • Thirty significant paintings displayed in churches in Paris ...and much, much, much more.
Secret Museums, Authentic Restaurants, and Unexpected Discoveries
SECRET MUSEUMS, AUTHENTICRESTAURANTS, AND UNEXPECTEDDISCOVERIES Paris ne se résume pas à la tour Eiffel et à la Joconde. Quandon a déjà visité les grands classiques, le meilleur reste à voir,à goûter et à découvrir !À travers 100 adresses soigneusement choisies pour leursingularité, de musées insolites en brasseries impeccables ou enbistrots dans l'air du temps, de marchés typiques et de boutiqueschargées d'âme en librairies arty, de pâtisseries irrésistibles enjardins romantiques, les explorateurs urbains ne manquerontpas de trouver mille raisons d'arpenter encore et toujours Parisdans tous les sens...
Yves Saint Laurent in unvergesslichen Zitaten
Yves Saint Laurent revolutionierte die Mode mit gewagten Entwürfen, die Frauen stärken sollten. Nach seinem Abschied von Dior gründete er 1962 sein eigenes Haute-Couture-Haus. Inspiriert von Kunst, schuf er ikonische Kollektionen. Dieser Band zeigt seine Ansichten über Mode, Design und Inspiration in seinen eigenen Worten.
Karl Lagerfeld in unvergesslichen Zitaten
Kluge Gedanken eines großen Designers "Ich weiß nur eine Rolle zu spielen, nämlich mich selbst." Als einer der wichtigsten Designer seiner Zeit prägte Karl Lagerfeld den Stil des Modehauses Chanel und wurde dabei selbst zu einer Ikone. Ebenfalls legendär sind die Zitate von Karl Lagerfeld, die Einblick in das beispiellose Leben und Denken des Universalgenies gewähren. Ob über Mode, Fragen des Stils, Gabrielle „Coco“ Chanel, Kontroversen, Bücher, seine Mutter oder über sich selbst – seine Sprüche saßen wie maßgeschneidert und sind heute Kult. Dieser edle Band fasst die unterhaltsamsten und denkwürdigsten Sprüche Karl Lagerfelds zusammen. Ausstattung: Mit Satinbezug und Lesebändchen. Durchgehend illustriert.
