0 Victoire de Castellane

BEAR has let it be know that he'd like to be 'in the picture' so to speak...

BEAR Loves Roses, Fraises, Macarons, Watercolor, 9" x 11"

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Speaking of roses, Parisien jeweler, Victoire de Castellane also loves roses and has an exhibit of rare flowers at the Gagosian Galerie on 4 Rue Ponthieu 75008 until March 22nd.

Photos by Thierry Depagne





The display is quite sensational...
Jeweled flowers...

Under glass domes...

As they well deserve...

Castellane designed jewelry for Chanel for 14 years...

And then moved on to Dior in 1998...

As the first Creative Director of the jewelry department...

Basically self-taught, Castellane made her first piece of jewelry at the age 5 by wrecking a precious brooch of her mothers and making it into earrings.

She adores playing with unusual materials and the unexpected...

Toys and whimsey are a constant source of inspiration.
Don't miss hearing her speak...

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BONJOUR VICTOIRE!

0 Paris Xmas Vitrines (repost)

I took this shot in October of Galeries Lafayette rather early Xmas tree. The rest of the Paris Xmas window photos are THANKS to Anne Corrons of MesVitrines NYC.
Please click on the photos to see more detail and immerse yourself in Paris vitrines!
MERCI ANNE!!! First off Galeries Lafayette Rockette bears... And their Mama Mia musical theme -
Do not ask me what this has to do with xmas puleeze. OTOH next door at Printemps the windows are truly magical.I have no idea what's going on here but j'adore!Clique and you tell me.

More mysteries...

MIAM!

Printemps does verte et rouge too

Let the soiree commence!

Chanel is sticking with a traditionally white snowy theme (of which there is plenty in Paris) and cutout doilies - tres femme blablabla

While Dior is thinking ahead and pushing post-Xmas cruise wear in their vitrines...hmmm

I'm all for Kenzo's Parisien biker yanking.

A slew of Parisien soiree-goers, perhaps over to...

Over to Repetto perhaps to get their dancing shoes?

So they can dance their way over to Jean-Paul Hevin for a portable Xmas tree of macarons non?!

BONJOUR MES VITRINES NYS-PARIS!

et merci encore!

0 Why I love Paris

This was going to be a post on cafe tables... There are an awful lot of cafe tables...In Paris... In fact there are a lot of round/rond things in Paris. And Parisiens adore them unreservedly like this pool in the Palais Royal...

The Parisien macaron is a prime example of abject adoration of rond-ness.

It makes perfect sense that the cupcake would also be the recipient of mass adoration...

Lunettes rond? Bien sur. Absolutement essential.

Velos=rond. Parfait.

Heavens there is even a Rond Point on the Champs Elysees!

Guerlain Meterites Perles = macquillage parfait pour les femmes francaises

YSL adored the rond shape sprinkling it on this delightful frock...

Rond Cs on these Chanel buttons=absolutement parfait.

Tartes up the whazoo in Paris=rond aussi.

Another trendy gateaux is the 'cake' (pronounced 'keck') or loaf as we call it. What do Parisiens place on top of this rectangle? A citron rond evidemment.

OK, there is no denying Parisens adore also unreservedly their quite vertical Eiffel Tower. What is one to make of this? A little variety is the spice of life non? Is adoration of the female breast the root of all this rond-ness?

Hmmm....

All this rather complex in depth research has made me aware that I love to paint round things. And that must be why I love Paris non?

I'm making an effort to use the lessons learned in the Maine workshop last week. Thumbnails first!

A Priori The, watercolor, 9" x 11"

I'm using new watercolor paper, new palette and new colors...

A Priori The, watercolor, 9" x 11"

All done/terminee

Miam-miam

Bonjour Rondes de Paris!