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Delaville Cafe

Posted on March 9, 2010 by admin
Sometimes just getting a meal in Paris can be a titanic battle of wills. Take the steak frites place we tried to go to on a recent night. Though recommended by a seemingly reliable guidebook...
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Viktor & Rolf

Posted on March 8, 2010 by admin
Viktor & Rolf took over the tent at the Tuileries and attracted mobs of onlookers on this Saturday in Paris. Editors and buyers mixed with French fashion bloggers and paparazzi. The vast, wide open space...
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Isabel Marant

Posted on March 8, 2010 by admin
With three stores in Paris and another opening in New York's Soho in April, French designer Isabel Marant has developed quite a following. Her distinctly urban, cool-girl clothes work really well on the streets of...
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Christian Dior

Posted on March 6, 2010 by admin
How many generations of fashionable Parisians have taken a turn around the Tuileries to show off their exquisite clothes? The tradition continues, with editors, buyers and chic Christian Dior customers walking from the Place de...
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La Ferrandaise

Posted on March 5, 2010 by admin
By Parisian standards, La Ferrandaise is a very young bistro. Open only a few years, manned by a chef who has yet to see a gray hair on his head, this spot in St. Germain...
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Faustina

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin
CLOSED If Maialino is an Italian restaurant that faithfully renders the classics, Faustina is the opposite: It takes Italian cuisine and turns it on its head. Why serve cannelloni the traditional way when you can...
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Almond

Posted on February 26, 2010 by admin
Tell someone the address of Almond restaurant, and they're liable to say: "Wasn't that Borough/Rocco's/Caviar and Banana/Commune?" The answer is yes, yes, yes and yes. Walking into the space may also make you experience déjà...
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Next Up: Paris!

Posted on February 25, 2010 by admin
New York Fashion Week may be over, but Paris Fashion Week is just a few days away! Look for more Paris street chic and restaurant coverage here beginning next Thursday, March 4. We can't wait!
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Oscar de la Renta

Posted on February 24, 2010 by admin
Though the plot lines of the show may be a little over-the-top, the tony, polished and sophisticated New York world of Gossip Girl does in fact exist. If you ever need proof, you need only...
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Michael Kors

Posted on February 24, 2010 by admin
Michael Kors' popular appeal comes from more than just Project Runway: His clothes are both luxurious and wearable. Attendees at last week's show included the usual set of editors and buyers plus deep-pocketed customers and...
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Rodarte

Posted on February 23, 2010 by admin
It's called Rodar-TAY, darling. A select few braved the frosty atmosphere for the Rodarte show and arrived wearing some lovely, warm clothes for the occasion. Sometimes, all it takes is a coat in just the...
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Marc Jacobs Show

Posted on February 23, 2010 by admin
Marc Jacobs has always been a master at creating fairy tales, so it seemed more than fitting that on the night of the Marc Jacobs show, snow began to fall as guests left the scene....
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Diane von Furstenberg

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin
An American fashion maven and one of the originators of New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park, Diane von Furstenberg always draws a celebrity-laden and appreciative crowd to her shows. Guests arrived suitably glammed up...
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Malandrino

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin
Though her latest designs aren't even on shelves yet, there was an interesting interplay between Catherine Malandrino's Fall Winter 2010 collection and what the fashionable guests wore to the presentation last week. Leopard, fur and...
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Alexander Wang

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin
A huge amount of buzz surrounded Saturday's show by Alexander Wang, the fashion darling who's built a multimillion-dollar clothing and accessories empire by the age of 25. A crowd of key fashion players came to...
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