Sixty Second Guide To Paris
Nov 6th, 2008 by Travel Reporter
Get that Paris accommodation booked! Paris fashion week is set to hit the scene from Monday 26th January to Thursday 29th, 2009 and 6th July Thursday to Thursday 9th July 2009. A huge must see in the diary of many Paris “it” girls, Paris fashion week is a major stop on the trail in search of the latest haute couture, as the schedule begins with New York Fashion week, followed by London Fashion week. The penultimate fashion week is Milan Fashion week and the schedule ends with Paris Fashion week. These four cities are the traditional “big four” fashion weeks that are followed by new emerging fashion weeks globally. The Menswear shows occur in between autumn(fall)/winter and spring/summer in Milan.
This year invited guests only will have the delight of feasting on the works of some less known talents, but amongst which, they will see the latest Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter collections from Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Paul Smith, Stella Mc Cartney, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Versace. Everyone who is everyone needs to be seen attending Paris fashion week and you can be assured that the posh hotels, bars, clubs and restaurants will be full to brimming with fashion victims.
Plus, with regards to fashion week, a series of six conferences about “Histoires de la Mode” took place at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs on September 25th and October 30th. A third session will take place this year on November 27. These meetings are organized and hosted by Didier Grumbach, the author of the “Histoires de la Mode” and Pamela Golbin, the curator of the fashion and textile collections at the Arts Décoratifs. The conferences were created to examine the growth of the fashion and textile trade, couturiers and fashion designers; the transformation of the media from the Jardin des Modes to Internet web sites ; the role of buyers at department stores and multi-brand retailers. The conferences will be repeated next year due to a shortage of spaces, and the dates are: February 5th, March 26th, and May 14th. For reservations and information, contact: conference@lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Finally, make sure you book your apartment Paris or hotel Paris early if you are planning a weekend in Paris in January or July. Next year things really start hotting up around fashion week, and you may find that it is difficult to get around the city as it was before. Paris fashion week will take place at the Carrousel du Louvre’s rooms, in the center of Paris (99 rue de Rivoli, Paris 1er) as per usual, and the room will be decked out in sumptuous materials, decorations and luxury. The Delorme Room - March 2008 was the spot for this year’s fashion week and it looked fantastic.
