Fashion Kid

Cité de la Mode et du Design

Posted on November 7, 2009 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Anna Bromwich Perched on Quai D’Austerlitz on the old industrial banks of the Seine is a 21st century Emerald City. The Cité de la Mode et du Design is a converted storehouse wrapped in a vibrant green, wavy skin that was designed to echo the murky Seine running beside it. Cité de la Mode… Read more

Chez Jeannette

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Susie Hollands

This very tatty old bar once frequented students from L’Ecole internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq next door. After a big revamp it became one of the right bank hang-outs for the arty-fashion-gay crowd. The bar is located right on the Strasbourg St Denis Market opposite Passage Brady’s Indian alley – a quartier that is mid-way… Read more

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Posted on March 20, 2009 by Susie Hollands

Style and substance is in abundance at this Haut-Marais book store, gallery and general epicentre of good taste. With an amazingly curated choice of art, fashion and design books, as well as a small selection of shoes, clothes and bags as well and a more than decent offering of international magazines, this is the quintessential last… Read more

La Briciola

Posted on January 27, 2009 by VINGT Editorial

Words: Daniel Scheffler In the epicenter of Parisian trendiness comes a truly unashamed Italian bistro offering freshness and understated simplicity. Dark rocket leaves, many tomatoes and shavings of parmesan cover an eclectic plate of Southern Italy. Order pizzas with ricotta and ask for chillies whilst the owners pour heavy shots of limoncello. The interior is minimal and… Read more

Rose Bakery

Posted on November 24, 2008 by VINGT Editorial

With sanctuaries like these, the trick is to keep breathing. The light knight has saved me to a place beyond. Some of the best coffee in Paris, the darkest chocolate and the tarts parading the shelves with vestibular influence. A meeting rectangle for old friends and being sat down at an already bubbling… Read more