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Goldilocks and her Ray-Bans
 

1 to 5- Ray-Ban Cats, 1000, 5000 and 4000, about $130

6- Ray-Ban Craft, about $180

Spring-Summer 10 collection

Goldilocks never leaves her pink Ray-Bans.

 

www.ray-ban.com

 


Cécile de Jaegher's Fairy-Go-Round
 

Coco Bag, Cécile de Jaegher, about 420€

Spring summer 10 collection

Parrots of many hues, and trapezists hanging from the stars, a carousel with little flags, wooden horses... It's a complete hand-made fairy-go-round by Cécile de Jaegher.

 

www.ceciledejaegher.com


Jérôme Dreyfuss... and Little Red Riding Hood
 

1- Charles, red caviar, python, 1.105€

2- Lucien, calf, 405€

3- Larry, calf, 475€

 

Jérôme Dreyfuss, Spring-Summer 10 collection

"My, what a gorgeous bag you have!...", said to Little Red Riding Hood her strange, long-toothed grandma. That was too much for the girl, who grabbed her Gégé and left  for a road-trip through the United States.

 

www.jerome-dreyfuss.com


highlight
 

1 & 2- The bride wears Manoush...!

Pop-up wedding collection, in stores February 6-13, 2010

From 300€

Frédérique Trou-Roy, founder and lead designer of the French brand Manoush, takes care of the animal realm by catering to the human race - especially brides and grooms to be.

Engaged couples planning a bohemian wedding, whether solemn or impromptu, would do well to pay a visit at a Manoush store when they start looking for a dress. During her extensive travelling all over the world, Frédérique put together a tiny collection of vintage gowns, which she cut shorter, dyed and customized until they unmistakably gave out that special Manoush vibe.

The brand donates all of the proceeds to the Marrakech-based Elga Heidrich foundation - akin to Noah's Ark really on terms of species diversity, and one of the precious few animal care institutions active in Morocco.

 

www.manoush.com


Sessùn - Parishighlight
 

1 to 3- New Sessùn store

4 to 6- Exhibition Sessùn is like a bird

News are pouring right and left at Sessùn's.  For a start, a new store has popped open in Paris, the second one in the rue de Charonne, and a soft space full of light and authenticity. The brand also launched the Playlist line last season; just 12 items, mainly silk dresses and tuxedo pants that delineate evening silhouettes with a distinctly rock'n'roll edge. A musical inspiration that Sessùn wears on its sleeve. Designer Emma François specializes in such clever cross-overs: after a sweet Songs Collection, she has completed a new multidisciplinary project, an exhibition around the theme of the bird and its feathers that will migrate in the spring towards Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence. This airy show features the fluttering plates of Norwegian ceramic artist Astrid Sleire, delicious wooden jewels by Australian-born Naomi Murrell, as well as pictures and other lovely items in limited editions.

 

New Sessùn store

34 rue de Charonne

Paris 11°

0033 1 48 06 55 66

 

Sessùn is like a bird

Sessùn store, Marseilles

6 rue Sainte

March 26 mars through April 10

Then Sessùn store, Aix-en-Provence

10 rue Courteissade

April 14 through 24

 

www.sessun.com


Pataugas - The Gear To Get
 

1 & 2 - Santa Fe bag, 329€

3- Sidney bag, 379€

With this first, exclusive mini-collection of bags, Pataugas is handing the best of chances to its clients. With the end of the world scheduled for tomorrow, the brand is preventively supplying them with bags that look elegantly rugged,  rather masculine, and whose large capacity and vast modularity will be even more warmly welcome once these bags are used as survival gear to trek across post-apocalyptic deserts, two days from now.
Available colors are hazel, porto, oil blue, black,
taupe, gray, and flecked black.


Info and store locator on www. pataugas.fr


Ray-Ban Wayfarer Colorize Kit
 

1 to 3- Wayfarer Colorize Kit, Ray-Ban, including a pair of white Wayfarer, 5 special marker pens and a booklet with customization examples, 250€

Creative design blah blah, that's great and all but let's not get too grown up here and start working at an ad agency, shall we? Ray-Ban is giving out tickets for a return to the future, where our childhood naughtiness meets today's urge to customize our stuff because, y'know, we're sooo ahead of trends. So get practice on the kit and its glasses, born immaculate but bound not to stay that way for long, then grab your colored pencils and take the living room's walls by storm!

 

www.ray-ban.com


Petit Bateau 100 % Adultes
 

1- Logo on the front

2- Spring Summer 09 collection : souriceau tank top, black cotton and silk panty

3 to 6- Inside the shop

7- Transfer fishes to customize any outfit

Petit Bateau decks out its little proteges from childhood up to their adult years. It is only fitting, then, that the brand opens up its first boutique for grown-ups only. The entire store at the rue du 29 juillet has been renovated and rearranged to accomodate the homewear and outwear lines, as well as T-shirts and other creations in all manners of material, be it light jersey, linen, bamboo or organic cotton. The collections also spill out of the teenage years with the introduction of a new size, "20 ans".

The opening takes place within a rich timeframe, packed full with news: the launch of a mini-website (www.petit-bateau-mixte.fr), a touching ad campaign by Benni Valsson, a creative collaboration with designers Kitsune, not to forget a nice slice of fun in the shape of fish transfer kits to accessorize any and all outfits!

 

Petit Bateau 100 % Adultes
9, rue du 29 Juillet
Paris 1°
01 42 96 28 15 

www.petit-bateau.us


Lin Art Project by Caroline Beeserhighlight
 

Sparkling imaginary sea bestiary by Caroline Beeser, walrus and octopus tops, 215€ and 190€, Lin (in Paris, exclusively at Franck & Fils)

Inky black and tusks that crack,

The scary sea's a giant trap.

 

www.linfashion.com


Disaya Rabbit Necklace - Le Bon Marché Rive Gauchehighlight
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbit Necklace

Metal, pearls and crystals

Boudoir by Disaya

Exclusively at the Bon Marché Rive Gauche

 

www.disaya.com
www.treeslbm.com

 


Suzon & Lena
 

Marine Miel, the young designer hiding behind Suzon & Lena, has got talent and much more: she also glows with laudable ambition, and bravely asserts the peculiarity of her work. She founded her brand at the sweet age of 24, and opened her own store just two years later, in the heart of the Marais district in Paris. Suzon & Lena offers collections whose esthetics draws on Belle Epoque garment codes, with "faux-culs, tailles de guêpe et belles épaules", blended with 50's pin-up spirit, 80's vintage and a not-overly-Parisian touch. One may object to the way she introduces her pretty collection inside a look-book bordering on Charcot's hysterics, or to her outright refusal to comply with the passing fads that do and un-do the fashion world every afternoon - but the essentials are covered: the clothes shut critics up. It is salutary to discover new designers that are absolutely not formatted by trends, nor slaves of a niche they occupy without sincerity, simply out of convenience. We'd readily kiss Marine Miel good luck, but something tells us a bow would be more appropriate.

 

Suzon & Lena

64 rue Chapon, Paris 3° +33 1 58 62 21 03

www.suzonetlena.com


Les Petites... Temporary Store in Lille
 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

1- knit cape, 325€

2- sweater dress, 175€

3- a portrait of Les Petites... designer Isabelle Bénichou

Les Petites... have their hands full: it's store openings galore, notably in Greece for their first shop outside France, and why not do a miniature Tour de France of temporary stores through all of the cities where the warmly expected brand has not yet found the perfect spo to settle down? ...

 

Les Petites

Temporary store in Lille

Espace Inkermann

31, rue d'Inkermann

20 September through October 5, Monday to Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

www.lespetites.fr


Les Prairies de Paris
 

1- Cask's, helmet, 390€
2- Coppola, coat, 755€
3- Chelsea, boots, natural split leather, 415€ and Mouflons, mittens, 255€

Les Prairies de Paris
23, rue Debelleyme Paris 3°
01 48 04 91 16
To be informed when the online store opens leave your email on www.lesprairiesdeparis.com

 

To shop in the US you should hit www.lagarconne.com

 


Paris Buenos Aires - Bon Marché Rive Gauchehighlight
 

1- Exhibition poster
2- Polo boots, La Casa de las Botas, 735€
3- Panties, satin, Jesus Fernandez, 45€
4- Mini cushions, traditionnal wool-knit, PIC NIC, 47€ each
5- Soaps, Sabater, 6€

Buenos Aires is colonizing the Bon Marché Rive Gauche. The department store devotes a lot of space and time to an exhibition centered on that most European of Latin American cities. The whole store is donning the colors of Argentina. Windows signed by Gotan Project, food tastings, cinematographic wanderings around Buenos Aires, tango lessons and installations are all part of the program.

Here is a rare occasion of discovering a wide variety of goods, such as PIC NIC's printed mini-cushions, La Feliz' woven lamps, the slightly old-fashioned lingerie by Jesus Fernandez, Compaña De Los Sombreros' hats, or the drop-dead-gorgeous polo boots by La Casa de Las Botas. A glimpse into the dynamic artistic and fashion scene exploding in today's Buenos Aires, where young designers haven't turned their back on traditional techniques or aesthetics.

 

Paris Buenos Aires

August 23 through October 11, 08

at the Bon Marché Rive Gauche

www.treeslbm.com


Camille Fournethighlight
 

Gray alligator bag, 12.750€

Fall-winter 0809 collection

Camille Fournet

3, rue d'Alger Paris 1er

01 40 20 14 04
www.camillefournet.com

 


Maison Fabre - Jardins du Palais Royal
 

1 to 4- Maison Fabre store, Jardins du Palais Royal

5- Fall-winter 0809 collection

First row: JANE grey lamb leather/coffee doral leather, 145€, GANTS LONGS MONTBLANC grey lamb leather/grey mink leather, 1.080€, CHARLOTTE patent grey and black  leather/grey lamb leather, 170€, AUTO VERNIS, patent grey leather/grey lamb leather, 170€, JOP grey lamb leather/coffee doral leather, 150€, JESSICA patent lamb leather, 210€

Second row: AUTO VERNIS patent red lamb leather/red lamb leather, 170€, MITAINES VERNIES patent red lamb leather/red lamb leather, 110€, GANTS MOYENS VERNIS, patent red lamb leather/red lamb leather, 265€

Third row: CHAMONIX black lamb leather/coyote leather mittens, 270€, LA CLUSAZ cigar lamb leather/Virginia fox muff, 285€, COURCHEVEL Bengali lamb leather/coyote leather, 270€

Nigh on three years: that's how long Maison Fabre had to wait before they found the perfect spot to set up their first Parisian store. But then Olivier Fabre, the fourth generation of Fabre glovers, had only one place in mind: the Palais Royal - and on the Galerie de Valois side, because it faces the sun.

Architect Guy Falco, who redesigned the workshops of the Millau headquarters in 2005, imagined a cozy  interior decoration for this space, animated by the gloves standing to attention in their backlit niches. In the windows, gloved hands, as if in conversation, catch the eye. They're like a clique of socialites at a masked ball, pointing out the passersby with insolence, parading in their glistening dresses. Once inside, the dissipation fades away as calm and subdued elegance take precedence. A long research on color was necessary to reach the perfect scheme (taupe, bronzed coffee, white and steel), one that matches the moods of the Gardens outside, their grace when the sun shines and spleen under the snow or clouds.

The perfectly organized 20 m² of Maison Fabre's first shop in Paris offer up the entirety of the brand's collections, for men, women, and kids. And if you can't find the right item among the dozens of references, it's now possible to have an individual pair made to measure.

 

Maison Fabre
128-129, Galerie de Valois
Jardins du Palais Royal
Paris 1er

+33 1 42 60 75 88

www.maisonfabre.com (editors' note: a new corporate and e-shopping website will become accessible at the same address some time in September)


Burberry Prorsumhighlight
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Gold and black organza dress, nickel nails necklace, gold-feathered belt, black and gray chenille cap, leather clutch covered in nickel nails, gray patent leather platform sandals

2- Gray fox fur cloak, nickel nails necklace, black and gray chenille cap, printed silk scarf, burgundy patent leather platform sandals

3- Gold-feathered tulip dress, black and gray chenille cap, gray patent leather platform sandals

Price on demand

 

Fall-winter 0809 collection

The shaman cast her spells on the misty forest, and the animals heard her and each one hasted, trotting through the undergrowth along invisible tracks, or brushing their wings past the tops of Nootka cypresses, and they brought her dresses of peerless confection.

 

Burberry

8, boulevard Malesherbes Paris 8°

01 40 07 77 77

www.burberry.com


Bérénice
 

 

 

 

 

1- Lucia10, round collar sweater with owl intartia in the back, 70% merino 30% cashmere

2- Sacha1, long-sleeve round-collar T-shirt with owl print, cotton

Paris, straight-leg jeans

Joseph1, scarf shawl, cashmere

Maia4, cap, 70% merino 30% cashmere

Reagan2, woven bag with chain, leather

Rianna, thin woven belt, leather

www.berenice.tv


Et Vous
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Long rabbit fur vest, black and white checkered cotton tunic shirt, brown leather belt with golden buckle, khaki coton leggings, khaki suede bots

2- Gray washed cotton dress, twisted gray wool scarf, black suede Minnetonkas

 

Et Vous

Fall-Winter 0809 collection

A new e-store will open end of August at www.etvous.fr


Maje
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Caperina rabbit fur vest, Cabelo pants, Cha scarf, Cyril top

2- Carine checkered shirt, Division scarf, Dormeuse leggings

3- Charles vest with fox fur patches, Callum top, Datte wool pants

4- Cannes silk tunic dress, Citron marbled T-shirt, Félicie fur chapka, Dictée wool leggings

 

Maje, Fall-Winter 0809 collection

www.maje-paris.fr


Jérôme Dreyfusshighlight
 

 

 

 

 

1- Antoine, fiery brown, 495€
2- Twee, dark olive, 468€
3- Joss, gray python, 620€

Fall-Winter 0809 collection

Davy Crockett wanted to use these as game bags. "No way," Margaret interposed. "Tonight I'm going to that cocktail in Chattanooga."

 

Jérôme Dreyfuss
1, rue Jacob Paris 6°
+33 1 43 54 70 93
www.jerome-dreyfuss.com

 


Puma Urban Mobilityhighlight
 

 

 

 

 

1- Mini Cargo bag, 210€
2- Belt, 2 sizes, 70 and 80€

Puma Urban Mobility, Fall Winter 0809 collection

 

in Paris at 66 Champs Elysées and at Citadium


Isabel Maranthighlight
 

 

 

1- Long-sleeve linen T-Shirt, 120€, beige silk dress with Native American embroidery, price on demand

2- Natural fox fur jacket, 2.100€, worker cotton canvas trousers, 260€, silk scarf with Native American embroidery, 250€

3- High waist cotton jeans, blue and white striped, 165€, checked wool shirt, 145€, calfskin belt, 60€

4- Black silk tunic dress with Native American embroidery, 3/4 sleeves and Tunisian collar, 470€, long natural fox fur vest, 1.560€, silk scarf with Native American embroidery, 250€

 

Isabel Marant, Fall-Winter 0809 collection

Isabel Marant

Store locator at www.isabelmarant.tm.fr


D&G
 

D&G, sunglasses, around 170€

Available in black, havana, beige, and purple.

Hollywood style!

Fall-winter 08-09 collection

www.dolcegabbana.com


Dolce & Gabbana
 

Dolce & Gabbana, sunglasses, around 240€

Available in blue, pink, purple, red, black, and havana.

www.dolcegabbana.com


Miu Miu
 

1 and 2- Miu Miu, acetate sunglasses, around 130€

Available in burgundy, powder pink, cherry-red, linen, black and asphalt.

Fall-winter 08-09 collection

www.miumiu.com


Repetto - Saint-Germain-des-Prés
 

1 and 2- Repetto store, rue du Four

3- Infante, T strap platform pump, patent leather "bouteille", 235€, Garbo, platform lace up pump, patent leather "flamme", 205€, Cendrillon, ballet flat, patent leather "noir", 125€

4- Hermione, Mary Jane ballet flat patent leather "noisette", 155€, Irina, T strap pump, patent leather "fumée", Faust, Mary Jane ballet flat, patent leather "noisette", 140€, Baya, T strap pump, patent leather "poison", 140€

Fall-winter 08-09 collection

There's no denying it: Marika Chaumet works well. After handling the renovation of the flagship Repetto store on the rue de la Paix, the interior decorator managed once again to reconcile the tutu spirit with our obsession for accessories inside the new rue du Four shop.

As in the days of childhood, the pointe and demi-pointe shoes await, neatly arranged inside their wooden compartments. The timber floor, barre and large mirror panels set the atmosphere of a dance studio, a special climate made even more palpable by the leotards, cache-coeur and assorted dancewear. The ballet flats, tango or cancan shoes stand to attention, strictly sorted by range and by color.

It's the discipline of an afternoon dance lesson all over, and we'd almost fear lest a severe saleswoman come armed with a stick to rectify our posture. So stand straight, contract your abs, keep your head up and shop gracefully please!

 

Repetto

51, rue du Four Paris 6°

+33 1 45 44 98 65

www.repetto.fr


Jérôme Dreyfuss - Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Paris
 

Billy, Momo, Diego, Tom... They're so seductive, and we just love the touch of their skin, although we had to pay to have them around.

Jérôme Dreyfuss creates bags which he christens with boys' names because they are, in his words, "faithful companions."

For quite a while his collections only made their appearance on corners at the department stores. As the seasons came and went, the look of the skins varied, the cuts were renewed, the style matured. And so there was a time when Jérôme was ready to open a store in his name - nowhere else but at the 1, rue Jacob, right in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

The avowed inspiration for the décor, a 50's gymnasium, is rather discreet; though we'd spend a lot more time in gymnasiums if they all looked like this one, with its large angle window opening up on a nice little square and the rue de l'Echaudé, its soft materials and, above all, a very motivating collection of accessories.

Then there's Jean-Charles, the master on board and a rare coach. Friendly, obliging, always well-informed, he has a way of looking after visitors with consideration and no affectation. A rare feat in Paris.

As if we weren't already on the verge of yielding, each bag by Jérôme Dreyfuss is an example of responsible craftsmanship: an animal-friendly process of skin selection, clean techniques and materials for tanning the hides, respect for the workers... Buying an accessory here is almost a kind gesture!

Not that such encouragement is necessary. The bags talk for themselves. They all detain this particular quality of the most handsome leather items: you can't stop touching them, you have to possess them, here and now.

Jose, Bernard, Yves... It will be difficult to leave Jérôme Dreyfuss' new store without one of these lovely companions.

 

 

Jérôme has just created a great new place. By the way, Jérôme, where are you now? Perhaps in one of these other places:

 

Chic Cityrats (CCr): A favorite place?

Jérôme Dreyfuss (JD): Beaubourg [ed.: a large Parisian museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art].

CCr: A meeting place?

JD: My office.

CCr A common place?

JD: The metro.

CCr: A non-place?

JD: Non-Ville!!! It's a small village near Fontainebleau.

CCr: A forbidden place?

JD: I don't know any.

CCr: A place of perdition?

JD: The basement of the BHV [ed.: Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, whose basement is a large hardware store]. It's a bit of a common place too!

CCr: A place of worship?

JD: A synagogue, a church, a mosque, or else Le Printemps, Le Bon Marché [ed.: Parisian department stores]... it all depends on your personal views...

 

 

Jérôme Dreyfuss

1, rue Jacob Paris 6°

+33 1 43 54 70 93

www.jerome-dreyfuss.com


Jérôme Dreyfuss: Promenade Paraphernaliahighlight
 

Mini green Twee, 425€
Purple Yves, 418€ (Yves is both an evening purse and a shopping bag)

Jérôme Dreyfuss
1, rue Jacob Paris 6°
+33 1 43 54 70 93
Information:
+33 1 43 44 48 44
www.jerome- dreyfuss.com


Repetto + Guess: The Tropical Garden
 

Patent ballet pumps, Repetto, 195€, and short, Guess, 87,50€
Repetto, 22, rue de la Paix Paris 2° +33 1 44 71 83 20
Store locator on www.repetto.fr
Guess www.guess.com


Sunday with Sessun
 

 

Marylou jean, 110€
Hedren knit cardigan, 103€
Liberty Devendra blouse, 92€
Information: +33 4 91 72 60 60

Sessun
30, rue de Charonne Paris 11°
+33 1 48 06 55 66
www.sessun.com


Petit Bateau: Zinc, Sieste and Mimi Grow Sparks
 

Glittery ribbed tank tops, colors: Zinc (brown), Sieste (pink), and Mimi (green), $39, Petit Bateau
Spring/Summer 08 collection
www.petit-bateau.com


Camille Fournet and the Ostrich's Dream
 

Tote bag, golden ostrich leather, black leather handles, 23340€
Camille Fournet 3, rue d'Alger Paris 1er +33 1 40 20 14 04
www.camillefournet.com


Repetto and the Gold Slipper
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gambette ballerina, golden leather, 155€
Repetto
22, rue de la Paix Paris 2°
+33 1 44 71 83 20
Info: +33 1 44 71 83 10
www.repetto.com

 


Dice Kayek and the Golden Fleece
 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey mink short-sleeve coat, shoulders and front: camel leather, embroidered all over with golden faceted nails, silver cabochons and metallic strass, Fall/Winter 07/08 collection, price upon request
Dice Kayek
10, rue du Cherche-Midi
Paris 6°
+33 1 42 22 51 05
Info: +33 1 40 26 37 68
www.dicekayek.com

 


Kusmi + Gieves: Suspicionhighlight
 

Kusmi Tea mug, white china, inlaid Swarovski crystals, 39€, also available: black crossbones and silver strasses, black crossbones and pink strasses
Kusmi Tea, 56, rue de Seine Paris 6°, +33 1 46 34 29 06
www.kusmitea.com

Gieves gloves, punched leather, £89
Product page on www.gievesandhawkes.com


The Governess Did It!
 

 

 

 

Varnished leather Richelieu pumps, Marc Jacobs

Le Printemps
64, bd Haussmann Paris 9°
+33 1 42 82 50 00
www.printemps.com
www.marcjacobs.com


Michel Perry: The Killer in Tweed
 

 

 

Large D-Day tote bag, green tweed, Fall/Winter 07/08 collection, 970€

Michel Perry
243, rue Saint-Honoré
Paris 1°
+33 1 42 44 10 07
www.michelperry.com


Marc Jacobs: The Killer Baghighlight
 

 

 

 

"The Kid" bag, the Stam in a miniature version, quilted leather, 990€, Marc Jacobs exclusively at the Bon Marché Rive Gauche, espace accessoires

Le Bon Marché
24, rue de Sèvres Paris 7°
+33 1 44 39 80 00
www.lebonmarche.fr


Camouflage
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faux fur cap, Printemps, 39€
Le Printemps, 64, bd Haussmann Paris 9°
+33 1 42 82 50 00
www.printemps.com


Paul & Joe: From a Couch with Lovehighlight
 

Left: silk suit 575€, wool cinch-waist jacket 470€, suede ankle boots 560€, black satin pouch 575€

Right: short cashmere cardigan 700€, silk crepe blouse 290€, cashmere pants 505€, suede ankle boots 560€, Artic 80 bag 575€
Paul & Joe fall/winter 07/08 collection
Paul & Joe, 64-66, rue des Saints-Pères Paris 7°, +33 1 42 22 47 01
www.paulandjoe.com

For spy movie heroines, who prefer to extort information from gangster socialites at private parties in luxury chalets, Paul & Joe offer these outfits. The kings of the underworld will quarrel to come whisper their secrets in our ear. Beware: these outfits are not appropriate for ski chases or embassy infiltrations. Even James Bond doesn't work like that now anyway.


Rykiel: At Home in the Streets of Parishighlight
 

Grey mohair dress 1165€, woollen cap 395€
Wool overalls 985€, woollen cap 395€
Sonia Rykiel 175, bd Saint-Germain Paris 6° +33 1 49 54 60 60
www.soniarykiel.com

To step outside without leaving the comfort of one's cozy alcove, Sonia Rykiel imagined a fall/winter collection teeming with wool and mohair. We'll wrap ourselves in these clothes as in a smooth blanket; but in Rykiel even soft is edgy.


Happy Birthday Manoush!highlight
 

Pearl grey woollen dress, white Peter Pan collar, pattern of birthday cakes in carmine velvet, Manoush, 240€
Information: +33 1 44 88 97 97 www.manoush.com

Rather original: celebrating one's birthday on a tree. That's apparently what Manoush is doing. On the occasion of their fifth birthday, the brand is editing a dress especially designed to be worn on a tree. Or anywhere else. Never mind. Most important: the apple and its little candle, the veritable acme of the birthday picnic.


Tom and Yohji Are in a Boat...
 

1- Tom Ford Whitney sunglasses, acetate, 240€
Montaigne Optique 54, rue François-1er 1° +33 1 43 59 76 23
Info: +33 1 56 98 21 76
www.tomford.com

2- Large bowling bag, golden leather and sequins, 290€
Y-3 Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas
www.adidas.com

If Tom falls overboard, at least with these beautiful glasses on he'll be swimming in style.
If Yohji's the one who falls to sea, there's no way he'll swim away - he wouldn't let his bag get wet.


Marc Jacobs, Better than Finehighlight
 

1White textured paper collared blouse, taupe washed cotton dove-appliqué pants with hand-painted sequins
Ivory circular lace double sleeve T-shirt, ivory cotton poplin shoulder dress
Ivory silk jersey tank with net hem detail, ivory cotton poplin sleeveless blouse with ruffle and flower detail, ivory linen classic trouser
Price on demand

Spring-summer 07 collection
Marc Jacobs, www.marcjacobs.com

Marc Jacobs' generous spring/summer collection is all about light and softness. It beams with the kind of nonchalant grace that suits the debenture seats at Wimbledon and the alleys of Art Basel. Or, the promenade deck of a luxurious cruise liner.


Paule Ka: Too Darn Hot!highlight
 

Boatneck top with rolled-up sleeves, perforated sand-colored suede, 860€, high-waist miniskirt, patent leather and black fishnet, 695€, studded black belt, vegetable leather, 480€, strapped platform wedges, black patent leather and smoked rhodoid, 590€, smoked plexiglass gondolier hat, price on demand
Zipped low-backed swimsuit, elastic graphite-colored lurex belt, 390€, shoulder pads and graphite-colored lurex hood, 150€, strapped platform wedges, black patent leather and smoked rhodoid, 590€
Shoulder-padded sweater dress, white crochet, 430€, neoprene and black satin strapless dress, pockets embroidered with cabochons, 1.800€, strapped platform wedges, black patent leather and smoked rhodoid, 590€

Spring-summer 07 collection

Paule Ka, 223, rue Saint-Honoré Paris 1°, +33 1 42 97 57 06
www.pauleka.com

When it's too hot to leave the cabin, it means the time has come to turn one's suitcases inside out and improvize a private fitting party. The choice will prove tough between these fabulous pin-up sets by Paule Ka.


Erès and Water
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erès bikini, "Victoire" bandeau top 145 €, "Ernest" low-rise bottoms 85 €, soft skin (77 % polyamide, 23 % elasthane)

Spring-summer 07 collection
Erès, 2, rue Tronchet Paris 8°, +33 1 47 42 28 82
www.eres.fr

A few lengths in the pool's cool water, on the spray-swept deck, are like a dive into the ocean. We improvise a ball game with cute boys.


Moonbathing in Rykiel
 

Cotton swimsuit, 645€
Silk overall, 1195€
Sonia Rykiel

Spring-summer 07 collection
175, bd Saint-Germain Paris 6°
+33 1 49 54 60 60
www.soniarykiel.com

After the concert, we'll go moonbathing in the pool. Passengers linger in the lounges, ever ordering more champagne. Out here on the deck, the garlands of little lights are out; the water reflects the sky, and it's like bathing among the stars. A quick trip to our cabin for a change of clothes, and still dressed in black we'll return to the party and make a big impression.


Ink and Lemonhighlight
 

 

Patent calf leather pumps, ink and lemon, Michel Perry, 395 €
Michel Perry, 243, rue Saint-Honoré Paris 1°, +33 1 42 44 10 07
www.michelperry.com

Be careful when you come home from a trip to the seaside wearing those precious pumps: the cat, when it greets you, might mistake them for a splendid specimen of exotic fish - very appetizing. Michel Perry is definitely irresistible.


Michel Perry on the Beach
 

Open-toe wedges, plongé kid leather, lavender blue and hazel, Michel Perry, 465 €
Spring Summer 07 Collection
Michel Perry 243, rue Saint-Honoré Paris 1°+33 1 42 44 10 07
www.michelperry.com

At Deauville or Saint-Tropez. The sun is setting, the sky is streaked with white and blue. Getting ready to go out in the evening cool. The whole dressing room is upside down, but you're already wearing the most gorgeous of wedges.


Catherine Malandrino: Architecture of Luxury
 

Belts, 170 €
Shoes, 275 à 475 €
Bags, 650 à 4200 € (for a large tote, patent alligator)

Catherine Malandrino 10, rue de Grenelle Paris 6° +33 1 42 22 26 95
www.catherinemalandrino.com

Catherine Malandrino is launching her first line of accessories. Bags, shoes, and belts come in the colors of F/W ready-to-wear - magenta, plum, purple, ash and black. They adorn themselves with gorgeous fabrics and materials: metallic or patent leather, velvet, satin and crystal. Architecture informs the collection, which is all about volumes and peculiarly shaped heels (columns, cones, steps...). Totally to the point.