What is not to say about Paolo Calia’s enchanted, extraordinary life? Sardinia, Venice, Rome, Paris, Fellini, Duchamp, Cocteau: as a child, Paolo became an accomplished portraitist and throughout his various artistic phases – paintings, art happenings, film sets, interior designs, tableaux vivants – he has always managed to keep the innate dreamlike qualities of … Continue reading
The way that Frenchman Richard Legay came out to his family (and yes that is his real name) was to join forces with his brother and open a Boulangerie in Paris’ ‘gay’ Marais district and bake very special bread. LeGay calls them ‘baguette magique’ which literally translates in to ‘magic wands’ which is the … Continue reading
The Frank Gehry designed Fondation Louis Vuitton Museum and Cultural Center that is adjacent to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne is one of the most stunning buildings in the whole of Paris. Opened in 2014 at a reported cost of $143 million the building was financed by LMVH the parent company of … Continue reading
While most of the US was watching the Super Bowl Sunday night and hoping for a sighting of Taylor Swift, the fashionista pack in New York was crammed in to see the debut collection of French designer Ludovic De Saint Sernin. Sernin was born In Brussels 33 years ago, brought up in … Continue reading