Despite looking vaguely art-deco in form, this structure was designed by architects Manolo Nunez-Yanowski and Miriam Teitelbaum in 1991, and houses the Commissariat de Police du 12ème arrondissement—the local police station. Although the curves of the building are merely derivative, what makes it really noticeable are the sculptured human forms jutting out from the balconies [...]

Having worked for Chanel, Robert Clergerie and Loewe, shoes and accessories designer Avril Gau went on to set up her own eponymous brand in 2002. At the end of 2010, she opened her first boutique in Paris’ chic St Germain – a charming and cosy two-floor shop stocking her collection of bags, shoes and wallets [...]

Although the exhibition of the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Centre Pompidou ended on January 9th, three of her works can still be seen in the Jardin des Tuileries. Called ‘Flowers that bloom at midnight’, these monumental creations add a big splash of color to a park currently wearing its dark winter [...]

Half the fun of taking a trip to France is planning the things to do in Paris. Between museums, dining out, strolls in world-famous gardens, and just hanging out in cafes, there are enough activities to enjoy a different kind of experience on each day of your trip. Still, a visit to the capital’s most [...]

Au Nom de la Rose specializes in everything roses. When I pass by the shop, there are always the most vividly colored bouquets and arrangements spilling on to the street. They make smart arrangements in mini- watering cans and do an adorable one with either a single, double, or triple rose configuration in a tiny [...]

2 Paris flat available for rent. 2 month minimum, no maximum. Rent includes all utilities as well as high-speed wifi, cable TV with English channels, and phone calls to most foreign countries. This 1-bedroom flat is on rue Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement. It has a full bed and a pull-out sofabed. Rent is 1300 [...]

Boldly placed just steps away from the well-established Experimental Cocktail Club, Jefrey’s touts itself as a speakeasy-type gentlemen’s club. The interior looks promising: dim and sexy, small and intimate with deep purple velour sofas, comfortable arm chairs and elegant touches like the vintage seltzer bottles and cut-glass decanters. However, it does seem to be a [...]

One Parisian friend goes to London to get his hair done. Another goes for the clubs, claming Paris boites are lame. Whatever your reason, Eurostar trips from Paris to London are a mere €79 round trip through March. At today’s exchange rate, that’s about $100 US. Thanks to Rue Rude for the tip!

Pamela from Frogblog discovered a welcome jolt of color in the gray city of Paris recently, when out with a French friend: We stop short, drawn like magpies to a shop window bursting with bright cheery girliness in the form of funky, colorful leather clogs, bags and other goodies. I’m so starved for color in [...]

A lot of what foreigners think of as Parisian stylishness looks a great deal like conformism. When I first moved here, I thought the other mothers at my children’s school were wearing a uniform. They weren’t, not exactly; but they did all have the same coat. All the children also wore the same coat. If [...]