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Oggle this! Hermes Paris Holiday Windows for a very luxurious Christmas in Paris 2012

Retail Remedy:  The mother of all luxe, Paris style. Richard Nahem takes us there to start is Paris Holiday coverage this week.

It’s time for my annual coverage of magical, enchanting Christmas in Paris. This year the shop windows and streets are especially dazzling. I want to bring the allure of Christmas in Paris to you with my little photographic treats.

>>MORE: Holiday Style ,  Paris Holiday

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La Comedie Humaine- Parisian Men’s Shop Inspired by Balzac

Retail Remedy: Men’s style gets intellectual with this clever spin at a Parisian men’s shop. Richard  Nahem reports from Paris…

I decided to take a stroll through Canal St. Martin, as I had not been there in a long time. Always hunting for the new and interesting, I came across an intriguing new men’s shop, La Comedie Humaine.

I started looking through the sparsely stocked racks, the first

Tags: Balzac , La Comedie Humaine , men's style , Paris , Parisian men's shop , Retail Remedy , richard nahem , shopping

Paris Resale: Vintage French Chic at L’Ibis Rouge

On The Road: Richard Nahem comes across a marvelous Paris shop full of gorgeous French designer goodies.

They say the teacher learns from their students. In my case, it’s the Paris tour guide who learns from their clients. Over the years, my clients have shared many things I haven’t had prior knowledge of including: restaurants, historic facts, shopping, hotels, and other insider tidbits. Many have been

Tags: Chanel , Jean Paul Gaultier , L’Ibis Rouge , on the road , Paris , Paris resale shop , resale , richard nahem , travel , vintage French chic , Yves Saint Laurent

The Right Attitudes: Chloe Exhibit in Paris Explores the History of the Fashion House

Paris In Style: Chloe Attitudes Exhibit at Palais de Tokyo

There hasn’t been a fashion exhibit that has wowed me since I wrote about the Madame Grés exhibit last spring. The Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton show earlier this year was a letdown for me and far too much a promotion for the brand. 

I just went to the Chloe Attitudes show and it was a delightful surprise, as I didn’t know

Tags: Chloe , costume , costume exhibition , Gaby Aghion , Karl Lagerfeld , Martine Sitbon , Museum , on the road , Palais de Tokyo , Paris , Phoebe Philo , richard nahem , Stella McCartney , travel

Have Yourself a Renoir Moment- Impressionism and Fashion in Paris

Art in Paris: We know you love fashion. But, if you also love Impressionism as much as I do, you’ll be captivated by Richard Nahem‘s report on the Impressionism and Fashion exhibition that melds art and clothing.

The Impressionism and Fashion show at Museé d’Orsay in Paris explores the link Impressionist artists had with fashion and clothing.

Renoir, Monet, Manet, and Degas capture the fashion of the day

Tags: art , costume , Impressionism and Fashion , Museum , Paris , richard nahem

I See Paris, I See France, I See Catherine Deneuve In The Store Window Glass

Retail Remedy: Paris Catherine Deneuve Windows at Le Bon Marché, and Kusama Windows over at Printemps

It may be Paris Fashion Week, but there’s plenty of Parisian élan off the runways too. Who better than Catherine Deneuve, the most iconic living French cinema legend, to kick off the launch of the 160th birthday of Le Bon Marché.

>>READ: How about some French Chic?

La Deneuve is captured in the

Tags: Catherine Deneuve , eyepreferparis , Kusama , Le Bon Marche , Paris , Printemps , Retail Remedy , richard nahem , store windows , Yayoi Kusama

Notes from Paris- Parisian Milliner Marie Mercié

Retail Remedy: From our resident Parisian contributor Richard Nahem comes a visit to milliner Marie Mercié’s charming boutique

Stephen Sondheim famously begged the question “Does anyone still wear a hat? ” in the song “Here’s to the Ladies who Lunch ” from the musical “Company”. If he walked by Marie Mercié’s eponymous shop near St. Sulpice, the answer would an emphatic yes!

>>MORE: Because you don’t

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Catch the Glory of Original Balenciaga at Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris

What’s hot in Paris? In the city of French Chic, comes an important fashion exhibition in homage to master French couturier Cristobal Balenciaga… the man before the brand as many know it today.

A fabulous new exhibit of the couturier Balenciaga’s fashions has just opened. The collection is a tribute to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of the master fashion designer.

>> MORE: Costume Exhibitions and Styles and more Museums

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Paris Fashion Week Up and Comer Glenn Martens is the Next Generation in Antwerp style

Ah, the Antwerp fashion legends Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, and Ann Demeulemeester -once you’ve a convert to their fine-crafted avant-garde, architectural minimalism, you become a devoted fan for life! Richard Nahem, has his nose to the catwalk and has the quatre-un-un on the latest next big thing out of Antwerp in Paris.- S.H.

>> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS

Glenn Martens, a graduate of the prestigious Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts,  launched

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Aganovich, the small label to watch from Paris Fashion Week

Notes from Paris…

It’s quite the scene here in the city of light this week as it’s Paris Fashion Week for the Fall 2012 season. Fashion designers are madly racing to put the finishing touches on their collections, while fashion show attendees, groupies, fashion bloggers, buyers, and magazine editors are all scurrying breathlessly from one show to the next.

I met Brooke Taylor and Nana Aganovich, the founders of the label Aganovich,

Tags: Aganovich , Balenciaga , Brooke Taylor , catwalk , Dries Van Noten , fall , fall 2012 , Fall/Winter 2012 , fashion show , fashion show photos , fashion shows , Fashion Week , Fashion Weeks , Nana Aganovich , Paris , Paris Fashion Week , PFW , photos , richard nahem , Rochas , runway , runway review , Runway Trends & Reviews