Always Choose Paris

I’ve been a little bit lax with this blog because I was in Paris for the weekend and then had to move from my other flat in London to a new one. I have a little bit less than two weeks left here, but first I am going to Amsterdam tomorrow! Paris was everything I could have wanted and more! The shopping is unbelievable and the whole city is absolutely gorgeous. Sure, I’ve seen pictures of the Eiffel Tower, but pictures are nothing compared to being there in person and seeing it light up at night.

My first time at the Eiffel Tower- so beautiful!

One day, that luggage will be mine!

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the mecca of shopping. We started off by going to the Louis Vuitton flagship where I had to use an immense amount of self control to not buy a trunk, I have long lusted after Vuitton’s iconic luggage and trunks. There is just something about the LV print on a suitcase or even a hat box, for some reason I have an affinity for hat boxes and yet I don’t even wear hats! Maybe if I had a Louis hat box, I would start! I left the store with three DVDs and a book. I just couldn’t go on if I left empty handed. The book is called Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange which features a drawing of a Parisian girl; the color of the book is red and that was also a selling point for me. Fressange is a French model, aristocrat, fashion designer, and perfumer. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1998. I trust that once I am done with the book, I will be ready for my next trip to Paris which is inevitably going to happen sooner rather than later!

New book to get me on the fast track to becoming a chic Parisian!

I am an avid fan of firstly Laguna Beach and later on, The Hills. When Lauren chose to stay with Jason rather than go to Paris, every girl watching reacted with a sigh. Sure, love is amazing but in my own experiences and after being to Paris, I would say that “The City of Love” is even more amazing than love itself. We saw how Lauren regretted her decision later on and that is one driving force that has always inspired me to go to Paris; however I can’t say that LC was my only inspiration, it all goes back to my girls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Passport to Paris is up there with my fave MKA movies and I went to Paris hoping to find my Vespa riding boyfriend to show me the sites. Although that didn’t quite pan out, I still had a blast and even reenacted the infamous, “The America Girls, they are like this: Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Oh My God!” scene. 

The Olsens and I at their Elizabeth & James pop up store in NYC. 2010.

Inside the Hermes store.

Other stores that I went to while in Paris include the Chanel, Hermes, and Christian Louboutin flagship stores. Trust me, if the conversion rate wasn't so high between the Euro and U.S. dollar, I probably would have come home with more than just a book and some DVDs! Regardless of my lack of purchases, I know that I will be back to Paris someday and at that point, I plan to make a nice dent in my bank account (this will be when I have a job and I'm not a poor college student). As it is, I've bought enough during my past eight weeks here in London that I needed to buy another suitcase and my move from my last flat to where I am staying currently was less than pleasant. 

 

Nothing like those interlocking Cs!

Oh hey, Moschino! (significant because I spent my whole last term at school working on a project that featured an imaginary Moschino for Kohl's collection.)

                                        

No explanation needed. Red Soles.