Day Four in Paris – more meandering, et une musée
Le sigh. Another leisurely day in Paris. 😉 After our long day Tuesday, we slept in a bit. Mon mari wanted to sleep a bit more, and I was rested and restless, so took to the streets to try and surreptitiously snap some street style shots pour vous. It was a productive venture, and I have beaucoup to share with you next week. Above is a sample…see how the boots are a bit slouchy?
Gorgeous display of fruits de mer along Rue Rambuteau. In the afternoon, we decided to visit the special Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit at Musée des Arts Decoratifs. The exhibit featured several of Lautrec’s own posters plus many modern posters done by various artists as a tribute on the 100th anniversary of his death. Wandering the museum looking for the Musical Toys exhibit, we stumbled onto something fantastic…two floors of a special Madeleine Vionnet exhibit! What an amazing collection, and what an innovator she was! Mme. Vionnet is credited with the development of conceptual fashion, yet everything shown would have been quite wearable. The detailing on these garments is spectacular: fabric roses, beaded appliques, hundreds of tiny pintucks on a bodice. She developed the concept of design through draping, and was also a fan of crepe fabrics, so one can imagine that her designs would have looked lovely in motion.
A day in Paris wouldn’t be complete without a walk in one of the gorgeous parks. As the Tuileries was right there, we strolled from one end to the other, where we enjoyed a late (and increasingly chilly as the sun descended) lunch at one of the outdoor cafes.
Our stroll then veered up Rue Royale, where we stopped at the Boutique Maille to pick up some of the fabulous mustards on tap and vinegars to take home, and then we circled back toward the Louvre to catch the metro back to drop off our bags before going to dinner. I swear I was just going to look in the Arche shop. Yes, I did some damage…pics to come.
Belles fleures in a shop near Rue Royal.
I really had intended to wear the navy jacket today, but by early afternoon it was a bit too chilly, so I reached for the warmer alternative. Underneath the jacket, my black cardigan, and my favorite “Walk in the Park” silk scarf. ~
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Thank you so much for the link to the Vionnet exhibition. I knew that was going on, but didn’t find her dresses online before. That was heaven.
Thanks also for the click-able photos — better to see you with!
Oh! I walked past the Maille store in July, however I was in a hurry and didn´t go in. If I had known about the boutique mustards I would have made time! grrrr. In April I hope 🙂
Maille mustard is delicieux, mais have you tried Amora mustard and maynaise?
I love it.
You look great, Pseu.
When I read your posts on Paris, I want to jump on the Thalys and go there too.
Enjoy!
What lovely Fall weather. Both you and Paris look great.
mustard…yummy.
enjoying your posts.
Oh. Rapture. And nice sunglasses too.
Mmmmaille! I didn’t know they had a boutique and will put that on my Paris list right away.
And Arche is both divine and divinely comfy.
Thanks for the Vionnet expo! Et oui, c’est un très beau musée, bien moins connu que le Louvre tout près.
Glou, Maille is a rather more upmarket brand. Amora is pretty much standard French mustard and mayo – they show how good the standard is. I can’t abide North American mayo with sugar (or worse, that bizarre hfcs stuff). It is easy to buy French mayo here in Montréal, but still I always bring back a pot or better, a tube, as the tubes are so practical if you only want a little.
Even some of the French supermarket ownbrands are very good indeed. That is true of many products, even in jars and tins. (Mmm, terrines de canard…).
Meandering. La flânerie. A human activity long intimately associated with Paris. Beaudelaire. Les surréalistes. Walter Benjamin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flâneur
Oh, lucky you! Any item by Vionnet is a holy grail for us vintage gals. An entire exhibit of her garments would cause major swooning.
Lovely to see you so happy! And so many thanks for sharing your trip with us. You didn´t happen to meet The Sartorialist there by any chance?
How perfect is your scarf?!
You look so chic… yes, you do, Coco Pseu.
ye gads, pseu, you look tres magnifique! so relaxed! so happy! i hate you… well, no. i envy you… yes, i do. the big green flash in the western sky was not sunset over the Seine, it was my explosion of jealousy.
i’m really enjoying your travelogue.
Lagatta à Montréal, yes I know Maille is plus chic, but somehow I like Amora best.
One Maille mustard I like very much is the one with honey.
A few years ago I visited the Mailleshop in Dijon, beautiful!
Here in Holland you can buy Maille and Amora in the supermarket.
Our own Calvé is very nice too.
Why do they put so much sugar in food in your part of the world?
I am going to check out the Vionnet link.
Bye bye
You’re a style spy!
You look wonderful!! So fun reading these updates!
I’ve been back a few times now, I keep getting carried away with your links. I’m even intrigued by the mustard LOL!
Looks like great weather! You look fab in your clothes, I’m sure you’re comfortable.
I’ve loved all your posts. I recall a comment in a book: Europeans try to look good every day. Americans try to look different every day. Your very limited wardrobe is working beautifully.
Glou, there is a fair bit of sugar in Dutch mayonnaise as well!
I dunno, think sugar is addictive. I always read labels to avoid it. But we’ll tell pseu how good Dutch chocolate is, even in supermarkets. Pseu, the Thayls fast train to Brussels and Amsterdam is lovely.
Have you been back to Paris since they have caught on to the benefits of daily cycling (and looking divinely chic while doing so)?
This is such fun, you are so generous to take photos and post! Can;’t wait to see more photos and your new shoes. Savour every second, with mustard.