Sunday, December 23, 2007

chanel

a classical christmas tree.....

signed Chanel, of course ;-)

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Dandy’s bag

Last month you liked this column when I opened my bag. Today, we can discover Alexandre's bag who lives in Paris. He can’t live without:
- his CD
- his cream Kiehls
- his passport
- his sunglasses

And you, what do you have in your bag?;-)

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Yves Saint Laurent

At the beginning of the month the famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent received the Legion of Honour as Grand Officer's from the President of the Republic hands . " You made the fashion for forty years, but you especially built an artistic work", said Nicolas Sarkozy.
Yves Saint Laurent began with Christian Dior to launch his eponymic house in 1961 with the businessman Pierre Bergé . He left fashion in 2002 with a major fashion show retrospective at the Beaubourg Museum in Paris.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Dandy of the week

This week, I decided to create a new column presenting contemporary dandies.
To inaugurate this column, Johann, 21 year old, studying business in France, and at Central St Martins - the British famous school of design - who shares his time between Rouen, London and the most beautiful city of the world, Paris. ;-)

Could you introduce yourself?
Polymorphic but coherent, a miracle-worker but human, polite but crude, curious but serious, decadent but smart, passionate but reconciling, so simple but so sophisticated! A living paradox, that’s what I am.

Who are your favourite designers?
Gaultier because he is more than a talented designer, he is also a marketing genius. Galliano because it is obvious. Lagerfeld because elegance has a name, and its name is Karl.

Where could we meet you in Paris?
Everywhere in Paris! With a slight preference for the 6 first districts…
At night, you might see me at the Cab, the VIP, the Pershing Hall, in the Costes restaurants & bars, and in small French typical restaurants full of charm.

What is the ‘dandy attitude’ according to you?
Great clothing, culture, elegance and above all sobriety! One can be himself, have strong personality, but nobility is the daughter of humility. If you are elegant, you should not have to prove it, it has to be evident and natural.

What do you think of our dandy of the week? ;-)
Do you know contemporary dandies? Don't hesitate to send there pictures to urbandandy at hotmail.fr

Cacharel

The Christmas tree of Cacharel
what is your favorite christmas tree?
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Façade Exclusive Rendez-Vous

The exhibition Façade circulates in the most beautiful Parisian places: Costes places.

Your urban dandy had the privilege and the honor to attend the installation of the work " Andy Warhol and Edwige " in the cafe Beaubourg, staged by the creator of the Façade magazine, Alain Benoist.


I invite you to discover this arty and smart circuit by waiting for the number 15 of the timeless and mythical Façade magazine.

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The Christmas Tree of Sonia Rykiel

The Christmas tree of prohibition? Certainly, Sonia Rykiel invites us to sin;-)
but to sin for Christmas, what is it according to you?:-)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Jean-Paul Gaultier Christmas'tree

Here is the Christmas tree of one of my favorite fashion designer, Jean-Paul Gaultier, the fashion designer who makes me discover fashion ;-)

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Hedi Slimane

Hedi Slimane is back :-))
Unfortunately it is not on the catwalks that our preferred fashion designer makes his big return but for the art gallery Almine Rech in Paris for the exhibition" Hedi Slimane /// Perfect Stranger ".

From november 28th to january 05th
Galerie Almine Rech
19, rue de Saintonge
75003 Paris

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Friday, December 7, 2007

Pull In

One of my last fashion parties: Pull In, the young brand of underwear.
There are no surfers but a lot of young trendy people.
 
For me, Pull In is the colourful alternative to our CK boxers;-)
Do you confirm?

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Dandy's Paris

I like particularly this subway station. Maybe because it evokes one of the books of my childhood or maybe because it is singular...

And you, what is your favourite subway station?


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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Fashion Christmas Trees

For their twelfth edition, the most famous creators join the Ministry of Arts and Communications for the exhibition "Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs".

At this occasion, the most famous fashion designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Hermès, Anne-Valérie Hash, Isabel Marant, Marithé and François Girbaud, Dice Kayek, Cacharel, Sonia Rykiel, Paul Smith, Jérome Dreyfuss, Andrée Putman, Christian Ghion have created a fashion Christmas tree.


The donations taken during the auction of fir trees, which will take place on Thursday, will be put back to the association " Sol en Si ".

Who said that fashion was frivolous? ;-)

Sapins de Noël des Créateurs
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
182, rue Saint Honoré, Paris 1er
Du 7 décembre 2007 au 2 janvier 2008
Free entrance from monday to friday, from 9 pm to 7 am.

Monday, December 3, 2007

enchanting and magical december

Such an Advent calendar, every day you will find surprises, which I shall reveal to you …

The first one: A night-stroll on Champs-élysées.

The most beautiful avenue of the world dressed its magnificent luminuous costumes …
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