Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore & Le Marais

This past Wednesday Jihane and I went on a walk around Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore (the "it" street in Paris for all the designer boutiques. Also, it's filled with chic cafes & bars, antique shops (but the kind that's very expensive and collectors items) and art galleries.

Jihane (as of this Thrusday) will be officially interning at the auction house Sotheby's, which is nicely placed right across the street from the French Whitehouse - Le Palais d'Elysees. I have my interview on February 5th with Lanvin so keep your fingers crossed they don't change their mind! They haven't had anyone intern there through my program since 2005, so I hope I make a good impression. Both of these places are located on this street, so we'll have luxury of getting to see amazing window displays (as posted below).

Yesterday I went on a walk around Le Marais, which is the jewish quarter of Paris. The streets are lined with craftsmen shops (jewelery, furniture, etc) and kosher restaurants. The narrow streets are paved with cobblestone and it's the only place in Paris that stays open on Sundays. I went with a good three hours to get lost and wander about before the Henrik Vibskov show. Le Marais is also very close to Hotel de Ville - if you start on the eastern end and go west, the streets basically spit you out in front of it - and the art museum Centre Pompidou.