ESPRIT SAINT GERMAIN HOTEL

 

Want to reside in the heart of historic Saint Germain des Près, wake up to the trills of the birds and at the same time enjoy the luxurious comfort of a very trendy hotel ?

ESPRIT SAINT GERMAIN will seduce you in a second !

Your own haven on the roof tops with Saint Sulpice in the background.

 

        

A prestige bedroom at the ESPRIT SAINT GERMAIN HOTEL

“ Your home away from home “ is the welcome motto of this charming and contemporary little nook .

 

28 bedrooms and suites ( old beams ; hope you’re not too tall ; those ceilings are not meant for the Schwarzeneger type, nor dwarfs, don’t worry ! ). This place is meant to be like a private residence : thus their motto.

 

You’re at walking distance from all the nice shops, and you won’t even need a chauffeur ; you’ll be close enough to bring back a few bags and head for a  rest or have a glass of champagne in between to give yourself some impetus to go on, the afternoons and evenings are long at this time of year !

You’ll be close enough to the Luxembourg garden … for a kiss next to the so romantic fountain and close to  the Luxembourg museum whose choice of exhibits is always first class; that’s after the kiss ! Both are not to be missed !

 

ESPRIT SAINT GERMAIN HOTEL

22 rue Saint Sulpice

75006 Paris

http://www.hotel-esprit-saint-germain.com/en/#/hotel-luxury-lounges

GOOD MORNING FRIDAY !

 

SHITTY WEATHER IN PARIS TODAY SO WE BADLY NEED SOME COMFORT….

 

And it does sound like this little nook of a garden !

Hoping for a better tomorrow !

MANET, “The Hated”, AT THE MUSEE D’ORSAY

 

Olympia, “ this horrible painting, a threat to people. What is that odalisk with her yellowish tommy, horrendous model coming out of nowhere?”

MANET was thrown right down into the gutter by the critics of his time. And see now, MANET is at the Musée d’Orsay ! Revenge must feel sweet !

 

Rather ladylike to me , but well, if they say so….

 

The public used to make fun of his works, insulting him right in his face, for his scandalous paintings and themes.

Well, yes, women are actually naked even on a pick nick.

A naked woman will shock while at the same time, ither painters represented naked women but under the spell of religion, which made all the difference.

Daily life meant everything to MANET who thought it the most noble of subjects.

 

 

A detour via Venice can’t hurt anyone .

MANET

MUSEE D’ORSAY

till July 3rd, 2011

http://musee-orsay.fr

CAN'T RESIST THAT SPLASH OF COLOUR !

via Little Blue Deer

Must be Brit !

 

“ Life’s too short to stuff a mushroom. “

JUMBO NIGHT IN A JUMBO JET IN JUMBO HOSTEL

 

Is the sky the limit or is it the ground ?

Now that you have had dinner or lunch high above our heads, without barfing, without crying and without any screaming,

Now that you have had a go at originality, what can I find to amuse you ?

Let’s stay for once on that old good ground of ours and have a night in a jumbo jet of a 747, right on the tarmac.

It all happens at THE JUMBO HOSTEL .

This beautiful bird has first flown for Singapore Airlines before being bought by a Swede  who transformed it in a 25 room hotel right in Stockholm’s airport.

The jumbo jet Suite right in the cockpit : (300 € )

“ Welcome onboard this jumbo jet from Jumbo Hostel airlines flying to Nowhere, with an estimated flying time of 12 hours of sleep at an altitude of ground zero.

Your chief of cabin Oscar and myself will ensure that you have a pleasant flight.

The bar will remain open at all times”.

JUMBO HOSTEL

Jumbovagen 4

SE-190 47 STOCKHOLM

SWEDEN

http://www.jumbohostel.com

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT !

 

 

Bored to death with your usual regular dinner parties ?

Any wished to impress ?

 

Make the sky YOUR limit with DINNER IN THE SKY !

The London Eye is not fun enough , here is a solution to your existential dilemna :

 http://www.dinnerinthesky.com

 

Jaffa from the skies. Let your vertigo on the pavement; and a sip of champagne might make you forget you’re 500 meters above ground

 

See that small basket hanging from the huge crane: that’s you and your next dinner , Sweety Pie !!

Not only is The sky the limit but the World is the limit !

Cocktail over Copacabana in Rio, Lunch over the Grand Canyon,sunset over Paris.. you name it.  

 

Romantic or Frantic ? Comfortable or Crazy ?

I’ll let you be the judge !

WHITES AND GREENS, BLACK AND GREYS AT THE PRE CATELAN

All crystal and whites ...in the lush gardens of the Bois de Boulogne, at Paris' door.

Le PRE CATELAN




Murano chandeliers, white orchids, crispy linen tablecloths and heavy silverware : comfort at best.




Le PRE CATELAN is activated by 45 people ( 20 in the dining-rooms and 25 in the kitchen) under the spell of ANTON, the Master Chef and his 3 Michelin stars.




Black, white and greys for the new version of the Pré Catelan.








Asparagus Fréderic ANTON style



Tuesday to Saturday from
12:00 – 14:00
19:30 – 22:30
Sunday :
12:00 – 14:00 From May to October
http://www.precatelanparis.com/

Le Pré Catelan
Route de Suresnes – Bois de Boulogne
75016 Paris
Reservation: 01 44 14 41 14

Métro: Porte Maillot (ligne 1)

A RAINFALL OF "COUTURE" PEARLS AND CRYSTALS: SPINA DESIGN

Pink Coral curtain tieback from Spina Design

Delicate tinted rose crystals nestle under a canopy of hand wound Japanese silk bobbles is one of the many examples of the stupendous haberdashery launched by 2 "crazy" guys : Robbie Spina and Joe Zito.

Isn't those jewels more precious than the Queen's Crown Jewels ?



Mink ( as above), fox, mohair, sateen, silk, ribbons, Swarovsky crystals, leather, peacock feathers, they dare use all kinds of precious materials for their "couture" items. They had to go through a very special order of an 11 meter long river of pearls that was to be hanged from a ceiling, thus renting a special place to be able to mount and dismantle it.



Hand-made pearl and crystal fringing .


Halo light cluster

Flat silver-plated cobra chain strands interspersed with gleaming fine lead crystal octogons.



Square crystal light sculpture with amber beads.




Swarovsky crystal cushion

Their customers range from Van Cleef & Arpels to Peter Marino for the Chanel and Dior boutiques
via Harrods and Madonna.

They boith would love to create a jewellery line and accessories.. their imagination is wide enough from Cleopatra, Marie-Antoinette, the Folies Bergère...


All by SPINA DESIGN in the UK.
http://www.spinadesign.co.uk/

PROUD TO BE BEAUTIFUL AT ..... AND MORE

Garance Doré, The Sartorialist, Café Mode, Nizza Girl are all wonderful fashion blogs but....
So is advancedstyle.blogspot.com

Ari Seth Cohen, in his Thirties,  roams the streets of New York looking for the most stylish women; under 24 , you would add. Well, NO.
This is how you happen to realize that you don't have to be young to be stylish.
When 70 and far above, God you have style !



This beautiful woman is ONLY 80 !!!!!



What about being ..... 82 ?!


A light 78 years .


Lynn Dell

"Lynn Dell believes living is a party to be enjoyed and she dresses every day as if she was invited to the biggest and best of them.


Her credo: "Dress for the theatre of your life." "

as she reports on advancedstyle.com

This woman is absolutely AMAZING !

Youth seems almost old fashioned compared with the beauty of age. These women have attitude, class, elegance, glamour.
They are fascinating, inspired.



Hélène Rochas is one of those etraordinarily elegant women of Paris. She still kills you with her turquoise blue eyes.


Hélène Rochas : pure style.



Colour suits them. As Coco CHANEL used to say with disdain :
" I find nothing more aging than trying to look young."



Jacqueline de Ribes :  no fear of making an entrance.

And fashion seems like architecture : a matter of proportions.

" I think it is fabulous to a woman because no matter how much we achieve, regardless of how many ladders we climb, we are still women and we get to celebrate our feminity by dressing up."
said Marisa Berenson.

" When you wake up you think what you're going to project that day- but you always dress to seduce."
Diane Von Furstenberg

"Style is knowing what suits you, who you are and what are your assets. It is also accepting it all. " 
Bianca Jagger

" I prefer couture clothes because they are better made. It's the difference between a brick house and a prefabricated hut. "
Ines de la Fressange.

STYLE IS AT ANY AGE.


What a lesson !

LAST ALL NIGHT ; ANYWAY, YOU DON'T HAVE THE CHOICE AT THE EAST HOTEL !

Perfect time for a week-end in Europe with all the trees blooming with flowers, the grass smelling like Spring :
Hamburg's THE place, because .... it's EAST. EAST HOTEL ? What else ? !

"When the night comes in in Hamburg, the sun rises in the EAST."

Supreme design, Unparalleled style, Exclusive service.


The EAST HOTEL and its very own luxurious design will make your night a short one :




Isn't that restaurant a crazy place with its huge curtains like veils of some kind ? Jordan MOZER went wild on the décor : the mix between the old stones cellar and futuristic high ceilings, the lighting.










103 rooms all bearing an enchanting name ( Ginger, Jasmine, Cinnamon, Lotus and Tangerine), the EAST HOTEL is a small town in itself : you name it, it's there : a private cinema, 4 bars to choose from , a night-club, a roof terrace, a sauna, a garden for a little zen attitude and meditation, a fitness center... So, why would you leave ? Forget about visiting Hamburg !!





A massage on the roof top ? Leave daily life behind at the Mandarin Body & Soul.





Yakshi's Bar and its 250 drinks is one of the 4 bars. Told you, no way to include sleeping as you'll have to test the Smirnoff Lounge , then Lounge N° Ten and why not the Dedon Island too while you're at it ?


The Smirnoff Lounge fit for your 150 friends !


Lounge N° Ten


Dedon Island



Good Night !!!!!!!!

EAST HOTEL
Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße 31
D-20359 Hamburg
Allemagne
T: + 49.(0)40-30.99.3-0
F: + 49.(0)40–30.99.3-200
http://www.east-hamburg.de/