Richard Nahem

Richard, The Paris Insider - Expat New Yorker and good time bon vivant, Richard Nahem is a fashion and trend insider reporting on what's nouveau in Paris. Richard is the founder of the wildly popular blog, Eye Prefer Paris and leads private shopping tours of Paris via Eye Prefer Paris Tours. He is a chocolate truffle hound who knows how to get to the front of the line. www.eyepreferparis.com / www.eyepreferparistours.com

Paris Chic Bicycles Are Rather Fun and Utalitarian

One reason why Parisians have such fab legs Somehow we would like to believe that the bikes in Paris are rather tzujed up glam affairs. But, no. More often than not, Parisians go for practicality rather than preciousness when it comes to getting around the city-- always with a dash of French chic style, of course! Richard Nahem, observes... I recently started taking photos of bicycles around the city. They have a certain charm which is hard to describe. From the slick racers that are used in the Tour De France, to the beat up but tough spray painted bicycles to the delivery ones with baskets to the gray, to the utilitarian Velib rentals, they are a vital form of

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Art Exhibition in Paris- Vincent Gagliostro Case Installation Opening

An art show not to miss in Paris Without exception, Vincent Gagliostro has been a multi-talented fine artist as well as coveted, award winning art director and friend. It was at Vincent's coaxing that I started my career as a fashion stylist. He is also the art director responsible for the current FocusOnStyle.com. It is with great honor and praise that I share Richard Nahem's invitation with you. Please do not miss this exceptional event. --S.H. Vincent Gagliostro | (1)case | Galerie NeC I cordially invite you to the opening of my partner Vincent Gagliostro's new installation, Case, Thursday, October 21 from 6PM at Galerie NeC, 20 rue des Coutures Saint Gervais, 3d arr. Case, Thursday, October 21 from 6PM

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Printemps Paris Store Windows Love New York, Mr. Brainwash Style

Retail Remedy: While we are obsessing about Paris Fashion Week, Primtemps is in LOVE with New York! The grass is always greener on the other side of a trans-Atlantic flight... Here I am living in Paris and fending off questions about the Paris Fashion Week and the Parisain department store Printemps loves New York, my former hometown. Go figure. While Paris is overflowing with some of the most styled out fashion peeps in the world and celebrating French Chic like nobody's business, Printemps is celebrating the Big Apple with these clever window displays. Michael Kors and Campbell's Soup Spray Paint Fifteen iconic New york designers including Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Diane Von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, Ralph Lauren, Proenza Schueller and

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Jean Paul Gaultier Furniture Sweetens Up Paris Elle Decor Suite

Love the crazy way Jean Paul Gaultier put his signature nautical stripes on wacky, cool furniture For the last two years Elle Decor has selected a fashion designer to decorate the former apartment of Jacques Carlu at the Cité de Architecture. This year the chosen is Jean Paul Gaultier, proceeding Christian Lacroix and Martin Margiela. Jean Paul Gaultier has brought his usual whimsical and sometimes kitschy style to the 2,400 sq. ft. space atop the museum. >> Home Style SHOPPING Guide Sort of an optical illusion Enter the vestibule and you find his signature marine blue and white stripes covering the walls and furniture but the stripes are askew in certain spots making it an optical illusion. Lushness abounds In

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Fashion, Italian Style. Fernanda Gattinoni Couture from Sexpots of the 50’s and 60’s

Fernanda Gattinoni dresses from 1950's -1960's for Italian screen legend Anna Magnani, who was known for her smoldering sexuality and ability to be "real;" I could even forgive Magnani's hairy armpits. You know your guy friend is playing for the other team when he is as excited about these old movie star dresses as you! If I could live in any other time, I would have to say it would be in the 1950's to 1960 in Rome, on the via Veneto. Fernanda Gattinoni for Kim Novak I would be an a hourglass vixen, with heavy eyeliner, a hot temper and smoldering sexuality in a Maserati convertible with a death-defyingly sexy man by my side. Marcello Mastroianni would be on

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Looking Like Your Dog Is So Chic in Paris

A mademoiselle and her pooch in Paris Only in Paris when you look like your dog, it will be chic! I know I will get an argument by dog lovers from other places (particularly from Sharon and her love of French poodles), but I say no one loves their dogs more than Parisians. I back up my statement with the fact that dogs are allowed almost anywhere in Paris- at the butcher, the baker, restaurants, the metro, parks, art galleries, food shops, boutiques, and dog grooming salons. >> SHOP: Need to be discreet? Check out our Cute Pet Carriers Want immediate attention and better service in a restaurant or cafe? Just park your dog on the chair next to you

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Printemps Paris Alice in Wonderland store windows salute fashion and whimsy

Printemps Paris Alice in Wonderland store windows Alice in Wonderland mania has taken Paris by storm! Printemps is lighting up the dreary, gray winter with their delightfully whimsical and chic Alice in Wonderland windows. The department store is celebrating the release of the new Tim Burton version of "Alice in Wonderland," starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, with a very French fashion touch. Free rein was given to a group of top international designers to use their imagination to create their own Alice dress. Alice in Wonderland theme in the Printemps Paris windows Haider Ackermann, Manish Arora, Chloé, Ann Demeulemeester, Christopher Kane, Nicholas Kirkwood, Maison Martin Margiela, Bernhard Willhelm, and the late

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Christmas Windows Paris- Galeries Lafayette & Printemps

Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Stay tuned for more holiday treats from Paris.-- Richard, the Paris Insider   Visit on your next trip to Paris:Printemps64 Blvd. Haussmann,9th arr. Metro: Havre Caumartin Galeries Lafayette40 Blvd. Haussmann, 9th arr. Metro: Chaussée-d'Antin Photos, this page only, eyepreferparis.com

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Manolo Blahnik Spring Preview 2010 & The World’s Largest Shoe Department

These shoes are so gorgeous, it's like shoe porn!!!! If you know me, you would understand what a shoe freak I am, so this post was pure delight! I worked in Delman, the fancy ladies shoe salon at Bergdorf Goodman in NY back in the early 80's where gorgeous shoes were part of design. If you don't know me, just ask Sharon and she can share some mutual shoe drool stories with you-- starting with the time that I found her the most incredible fuchsia, ankle wrap Charles Jourdan disco heels! On second thought, maybe you shouldn't ask... To make all you shoe fanatics jealous, I had the distinct pleasure of attending two major shoe events in the same day-

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