Le Bon Vie: The Good Life
It’s been said that wine is poetry in a bottle.
Along those lines, perhaps it is true that Parisienne is passion in a bottle.
Of all the senses that preserve memories in a way that retains the emotion of the moment, scent is the most profound for me. While some never forget a face, I never forget a smell. I recollect scenes in my life by scent. A passionate scene was preserved with Parisienne.
In an attempt to preserve other facets of life that evoke a passionate response, I came up with the concept of Le Bon Vie (The Good Life). This is a website (www.lebonvie.org) that I am currently developing. It will be dedicated to the beautiful details of living the good life.
Original content will be provided by individuals who are passionate about each featured subject. So far, I have a wine guy with 2o years of experience in Michigan, an outdoors aficionado who lives in Chicago, a jewelry designer currently residing in San Francisco, a foodie with impeccable taste in London, an artist who calls New York his home & a yoga instructor who lived & studied in Thailand. Each are passionate about their field, as am I about living a good life – along with all the parts and pieces that go with it (Parisienne being one of them).
The website content that the LBV cast provides, which will include blogs, video, editorial, etc., will be coupled with eclectic events (wine tastings, food pairings, fashion shows, yoga retreats, art shows). Each event will be structured upon the following belief: “Le Bon Vie: Live it. Give it.” For every decadent LBV event held, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a local charity – whether it’s in Chicago, LA, London, Madrid, etc.
Parisienne inspired me to cultivate this concept of Le Bon Vie (which is still being under going construction). To express my gratitude, I plan to include a segment on the site dedicated to YSL that will be developed with a unique & profound design, in hopes of sharing the bottle of passion I opened and fell in love with.
