PARISIENNE is the essence of a woman who knows how to love and how to live. At the heart of YSL’s DNA is the empowerment of women, and true to this we believe that any woman, anywhere, can adopt the values of being a PARISIENNE. To celebrate the launch of PARISIENNE, and to encourage women to find their “inner PARISIENNE”, we have created www.ExperienceParisienne.com, where the essence of a woman and her PARISIENNE experience is shared with other women.
In this spirit, YSL is sending five renowned bloggers on a journey around the country to discover and reveal their very own PARISIENNE experiences in New York City, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Yves Saint Laurent has chosen an ensemble of women with passions for beauty, art, design, music, fashion and food to create a travel diary of their trip. Stay tuned here to read articles, see photos and follow the women on their journey.
Last night was the Yves Saint Laurent PARISIENNE Masquerade at the Angel Orensanz Foundation down in New York City’s Lower East Side. The party had an amazing turn out and everyone came dressed in the most stylish attire and sporting fabulous masks!.
It’s the talk of the town…..see what people are saying here:
Check back later for a full rundown of the whole party, the crowd, the space and the fabulous masks!
10/26
Ah, Paris! My favorite city outside the US, I try to go to Paris at least once a year to recharge my spirit—and closet! My first trip to Paris was when I was about eleven years old, with my family. We stayed at a small hotel off the Seine, whose name I have long forgotten, but it had a beyond-memorable view of the Eiffel Tower. I remember having tea at Mariages Freres, steak frites at Brasserie Lipp, and a Croque Madame at Café de Flore. And now, well over a decade later, I still visit those same places when I go to Paris. The thing is with Paris is that the city itself is like an everlasting memory—the places and experiences you love endure, but you can also constantly find new places to cherish!
Some of my favorite places in Paris include:
10/25
So, why does everything sound better in French? Is it the accent? Is it the way it’s written? The way it sounds? Everywhere you walk around New York, there’s a French restaurant or store every few blocks. Just to name a few eateries that bring this to mind: Bilboquet, Sant Ambroeus (even though they serve Italian cuisine), Le Bernardine, La Grenouille, Adour, Bagatelle, Pastis, Les Halles, and Moutarde. I could go on for miles! Even peoples name in general sound better in French. Ordinary names become romantic and posses an alluring attraction. For example, David becomes, Davide (pronounced, Davieede), Peter becomes Pierre, Oliver becomes Olivier, Alexander becomes Alexandre, and so on. What is it about Paris that we find ourselves wanting to be Francophiles? I don’t know the exact answer, but maybe anything “Parisienne” is just chicer!
SunHee Grinnell | Vanity Fair
Photograph by Davis Factor
10/23
Luckily, there are pockets of Manhattan that help me recreate some of that Paris magic. Breakfast at Balthazar is a intimate, buzzy, small-world feeling, with delicious coffee and croissants. Shopping in Nolita recalls St. Germain for me—lovely small shops with great finds. You can spend a whole day wandering the neighborhood and adjoining SoHo, as in Paris! On the other side of Manhattan, there’s Madison Avenue, which is akin to Rue Faubourg St. Honoree—with all the glitzy shops, your credit card better be prepared! And just to show that Paris is not all about shopping for me, I’d recommend Central Park, New York’s answer to the Tuileries. Pack a picnic lunch from Citarella and head to Shakespeare’s Garden for an enchanting afternoon!
Eva Chen | Teen Vogue
Anna is the resident photographer of ExperienceParisienne.com. Her work has graced the pages of such magazines as Marie Claire, Lucky Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. She is a graduate of Art Center College of Design and was a selected winner of the Magenta Flash Forward competition in 2006 and PDN 30 in 2007.
This duo is the founding creative team behind the fashion, style, and shopping hotspot Refinery29. Christene is the editorial director and has worked for other publications including Gourmet and The Daily (the official publication of Fashion Week); she’s also written for Travel & Leisure and Dwell and provided creative consulting for a mix of fashion and lifestyle brands. Piera, Refinery29’s Style Director, is not only a market and visuals aficionado but an amazing photographer to boot; she’s also worked as a stylist and creative producer.
