Experience PARISIENNE

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.

Posts in Journey Category

2009: 12/07
Meg Cuna
Category: Food, Journey, Lifestyle
Tags: experience, Food, new york

Highlights from The Journey | The Chelsea Market – Just a little slice of heaven

The Chelsea Market is one of those places in New York that I can always escape to. This little gem is an indoor market on one entire city block right here in Chelsea. If you are a Francophile, this is near heaven. Everything from an enormous French wine selection to a very knowledgeable butcher. I spent an entire hour shopping for ingredients for the perfect impromptu cocktail party at my apartment this evening. I walked out with fresh bread, cheese and a gorgeous bottle of French wine. It was an extremely successful shopping trip to say the least.

2009: 12/02
Joanna Goddard
Category: Food, Journey
Tags: celebrity chef, Drinks, fish restaurants, Food, france, french food, french restaurants, miami, miami french restaurants, miami restaurants, michelle bernstein, paris, restaurants, top chef

Highlights from The Journey | Michy’s in Miami: Falling in Love with Top Chef Judge Michelle Bernstein’s French-Cuban Creations

One night in Miami, we headed to dinner at Michy’s, a French-Cuban restaurant run by Michelle Bernstein of Top Chef fame. (”Everyone thinks I’m the mean judge,” she laughs, but, I swear, she’s sweet as pie in person.) The genius of Michy’s menu is that everything (both appetizers and entrees) come in both full and half sizes, so you can order a bunch of dishes to sample. Here’s what we tried…
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2009: 11/30
Christene Barberich & Piera Gelardi
Category: Journey, Wheres Yvie?
Tags: san francisco, street style, vintage ysl, Wheres Yvie?, yves saint laurent

Highlights from The Journey | Where’s Yvie: Getting Sartorial Tips From Stylist Stacey Nishimoto

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Name: Stacey Nishimoto
Hometown: San Francisco
DOB: May 6
Most Distinguishing Feature: My teeth
Likes: Mexican food, whisky, thrift stores, old records
Dislikes: Jerks
Favorite Film: Pee Wee Herman’s Big Adventure
Theme Song: “If You Only Knew” by Nina Simone
Dream Affair: Lindsey Buckingham

2009: 11/25
Anna Wolf
Category: Journey, Lifestyle

Highlights from The Journey | French Kiss

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2009: 11/24
Meg Cuna
Category: Drinks, Journey
Tags: chicago, experience, pops champagne

The Bubble Theory: My Top 5 Champagne Recommendations

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I have a theory that drinking Champagne is for every occasion, not just the special ones. And since I can’t really tell one bubbly from the next, I decided to do a little Champagne tasting at Pops for Champagne while in Chicago. This is my list of a few I sampled and recommend the next time you want to toast for absolutely no reason at all. Turns out that every Champagne has a personality of it’s own.

#5. Krug Grand Cuvée – Rich and full-bodied, toasty and complex.

#4. Louis Roederer Brut Premier – Sophisticated richness and a glossy finish.

#3. Henriot Brut Souverain – Bright and developed with an acute personality.

#2. Grosset Grande Réserve – Bold with restraint and purity, nearly perfect.

#1. Ferrari Perle’ 2002 – Complex and forward, yet sleek, skillful in it’s creation.

Pops for Champagne, 601 N State St, Chicago IL 60610

2009: 11/23
Joanna Goddard
Category: Architecture, Food, Journey, Lifestyle
Tags: bouchon, bouchon bistro, bouchon los angeles, bouchon restaurant, Food, france, french bistro, french food, los angeles, los angeles french restaurants, new bouchon, new bouchon LA, paris, thomas keller, thomas keller interview

Get Thee to Beverly Hills: Chef Thomas Keller Just Opened Bouchon Bistro!

12-bouchon-restaurant-los-angeles-LA-new-thomas-keller Great news for L.A. foodies! This November 18th, celebrity chef Thomas Keller (of French Laundry and Per Se fame) opened the brand new Bouchon bistro in Beverly Hills. The menu looks absolutely mouthwatering, with mussels steamed with white wine and mustard, blood sausage with potato puree and caramelized apples, and two-inch-high daily quiches. Here, we chat with Keller about the chaos and craze of opening a restaurant…
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