Le Weekend Weather in Paris
Bonjour,
Today I will make you laugh out loud because it’s pretty chilly in Paris! After the scorching time we’ve had in the apartment, this morning all of our windows are closed up tight. The wind howled last night so much that it blew wide open a slightly cracked large, heavy window in the kitchen! The wind will be 17 mph until early afternoon and the temps will be only in the upper 60’s/low 70’s.
Today will be a jeans day for me – first time this trip! As to all of yesterday’s adventures, they went from underwhelming to very interesting.
Peggy and I attended the weekly Friday afternoon fashion show at Les Galleries Lafayette. I had told Peggy to prepare to be slightly underwhelmed, and she totally embraced that response. Bernie and I did the show about five years ago and had the same reaction. As chic and beautiful as this large department store is, their fashion show could stand a significant upgrade! It’s very hard to find the room to be begin with, and then it is unimpressive when you finally do. The oddity of the whole affair was that early arrivals were given the worst seats (ours), and last minute folks got front row! We could barely see anything (certainly not the shoes) and the show only lasted 25 minutes. No photos allowed but Peggy sneaked a couple with her iPhone. Not the best but it will give you the idea.
The fashion show reflected what is happening in Paris in regard to fashion: it isn’t nearly as stunning as it once was. When we first started coming to Paris eleven years ago, the streets were a constant stream of exquisite fashion. Now, it’s the same casual bunch of rags, flip-flops, short shorts, tatoos, tattered jeans and all manner of bra straps showing. Sorry to sound cynical, but I miss the former beautiful style! And now with the demise of their beautiful scarves, I am truly devastated…ha! The show yesterday had not one scarf, almost no jewelry and tennis shoes with most of the outfits. So I think I’m getting old!
Last night after dinner at one of our favorite little spots, Le Bourguignon du Marais, 
we attended a little jazz concert with Jim and Peggy. A friend of theirs from Alabama was playing. Very eclectic atmostphere and most entertaining. Kind of like our Coffee Klatch used to be! No pics from the concert as folks are ill at ease in Paris with personal picture taking. Also, something new this year! Tis a changing world.
We got home about midnight and this lady slept in until 9:45!
Have a great weekend,
Linda & Bernie
July 25, 2015 @ 12:04 pm
Fashion, friends, and frosty temps, these are a few of my favorite things.
July 25, 2015 @ 1:14 pm
Is it common for large department stores to have regular fashion shows? Bernie seems to see photos ops that others may not. The one which he’s not looking through the viewfinder shows a lot of imagination.
July 25, 2015 @ 1:26 pm
Pat,
Yes, Bernie is a great photographer with a very nice camera! As to the fashion shows, this one is the only one we know about in Paris. That’s why it should be more spectacular!
July 25, 2015 @ 2:23 pm
Hurrah for cool temps. Closed windows??? Wow! It was actually pleasant for us up at Burritt last night. Truly sounds as if the Paris of old is slipping away. As you said, our age is showing. Do Parisians our age have the same impression? How do they feel about it?
July 25, 2015 @ 2:48 pm
Well, I don’t know that many older people in Paris. Just our one neighbor Chantalle. I think she feels the same way. If you don’t mind paying the small fee, you should read my most recent post on Channillo.com. It’s on FB. I think it costs $2.59 or something for the series.
July 25, 2015 @ 9:21 pm
In Dallas, no one dressed any differently than we do here. Margie and I went to Zoe’s for lunch on the way home yesterday. We could have easily been on Whitesburg, just having lunch.
I paid $25.00 to have American Air lose my suitcase! They’re supposed to bring it to me. The flight they say it’s on is almost due to arrive. That’s been my excitement for the day.
And, since I’ve been home, I’ve been trying to keep this new Windows 8.1 from “eating” my passwords. FRUSTRATED is one word for me. Microsoft wants you to copy a combination of letters and numbers over and over and over, ad nauseum. Every once in a while they ask how likely you are to suggest this program to a friend on a scale of 0-10. My check off spot is ALWAYS 0! Oh, I do hate it. Imagine, all you want to do is check your e-mail. It might even be something important, but oh no………………
I’m glad the weather has changed for you. Enjoy it.
July 26, 2015 @ 5:43 am
How is Margie doing?