It's Fall Fashion week 2012 and fashion designers are racing madly to put the finishing touches on their shows while fashion show attendees, groupies, fashion bloggers, buyers, and magazine editors are all scurrying breathlessly from one show to the next.
I met Brooke Taylor and Nana Aganovich, the founders of the label Aganovich, a few years ago and covered their first show here in 2010. I have been following them ever since and have always liked their thoughtful approach to their collections. This season the show was presented in a cavernous former car repair garage on rue du Turenne in the Marais.
The collection is inspired by illustrator Clifford Harper's arctic imagery of icebergs and avalanches and the color palate is black, white, and blue. The look was long and covered up and the models looked like they bracing for a cold winter in Scandinavia, with their zippered high necks and wool helmut hats.
There was a nice subtlety in the tone on tone white fabrics of wool and felt, along with black wool and charmeuse.
Many of the styles had a modern day monk or priest like quality to them and long, flowing, robe-like dresses looked like chic gospel robes. The vanilla cable knit zippered poncho with the low armholes was a delicious cocoon any woman would love to snuggle up in the depths of a chilly day.
Aganovich has always had a distinct viewpoint and they have evolved this season with a collection of smart, non-trendy, non-conformist clothes.
In addition to my Eye Prefer Paris Tours, we now offer Eye Prefer New York Tours, 3-hour walking tours of New York's best neighborhoods including Soho, Meatpacking/West Village & Tribeca. Tours cost $195 for up to 3 people and $65 for each additional person.Come take a bit of the Big Apple on an Eye Prefer New York Tour!
Come experience my blog ìliveî with my Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I lead. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.Tours cost 195 euros for up to 3 people, and 65 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris. www.eyepreferparistours.com
New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotteís professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
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