Rue Etienne Marcel has some of my favorite brands that are a must visit for me on every trip to Paris. All Saints, Diesel, Replay, Marithe+Francoise Girbaud, Sandro, Yohji Yamamoto and the multibrand store Kiliwatch. Hanging out with a bunch of his friends and chilling just outside the Replay store, I couldnt help but notice Robin Jude le Texier in his cool street smart look. One look at him and you could tell that he has some great personal style and if I am not wrong definitely involved in the creative pursuits, either music or the arts.  There is something about his aura that I've seen around artists, deep and lost-to-the-world chasing their own train of thought, elusive in spirit even in their physical presence.

Robin wears a pair of used dark denims with the hem folded up to the ankles, an amazing hand knitted ethnic-tribal-native patterned sweater, a long coat in grey and a pair of black high top shoes. He finishes his look with a black bowlers hat and a brown leather backpack. I totally dig the sweater with deep colors with such a vintage feel to it, yet so contemporary.

tre chic monsieur!

Robin Jude Le Texier

Street Style Diaries Paris - Carl Adelson

I am a big fan of the Classics and Men in uniform, and I am sure this is not the first or the last time I'm saying it.

Carl caught my eye from a distance walking up on Rue Saint Honroe, with an towering height and imposing personality befitting a 70mm star. He didn't have to do much, you never have to and that's the point! He keeps it simple in all black from top to toe right down to the sock n the gloves, you have to give a guy his white undershirt, I would. I love the choice of his footwear in leather also in black, classic and rugged.

What I love the most however is his woolen Camel Duffle Coat, with leather and horn toggles. It is a such an iconic piece reminiscent of the British Navymen in the 1950's and I am drawn to men wearing even a hint of uniform. The Duffle Coat, the only classic coat with a hood, perfected by Gloverall of England and reinterpreted by the likes of Maison Martin Margiela, is a vintage piece that's a must have for a Man's winter wardrobe, any variant you could get your hands on.

A short chat with Carl revealed that he from the Seattle, USA and in fact in the field of media and films, visiting Paris. In fact he's just finished co producing and cinematography for a film titled 'Nothing Against Life' You make the cut Carl, anyday!     

Carl Adelson

Street Style Diaries Paris- Lauren Vissir and Ellen Deinum / Mumbai Mirror Feature

It has been an overwhelming start to the year. Your blogger was featured in Mumbai Mirror along with some of the most admired fellow bloggers Akanksha Redhu and Smrithi Rao. A big thank you to Benita Fernando for the feature. Incase you missed the feature, please click here.

Thank you all my dear friends and well wishers out there. It feels good to be acknowledged for the work. Here's wishing for many more. Cheers!

Street Style Diaries Paris

Just outside  cafe Le BIS Repitita at the beginning of rue St. Honroe, I met Lauren and Ellen, two dutch girls out and about in style in the city. Lauren was playing host to Ellen who was visiting.What struck me most other than their fabulously put together layered look for the weather in the city, was their experiment with the tied scarf as a head accessory. Its got such a retro vibe and yet such a fun thing to do.

Lauren wears a black sweat shirt with a metal zipper, a 80's grunge style washed colored burgundy denim jacket and layers it with a chic biker jacket in black leather. A snug black scarf protects and keeps her neck warm. She wears a black protective pair of leggings with her biker boots also in black leather, and a trendy half opaque half sheer skirt with a slit in grey melange.The rouge from her head scarf, her lips and her denim jacket highlights her look and gives her the Parisian chic air.

Ellen chooses to play with textures for her ensemble in grey and black. She wears this double breasted tweed jacket in an enlarged herringbone pattern and throws in a scarf to match on a jacquard pattern. Ellen chooses a tote in leather that adds to the texture play. I love her choice of rings and the turquoise from her ring and the headscarf lift up her whole look.

Goede dag meisjes!     

Ellen Deinum and Lauren Vissir

Ellen Deinum and Lauren Vissir

My favorite romantic city - Paris

Happy New Year

Paris is the city of my dreams. Its perfect in every way that I think about it, and every now and then your blogger is there to touch perfection and come back all inspired. 

Paris shoulders the cultural heritage spanning more than 10,000 years and yet manages to wow us. It has an unparalleled collection of arts in all its fathomable forms, fine arts, sculpture, haute couture, you name it, the French can turn anything under the sun into an art-form. Is displays mind boggling representations of various  architectural forms from Medieval and Neo-Roman to the post modernist and everything in between; yet one finds such uniformity that every frame, no matter where you stand is picture perfect morning, day or night!

Its iconic and preserved  monuments make Paris one of the most visited tourist destinations. The melt-in-your-mouth gourmet desserts, from mousse du chocolat to creme brulee, from the tarts to the delicate macaroons, from the madelines.....oh I could go on, make you taste a slice of heaven in every bite. 

I love the morning ritual of starting my day with a warm butter croissant and a coffee when I am in Paris and I know everyone does it.

I have to be reigned in when I get out shopping onto Champ Elysee, Rue du Rivoli, Rue Saint Honroe, or Rue Etienne Marcel; almost everyone of these streets is capable of making me compel to loosen my purse-strings. I am in the Fashion capital of the world, its natural.

I'll leave you with some images that left me enchanted and obvoiusly follow it up with some very interesting people that I met.....so keep watching this space.

Au Revoir Paris and I'll be back soon...