When I was invited to Paris Fashion Week this year, I was literally so excited I couldn’t contain it! My first ever Paris Fashion Week and I just couldn’t believe it! What’s more is that I was invited to go see an Indian designer, Rahul Mishra, who shows at PFW every year – I loved being able to cover a designer who came from my home country! Although I was just going to see one show, we decided to make a weekend of it and have a look around as well. It’s been years since I was in Paris last, so I took my 48 hours there to explore a little bit. Although it rained literally all weekend, the sun could feel when I was ready to take outfit photos and actually came out for just a little while on both days! More on those outfits later, for now see what I got up to at Paris Fashion Week!
We arrived to an incredibly rainy Paris! I actually forgot my umbrella (this is why you don’t pack last minute… and after a very long, and potentially boozy dinner) so when we got off the Eurostar I actually got pretty wet in the rain! I managed to salvage my hair but it totally explains why I have an awful cold now back in London! Even then, I wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of me feeling beyond ecstatic to be in one of the most beautiful cities in the world! We started the day with of course lunch! We found a little café called Chez Francis and I didn’t wait even 3 seconds before I ordered the steak tartare and chips! It was divine! Post lunch, we walked around all the beautiful little streets of Paris and of course we couldn’t miss a visit to Colette! One of the coolest stores in Paris! I was obsessed with all the unique pieces they had in there! After all the walking around, we were ready for another coffee break and some dessert. One of my favourite spots for coffee and cake was Angelina – the hot chocolate is divine and the cake selection is amazing! How cute are they?
By this point it was time for me to get ready for the show! It seems the weather Gods heard my prayers and for a brief 20 minutes the sun began to shine just for us to be able to take some photos of my Paris Fashion Week look! I’ll be covering this look in more detail for you guys tomorrow along with direct links to everything I wore! I was so excited to be able to attend a show of an Indian designer and am so proud of all the talent that comes out of my home country! The show was beyond beautiful and there were so many pieces that I just can’t wait to get my hands on! I loved that Rahul Mishra took his inspiration from Van Gogh’s sunflowers and I saw elements of the artists techniques in some of the pieces in the show, such as the sun flower appliqué on the tops, and the beautiful bomber jackets. One of my favourite pieces though was a beautiful striped number that was totally backless! By the end of it I was feeling so inspired not only by all the amazing pieces that walked down the catwalk, but also by the fabulous styling! Plus even the shoes were great!
After this we were starving! We had dinner at one of the cutest spots ever! The restaurant was called Chez Monsieur and trust me, the calories I consumed were so worth it. We started with escargots, which are my favourites! I remember the first time I tried escargot and I immediately couldn’t stop eating them! Following this we moved on to the scallops in a creamy truffle sauce with water chestnuts and I promise it took me all of 5 minutes to consume it all! To end the meal, we had the most divine profiteroles EVER. Basically – best dinner ever.
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On the second day, we had most of the morning and early afternoon to continue our exploration. We started with brunch at what has quickly become my favourite spot in Paris, L’Avenue. The tarte tartin was one of the best I’ve ever had, and I’m sure you guys all saw it on my insta stories! We then continued to walk around and made our way to the gardens of the Palais Royale, and then just wandered and let ourselves get a little lost! The sun came out again which was beautiful and we were able to enjoy how beautiful this city is! As it was Sunday most things were closed, but it didn’t stop us from just taking it all in!
We had to rush to get our train only to realise there were massive delays – it took us about 6 hours in total from the time we reached the station to the time we got home, the delays were insane! Either way, it was one of the most magical weekends and I am beyond excited that I was able to attend Paris Fashion Week this season! Did you get to see all the action live via my Insta stories?
