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Jeans, White Shirt and Not Much Else

admin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:43:14 +0000

Jeans, White Shirt and Not Much Else- you should trust me with this one. This is a winning combination for almost any occasion. White shirt can take you from a black-tie event to loafing about at the weekend in combination with jeans. When you button it up in the morning, you should feel confident and in control. Seriously, putting on a crisp, clean shirt that fits perfectly makes you feel like you’re the boss. But here’s the thing: when you are buying a dress shirt there are a lot of details to get right, from the collar to the cuffs to the cut of the torso. All that said, a perfect choice is made to measure where you can leave all this small things to a professional tailor.

I’m wearing:

Shirt – Dević Made to Measure (Cara Lazara 15)
Watch: Rolex Cellini (Petite Genève Petrović – Authorised Rolex Retailer for Serbia and Hungary)

Creative director: Vesna Filipović
Photographers: Marko Arsić and Dijana Tolicki
Make-up: Maja Radman
Hairstyle: Barber shop Pinch
Shooting location: Square Nine hotel

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La Maison Champs Elysées Hotel

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 20:36:21 +0000

Spending a few days in the amazing La Maison Champs Elysées hotel in the heart of Parisian Triangle d’Or was really transcending experience. I mean, how many times you’ve been given the opportunity to enjoy in design cues of legendary Martin Margiela himself? This emblematic designer’s trademark design (minimalism, with dominant usage of white color) is visible throughout the entire hotel, especially in La Maison’s 17 couture suites. I was extremely lucky to be situated in maybe the most Margiela-ish room of them all, the avant-garde White Cover Suite, with remarkable minimalist interior, where the furniture is covered with white linen, as well as the paintings on the walls.

On the hotel tour, I was able to check out the other room-types and suites: Lost Mouldings Suite, Gilded Lounge Suite, White Cover Suite, Curiosity Case Suite, Junior Couture Suite, Junior Couture Suite and Deluxe Couture suite. While I must say that literally everything within La Maison is worth of one’s attention, and that this is definitely a hotel like no other, one particular suite caught my attention a little bit more than the others. Curiosity Case Suit is a sight to behold, with its black-painted walls, black lackquered parquet and mushroom-like details scattered in the corners of the suite. It takes a bold designer to create a marvel like this, a room that is both very luxurious and somewhat disturbing, but definitely in a strange, sexy way. Although I was absolutely thrilled with my own suite with it’s Margiela DNA all around, next time when I check in – there is no doubt that I’ll book this black wonder of Curiosity Case Suit.

Hotel La Maison Champs Elysées is perhaps the most fashionable hotel in the City of lights, and a must-see and visit place for anyone with a soft spot for the works of the iconic Belgian designer.

The display of an encased flamingo and cockatoo

White Cover Suite

Curiosity Case Suite

Empire Reception Room
Address: Maison des Centraliens, 8 Rue Jean Goujon, 75008 Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 40 74 64 64
Website: lamaisonchampselysees.com

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Les Bains Douches Paris

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:45:49 +0000

Back in the late 70s, New York had iconic nightclub Studio 54, a hip place populated by celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Mick and Bianca Jagger, Rod Stewart and Andy Warhol. In the early 80s, Paris got its own competitor for the title of the most star-studded nightclub in the world. Situated in more than a century old building, the one that long ago hosted none other than Marcel Proust in his search for a luxury bathhouse, this place suddenly became a place to visit for numerous artists and celebrities of that era. With such guests as Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Robert De Niro, Grace Jones, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yves Saint Laurent, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss and many, many others, this former bathhouse was destined to become an iconic place in its own right. There were other clubs in that golden age of Paris night life, but perhaps none of them were as era defining.

Two decades later, Les Bains was shut down, but not for long. Its current owner, well known movie producer and director Jean-Pierre Marois, saw the fantastic opportunity to make something slightly different, but also very lucrative and completely in the vein of the original place. And after four years of meticulous restoration, from the ashes of the old iconic nightclub, an exclusive boutique hotel had arisen. Last August I had a chance to stay at Les Bains and I got to say that it is a hotel unlike any other, and so much more.

Just a few days before the reopening in March, Les Bains opened its doors to Dior and Raf Simons that came to celebrate the presentation of the Autumn-Winter 2015-2016 collection. Over a dinner followed by the first party of Les Bains 2015, the guests could enjoy music and feel the well known vibe of this iconic place. After the opening, the old regulars like Roman Polanski and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac started coming back again, and Les Bains already became one of the hottest spots in town.

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Discovering Bohemian Paris and Magical Montmartre

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 03:26:04 +0000

There is no place like Montmartre.

This iconic Parisian neighborhood, known for its vineyards, Sacré Cœur Basilica and, above all, a bohemian atmosphere with former residents that earned their places in the history books, is still vibrant place as it was before. Only with less artists, but significantly more tourists, which may not be all that bad for Parisian economy.

The list of artists that inhabited Montmartre seems like a handbook from the Art History subject. Because the rents were low and overall atmosphere hospitable and friendly during the Belle Epoque period (1872 – 1914), Montmartre attracted numerous artists that either already were famous and appreciated, or will become like that in the years to come. The building that is now Musee de Montmartre housed a host of legendary painters: Pierre-Auguste Renoir first rented now iconic space at 12 rue Cartot in 1876 to paint Bal du moulin de la Galette, Maurice Utrillo lived at the same address from 1906 to 1914, and Raoul Dufy shared an atelier there from 1901 to 1911. During the years 1904–1909, giants like Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani lived and worked in a building called Le Bateau-Lavoir, where Picasso painted one of his most important masterpieces, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. List of the artists who worked in this quarter is no-less impressive: Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Brissaud, Alfred Jarry, Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Henri Matisse, André Derain, Suzanne Valadon, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Théophile Steinlen and many, many more.

The Sacré Cœur Basilica is the symbol of the Montmartre since 1914

The most prominent landmark in the Montmartre is the impressive Sacré Cœur Basilica. Located at the highest point of the city, “Basilica of the Sacred Heart” has dominated the Parisian skyline since 1914 and it was dedicated to the 58,000 who lost their lives in the Franco-Prussian War. Totally different type of landmark is Montmartre’s one and only Moulin Rouge. Located in the Pigalle Quartier, at the foot of the Montmartre hill, this legendary cabaret is considered a birthplace of modern can-can dance, and was immortalized by the paintings of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Montmartre of today remains a bit of a mystery to me. It is still vivid and seductive in its own, characteristic way. The very ground that you walk contains so much history that you simply must be overwhelmed with various sensations. You feel proud because you walk the same streets that drew inspiration from Picasso and Vincent van Gogh, Herni Matisse and Maurice Utrillo, but you also feel a bit of nostalgia because those days of great artistry are long gone. Gone but not forgotten, yes, but gone nevertheless.

Nostalgic feelings aside, the best thing you can do is to blend in the colorful mix of the visitors from all meridians and to immerse in the unique magic of the Montmartre while enjoying the walk through the steep and cobbled streets of one of the most historic and interesting neighborhoods in Paris, with its stunning vistas and breathtaking views of the city. And the best thing you can do right now is to pour up a glass of wine, play Charles Aznavour’s signature song “La Bohème” and simply enjoy in these pictures of Paris. According to Aznavour, this song is a farewell to the last days of bohemian Montmartre.

The Église de la Sainte-Trinité is only 1.5 km away and a must-see on a way to Montmartre

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