Nuit Blanche
Lastnight, beginning around 7pm, there was a huge celebration, called Nuit Blanche, in different parts of the city. This celebration attracted many, many people unto the streets of Paris. Nuit Blanche is like a cultural holiday or traditon that showcases different artists' work and it happens every year. "Nuit Blanche" translates to White Night or All-Nighter in French, which takes me to my next point of it being a celebration that continues until the next morning -- around 7am.
❝ Its exact beginning is disputed between Paris, St Petersburg, and Berlin, but, taking elements from all of these, the idea of a night-time festival of the arts has spread around the world since 1997, taking hold from Montreal to Madrid and Lima to Leeds. A Nuit Blanche will typically have museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for art installations, performances (music, film, dance, performance art), themed social gatherings, and other activities. ❞
- Wikipedia
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Pompidou Center all blurry & lit up
Took a step back to enjoy the mousse art...
Round 1:30am, I ended up getting Gelato ice cream =)
hmm, hmm good!!
more ice cream. yummy!
The purchase...
...cost me 5€. It was worth it -- all 4 different flavors!! =)
Me with a few of Paris Nuit Blanche celebrators...
He thought he was slyly putting bunny ears behind my head--I was aware of them the entire time. I thought I'd let him have his moment :) haha
I wasn't able to stay out until 7am like the rest of Paris because I had to meet up with my Fashion Marketing & Merchandising class the next morning at a trade show at 11am plus I wasn't feeling too well. So, I caught the metro around 1:30am, before it stopped running at 2. Made it back to my flat and curled up in my bed and caught some zZzZzzz...
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Ethical Fashion Show
This morning, after only getting about 4 hours of sleep, I headed to the Ethical Fashion Show located off of Château d'Eauf. It was beautifully set up and the independent designers showed fabulous, eco-friendly pieces.
The banner of the show...
...i ♥ it
Check out the umbrellas...nice touch.
The designer (of these innovative designs below) is from Nigeria.
Made of recycled hats & other sustainable materials...
Made of some type of shell and raffia...
Made of a recycled shopping bag and raffia...
Made of synthetic sunflowers and leaves...
& the guy in the background is the designer.
i ♥ the sleeves
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Beautifully hand-made, copper jewelery
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These ultra sexy & chic clutches are made of recycled soda can openers that [were once] attached to the can
...i don't have a better way to explain it :(
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OMGawd...I instantly was drawn to this piece--it's so modern-chic
...I would love this for my first place - post-college graduation. So beautiful & enticing.
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& on way home...
[check out ad in the back -- angry little kid, isn't he? lol]
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♥ pink kisses ♥
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