#it was either this or something that looks like it belongs in the MoMA design store

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i'm so obnoxious but how cute is this LMAO

i love my roommates i got home from my pre-employment drug screen and they were like we have weed do u wanna smoke. like Tears in my eyes Yes yes a thousand times yes

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9 Great Watches for Small Wrists (Under 40mm) // Seiko, Rolex, Hamilton and MORE

What's up guys? My name is Brock. You're watching The Modest Man and today we're talking about some great watches for guys with a smaller wrist. Okay, if you clicked on this video, then you might have a smaller wrist, like I do. But if you're not sure about your wrist size, it's a good idea to measure. So, to measure your wrist, you just need a soft tape like a tailor's tape. You can also just use a piece of string. Wrap it around your wrist and then measure that string. But you want to wrap it around at the widest part of your wrist, right over the bone, and then that's your wrist measurement. So, my wrist is about six and a third inches around, that's definitely on the slender side. I think anything under 7 inches could be considered small, but if you're like six and a half inches or less, I would say that you should stick with smaller sized watches. Now, when we talk about watch size, we're really talking about the case diameter. That's the most important measurement. So, that's just how big is the case without the lugs or the crown and a small watch could be considered anything that's under 40mm in case diameter. I prefer like 38mm or less. I'll definitely wear watches that are 36 or 34mm. I think those are great sizes if you have smaller wrists. If you have a smaller wrist, I think under 40mm is the way to go. So, I've asked a few of my fellow YouTubers and watch enthusiasts to share some of their favorite watches for smaller wrists, under 40 millimeters and then after we hear from them, I will share one of my favorite watches for guys with small wrists. These are great guys, who really know their stuff. So, if you haven't already checked out their channels, definitely go do that. All right gentlemen, take it away. Hey gents, all feels right in the world when I have a small watch on my wrist. At 6'4" and 170, I'm tall and slim, but with six and a quarter inch wrist, I like something that's a little bit more subtle and elegant. I have videos on my channel, where I talk about my favorite watch in my collection, which is my 34mm Omega, which is a bumper model from the 50s. But if you can't go with something that's a little more vintage, I have two recommendations for modest wrists. Number 1 is from a company called Nordgreen. This is the Philosopher model. It's 36mm only, 7. 2mm thick. So, it has that really nice slim small profile, comes in at the $200 price point and it is designed by Jakob Wagner, who comes from Bang & Olufsen and he also has an exhibit in MoMA. It's a quartz movement, but it is hackable and so not only do they have several different metals and sizes, but they're nice slim and sleek and much better than most other fashion brands I've come across. Number 2 is from the Internet's favorite watch brand, which is Orient. This is their Stella model at 36mm. The list price is $350. It was $210 when I was doing this video. It's 12.5mm thick, and it has an open heart displaying the F6T22 movement. So, it's automatic, it's hand whining and hack-able as well. There you have it gents, two excellent affordable and modest size watches for those wrists. Thank you Brock for letting me represent Tall Guys on The Modest Man. If you want to know about the best menswear on the Internet, regardless of height, come over to my channel at The Kavalier. Until next time gents, this is The Kavalier. What's up fellas! My name is Barron, and I run a men's style website and YouTube channel called Effortless Gent. So my favorite watch, in particular, for my small wrist is my Rolex DateJust 16030. Now, I know it's not the most affordable watch, but I think if you can only have one really nice versatile watch, this is the way to go. The 16030 is a vintage model, this is in the early to mid 80s. It has a black dial that measures 36mm. I think that is the perfect size for smaller wrists. My wrist measures six-and-a-half inches around, and I think it fits perfectly. Although if I did have a bigger wrist, I wouldn't say that this watch looks terrible on that either. I think it's a really handsome watch, that will look good even if your wrist is 7 pushing 7. 5 inches around. I think what I love most about this watch is the versatility. Now, I could wear it with jeans and a sweater on my days off, but I could also dress it up with a suit. The jubilee bracelet is a really nice touch and just that steel, all steel watch, with a black dial, it just looks really sharp. Ofcourse, many brands like Seiko, Citizen, etc. make watches that are very similar, very simple, steel bracelets with steel casing and a black dial. So, you don't have to go the Rolex route, but I think if you are looking for something, that is vintage, that will last a long time, I think this is the way to go, and there are many resources online that you can check out, that you can actually buy a vintage Rolex for a relatively affordable price. All right fellows, I hope you like my suggestion. Thank you to Brock for having me in this roundup, and if you want to see more videos from me, please check out my channel, Effortless Gent. What's going on guys! Teddy Baldassare here, and a big thank you to Brock, for letting me come back on the channel. So, I have a youtube channel, talk all about wristwatches and really the whole goal of it is to create a new generation of watch lovers. So, if you want to learn more about watches, definitely go over there, subscribe, I'd really appreciate it. So, when thinking about watches for smaller wrists, this is something I've talked about a good amount. I wanted to pick a watch that I personally own and that is the Nomos Ahoi Neomatik. So, my wrist is 6. 25 inches. So, definitely on the smaller side of things, and when I wear this watch, I really don't get any overhang but the one thing you have to be cognizant of, when you're buying Nomis watches is the lugs are rather long. So, that 36mm, certainly is a little bit deceiving because this watch is going to wear more like a 38 to 40mm watch, with its lug to lug height, a thing that you really need to consider, it has a 45mm. And why I like this watch? I think it has a clean minimalist aesthetic. On top of that, it has an in-house caliber like I mentioned, and the 200 meters water resistance while not having a traditional diver bezel. Has all the specs of a diver, except does not have the bulky design that a lot of divers have. So, that is my choice here today. Thanks again to Brock for having me on, and hope to see you guys on my channel in the future. What's up everybody! I'm Alessandro; and Brock, thank you so much for having me on your channel today. I'm the host of The Standard Wrist, a channel, where we talk about watches for small wrists and general watch talk. Lists, reviews, these kind of things. Today, I'm rocking one of my favorites Seiko 5s ever and that is the Seiko SNXS79K. This one has a 37mm case, which suits my six inch wrist, no problem; and this has got to be the best looking dial for around $120. I mean, look at that gorgeous sunburst dial. This looks awesome in casual outfit or in a business environment. The supplied bracelet looks okay. Doesn't feel all that great, but put this bad boy on a suede needle strap and boom! It looks the absolute business. I've been rocking this one at a Grand Seiko event and people were actually asking me about it. This is just how good it looks. You just can't go wrong with this one and if you want to check my review, just go to my channel, The Standard Wrists. In the meantime, thank you so much again Brock for having me, and guys, stay stylish and keep watching! What's up YouTube! I am Christian from Theo and Harris. Thank You Brock, for having me on the channel. You asked me to bring my favorite conservatively sized watch; a watch that fits super well on a smaller wristed gentleman. But, since I own a thousand watches, that fit those criteria perfectly, I brought you three. Omega Seamaster, it may not look like it, but this is an original classic sports watch. Great examples can be had between a $1,000 and $2,300, and they are some of my favorite watches. Next, a Cartier Tank Louie. Something that I get a disproportionate amount of use from, because I happen to love dressing up. But a watch like this definitely belongs in everyone's collection. And finally Rolex's DateJust. The watch that I've built my entire career and watches around. It measures in 36mm. It wears extremely modern, beefy and substantial. I think it's probably the perfect middle ground between old and new worlds. So, that's it, those are my picks. Thank you so much for having me on. All right, thank you guys. So for me, one of my favorite watches for smaller wrists is the Hamilton Field Officer Khaki Mechanical - kind of a mouthful. I think it's usually just called the Hamilton Khaki Mechanical. It's the manual wind diversion of this watch, so there's an automatic version, but this version is a little bit thinner, so I really like the size. It's got a 38mm case diameter, which is a very universally flattering size. Even guys with bigger wrists, I think look really good wearing a 38mm watch. It's a Swiss made watch, but it's from a brand that was American originally, and it has a lot of cool history behind it, so if you care about heritage, Hamilton is a really cool brand. Since, I dress casually most days, I find myself wearing this watch at least a couple times a week, if not more. For the price, it really is one of the best everyday casual watches out there, especially if you like a mechanical watch as opposed to a quartz, and if you like that field watch kind of military aesthetic. This is about as big as I'll go. I definitely wear smaller watches, like 34mm watches, and I would wear a smaller watch than that like a Cartier Tank or something. Now, if you love bigger watches, if you like that over-sized look then, you know, by all means, wear a bigger watch, but if you do have smaller wrists like I do, and you want something that's gonna look proportionate on you, I would stick with something that's like 38mm or smaller. I will link to this watch and all the other watches mentioned in this video, down below in the description. Thanks again to everybody who helped me make this video. Go show these guys some support by subscribing to their channel. Thank you, as always, for watching and until next time, stay stylish! what's up guys my name is Brock you're watching the modest man and today we're talking about some great watches for guys with a smaller wrist okay if you clicked on this video then you might have a smaller wrist like I do but if you're not sure about your wrist size it's a good idea to measure so to measure your wrist you just need a soft tape like a tailor's tape you can also just use a piece of string wrap it around your wrist and then measure that string but you want to wrap it around at the widest part of your wrist right over the bone and then that's your wrist measurement so my wrist is about six and a third inches around at definitely on the slender side I think anything under seven inches could be considered small but if you're like six and a half inches or less I would say that you should stick with smaller sized watches now we talked about watch size we're really talking about the case diameter that's the most important measurement so that's just how big is the case without the lugs or the crown and a small watch could be considered anything that's under 40 millimeters in case diameter I prefer like 38 millimeters or less I'll definitely wear watches there are 36 or 34 millimeters I think those are great sizes I'll be a if you have a smaller wrist I think under 40 millimeters is the way to go so I've asked a few of my fellow youtubers and watch enthusiasts to share some of their favorite watches for smaller wrists under 40 millimeters and then after we hear from them I will share one of my favorite watches for guys with small wrists these are great guys who really know their stuff so if you haven't already checked out their channels definitely go do that hi gentlemen take it away hey gents all feels right in the world when I have a small watch on my wrist at 6 4 and 170 I'm tall and slim but with six and a quarter inch wrists I like something that's a little bit more subtle and elegant my videos on my channel where I talk about my favorite watch my collection which is my 34 millimeter amiga which is a bumper model from the 50s but if you can't go with something that's a little more vintage I have two recommendations for modest wrists number one is from a company called noir green this is the Philosopher's model it's 36 millimeters only at 7. 2 millimeters thick so it has that really nice slim small profile comes in at the $200 price point and it is designed by Jakob Wagner who comes from banging olsen and he also has an exhibit in MoMA it's a quartz movement but it is hackable and so not only do they have several different metals and sizes but they're nice slim and sleek and much better than most of their fashion brands I've come across number 2 is from the Internet's favorite watch brand which is orient this is their stella model at 36 millimeters the list price is 350 it was 210 when I was doing this video is 12. 5 millimeters thick and it has an open heart displaying the F 6022 movement so it's automatic it's hand whining and hackable as well there you have a gents - excellent affordable and modest sized watches for those wrists Thank You Brock for letting me represent tall guys on the modest man if you want to know about the best men's wear on the Internet regardless of height come over to my channel at the Cavalier so next time gents this is the cavalier what's up fellas my name is Baron and I run a men's style website and YouTube channel called effortless gent so my favorite watch in particular for my small wrist is my Rolex date just 1603 oh now I know it's not the most affordable watch but I think if you can only have one really nice versatile watch this is the way to go the 1603 o is a vintage model this is in the early to mid 80s it has a black dial that measures 36 millimeters I think that is the perfect size for smaller wrists my wrist measures six-and-a-half inches around and I think it fits perfectly although if I did have a bigger wrist I wouldn't say that this watch looks terrible on that either I think it's a really handsome watch that will look good even if your wrist is seven pushing seven and a half inches around I think what I love most about this watch is the versatility now I could wear it with jeans and a sweater or on my days off but I could also dress it up with a suit the jubilee bracelet is a really nice touch and just that steel all steel watch with a black dial it just looks really sharp of course many brands like Seiko citizen etc make watches that are very similar very simple steel bracelets with steel casing and a black dial so you don't have to go the Rolex route but I think if you are looking for something that is vintage that will last a long time I think this is the way to go and there are many resources online that you can check out that you can actually buy a vintage Rolex for a relatively affordable price I thought I hope you like my suggestion thank you to Brock for having me in this roundup and if you want to see more videos for me please check out my channel effortless gent what's going on guys Teddy Balthasar here and a big THANK YOU to Bronk for letting me come back on the channel so I have a youtube channel talk all about wristwatches and really the whole goal of it is to just create a new generation of watch lovers so if you want to learn more about launches definitely go over there subscribe I'd really appreciate it so when thinking about watches for smaller wrists this is something I've talked about a good amount I wanted to pick a watch that I personally own and that is the No Mas oh boy neo Matic so my wrist is 6. 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Women are defining the 'tippy tippy top' of couture

On Monday night, Marlne Schiappa, the French minister of state for gender equality, presented the Lgion d'honneur to Chiuri. In front of a crowd that included Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bianca Jagger and a host of cheering LVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton executives, Schiappa put it this way: "You proved to all women you could change things by doing it yourself."

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri accepts applause at the end of the Dior Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020 fashion collection presented in Paris on Monday July 1, 2019. Credit:AP Then she applauded Chiuri's work to recast Dior as a feminist brand (heavy-handed though the messaging can be). This happened a few hours after a Dior show in which Chiuri focused on clothes as the "first space in which you define yourself" and couture as the ultimate in personalization. That she did so with a collection that was almost entirely in black was both a declaration of self "black is a very personal color to me," she said backstage before the show, wearing a black kimono, a black shirt and pants highlighting the details in pieces straight from her Dior vernacular. But look closer at the Bar jackets, spaghetti-strap party gowns and small-shoulder tailored coats and note the sheer point d'esprit undershirts beneath the corsetry, the feathered fishnet shoes climbing to the thighs under a puff skirt, the elegant drape of a coat secured on a hip. And remember: When clients order the clothes, they can choose the colors. In this, the show was less overtly activist than some of Chiuri's other collections. Though she has made something of a specialty of the slogan tee, starting with her first "We Should All be Feminists" collection, the only writing this time around belonged to Bernard Rudofsky and a question he raised in 1944 in MoMA's first fashion exhibition: "Are Clothes Modern?" (To be fair, Chiuri did frame the show with an installation by feminist artist Penny Slinger, which transformed the Dior headquarters on Avenue Montaigne into an eerie watery habitat through which goddesses blinked and an ancient tree twined, so she hadn't entirely eschewed her theme.) Loading Chiuri didn't answer the question, exactly, and her relentless procession of princess dresses, her iteration after iteration of nipped-in waists and molded hips, can seem stuck paying allegiance to another era (the silvery twists in an armor-like lam column, on the other hand, had a resolutely contemporary cast). But in her insistence on a woman's right to choose what goes on her body as well as everything else the designer is very much of her moment. Just as Viard, the former right hand of Karl Lagerfeld who has been charged with carrying on his legacy at Chanel, seemed in her debut solo couture show to be edging the house ever so slightly into a new era: one a little more focused on who wears the pants. Literally. Pants (cut loose and long in tweed boucle, mousseline and silk satin, paired with neat jackets or cast as a jumpsuit) dominated the collection. Worn largely with patent loafers or white and black bow-bedecked spectator flats, sometimes generously pleated, sometimes palazzo, once even in the form of sheer skinny knickerbockers (ahem, maybe not) they made for easy walking, even into the most formal of events. See, for example, a lovely white tank feathered in chiffon, atop tiered pliss black trousers, or the shell-pink pajamas with a matching tucked and tufted kimono worn by her bride. As for van Herpen, she has carved her own sui generis path, one marked by a conceptual attitude that combines traditional handwork with technology, so that universal subject matter nature, the body, power and classic fabrics (duchess satin, organza, cotton, tulle) are treated with entirely forward-looking techniques: laser printing and cutting, heat bonding and the occasional piece of metal. It makes for a mesmerizing result, and not just because this time she centered her show around a kinetic sculpture titled "Omniverse" by artist Anthony Howe that gracefully twisted and torqued in its own natural ballet throughout her presentation but because her clothes do the same thing.

Iris van Herpen's 3D-printed creations have been wowing the world since they first appeared on Paris catwalks.Credit: They may be based on mathematical formulas and scientific precision and explained in impenetrable language that lauds "the hypnotic manifolds within our ecologies." But in practice they undulate around the body like sound waves given shape or layers of geologic time; float from shoulders in wings of pliss; and shimmer with vague suggestions of the past doesn't that shape look a little Renaissance, that one a bit 19th-century? and future. We tend to get distracted, when discussing couture, by the cost of the clothes, and the petites mains and their time-honored skills, and whether we think it is good or bad or frivolous or historic. But it's worth taking a moment to consider what an enormous shift these women represent and from what might have been seen as the most unlikely place. Couture, after all, is traditionally considered the most hidebound part of an industry latterly famous for being built on the practice of men dictating to women how they should look. Not any more. Not now. Now it's either an anomaly, or a harbinger. The New York Times Most Viewed in Lifestyle Loading https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/women-are-defining-the-tippy-tippy-top-of-couture-20190704-p524au.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Le premiere voyage à Paris (2)

In this second post I am going to write about our experiences and the places we visited in details. I sum up a short practical info in each destination for you to be able to estimate your plan or maybe your budget. I bold the name of each destination so you can read them easily and it is linked to the official or informative web so you can read the full info there, just click it buddies! Please just bear with this long-read post :-)

Pre-Departure

Our train’s schedule was on Saturday morning 10.45 am. We took the bus at 8.30 am (just in case, better be early right?). If you are living in France, or maybe in other European countries, please remember that the bus schedule will be less often than the weekdays. Here in Toulouse, the bus schedule will be every 30 minutes (or can be more) in weekends. It took us about 20 minutes to arrive at Marengo SNCF station. When we arrived, the schedule screen showed the train was on time.

Here’s a little side story. After about 10 minutes waiting there was this small incident that all of the occupants needed to be about 50 meters away outside the station. I (well not only me) was a lil bit confused about what was happening because it seemed quite serious. The officers did not know either what was happening or how long did we have to wait. There were even an ambulance and fire trucks. In fact, there was this unaccompanied bag left inside the station therefore they had to clear the area in case of some unwanted accident :-/ You know, France has increased its security since there were some terrorist attacks in the country these past years. I forgot how long we actually waited but the train’s schedule was delayed for 50 minutes. Lesson learnt: do not ever left your belongings unaccompanied!

Tips for traveling by train:

Always check out the baggage rules, they usually have different maximum weight or quantity of  luggage which we can bring into the carriages.Or sometimes they do not.

Always re-check the depart and return schedule. Even here, the train sometimes has a delayed departure.

Prepare you personal medication(s).

Bring some nourishment whether only a pack of candies/chocolate/chips or even your breakfast/lunch/dinner with you. They do provide some drinks or snacks but it is gonna be a long trip anyway.

DAY 01

Office de Tourisme de Paris

25 rue des Pyramides, 1e arrondissement

Opens every day, except 1 May

10:00 - 19:00 (01 Oct to 30 Apr) // 09:00 - 19:00 (02 May to 31 Sept)

First thing first, we need to pick up our Paris Museum Pass. Don’t forget to write your name and the date as well on the back of your card. Here you can also find brochures and several tourism guides book in French, English, and Mandarin (I believe?) This city really has so much to offer, you tell me! If you don’t have any plan in mind (this is nearly impossible lol), there will always be something that suits your preference. Or maybe, a romantic stroll around the park?

Musée de l'Orangerie

Jardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, 1e arrondissement

Opens every day, except Tuesdays

09 am to 6 pm // Last Admission: 05:15 pm

Full Rate: €9 // Concessions: €6,50

My first stop museum is this beautiful place which is well-known for its “Water Lilies” by Claude Monet, a legendary French painter with his impressionist style. These paintings were donated by him to France after the 1st World War.

“.....and for he would live in it, this room offer a refuge for peaceful meditation in the midst o flowering aquarium” –  Claude Monet

I tell you, it was honestly the best part except the fact that there were too many people in the room until the keeper had to tell the visitors to keep silent. So guys, be wise enough to appreciate the art and respect other visitors as this is a kind of ‘contemplation room’ I may say. It was truly one of that rare moment for me where I could experience what the artist wanted to deliver through the space and his art itself.

After all, the visit was my favo just because I could literally have my time to really pay attention to what the museum offers. Besides, I was also mesmerized by how beautiful it is which successfully combines two different styles of architecture into one! Bravo!

Suggestion(s):

Wake up early! As early as possible since it opens at 9 am and you don’t want to miss the chance to enjoy the water lilies room peacefully.

This museum has an auditorium where you can watch some documentaries about the works or even the building itself. It has the schedule board hung on its door, be sure you check it out first.

Musée du Louvre

Rue de Rivoli, 1e arrondissement

Opens every day, except Tuesdays

Closed: January 1, May 1, May 8, December 25

9:00 am to 6:00 pm // Night opening until 9:45 pm on Wednesdays & Fridays

Online: €17 // On the spot: €15

After strolling around and having our packed sandwich as lunch in Jardin des Tulleries, we finally arrived in front of the Louvre. In fact, Louvre is the largest art museum in the world lol so no wonder it was really huge. It is located in the heart of Paris (1e arrondissement) as a central landmark of the city. The museum is actually housed inside the Louvre Palace with a steel-glass pyramid as the main entrance as well as its main icon. This iconic pyramid is standing in the center of the palace’s main courtyard. It’s designed by I.M.Pei, a Chinese American architect.

The line was long enough even if it was autumn to winter transition time. It was drizzling and cold but somehow romantic. Fortunately we had this Paris Museum Pass so it only took 5 minutes including security check for us to be able to enter this marvelous museum. Apparently, I heard from my friend that it actually has another entrance on the other side of the building where there will be less visitor.

This museum is divided into 4 big sections. It is up to you to take which one to begin with but me and my husband chose to see the Islamic Art first. They have wide range collections of painting, print, drawing, sculpture, decorative art, etc. One of the famous art to see inside is the Monalisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Yes you’ll meet her here! Truthfully my husband and I did see it but hmmm we couldn’t say much because we saw it from too far -- it was super crowdedddd. I am sure I really need more than a day to literally see all (single one) they got inside. It is like a play park for an art student if I may say. Incredible!

On the way to the exit doors, you will find a space which kinda look like a small scale mall to me. They are souvenir shops, as you may have guessed. It was around 5 pm when we decided to end the visit to take a photo in front of the main pyramid before it gets dark. It was a right decision because we got a beautiful tone of Paris’ sunset after rain in which was kind of violaceous. Perfect!

Side note(s):

Some museums, galleries, and châteaux (at least in Paris) have this security check with the x-ray machine just like in the airport, so don’t be surprised and be well prepared.

Inside, it has a modern locker room where you can even store your wet umbrella with self-service system. This is where I realized why a museum or even a gallery really needs a proper locker room; one, you really don’t want have an uncomfortable visit by bringing your huge handbag/backpack/coat etc around and two, your belongings might harm some of the collections.

DAY 02

Fondation Louis Vuitton

8 avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Bois de Boulogne, 75116 Paris

Opens every day, except Tuesdays

Closed: January 1st, May 1st, May 8th and December 25th

12:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Monday to Friday) // 11:00 AM to 08:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) -- hours might differ, depend on the season and exhibition

Full Rate: €15 // Concession: €10 (Under 26 y/o), €5 (under 18 y/o)

The name may be not a clear explanation for most of people. Fondation Louis Vouitton is basically an art museum and cultural center in Paris, sponsored by private company LVMH and designed by the one and only, Frank Gehry. The 1st time I knew about this building was when I read an article mentioning the criticism towards his work back in uni life.

Besides the contemporary exhibition space, it also has permanent exhibition and a mini performing space/auditorium that is surrounded by a pond which is linked to outer landscape of this building. You can also enjoy Paris cityscape (yes, included Eiffel tower) from the rooftop garden while sipping your coffee or just admiring the ‘naked’ structure of this building. For you who is into architecture will find this building a more interesting place to visit. Also, they have special section where there is a whole story about the architecture so once again a place to enrich our knowledge not just about its art content.

After taking the metro, the building is still 800 meters away, about 10-15 minutes walk from Les Sablons Metro Station. I asked my husband to include this one exceptional museum into our itinerary. Unfortunately since our schedule was already tight and it isn’t on the list of Paris Museum Pass, we only planed 1 hour just to take some photos in the morning and go to the next destination. BUT THEN there was this first MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) exhibition in France inside I couldn’t resist but buy the ticket!

Suggestion(s):

Take your time and walk instead (as long as possible), there you’ll find a lovely neighborhood on the way. They actually provide you a navette that cost €2 per person but walking sharpen our sense of place so why not -- besides it’s healthier.

If you have extra time, take a moment to enjoy the park right beside the building -- take a breath before continuing your trip.

Always check their schedule before you pay a visit in case you want to spend an extra to enjoy their selected temporary exhibition.

Arc de Triomphe

Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris

Opens every day

Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 8May (morning), 14 July, 11 November (morning) and 25 December

10 am to 10.30 pm  10 am to 11.00 pm // Last Admission: 45 min before closing time

Full Rate: €12 // Concession: €9

We literally only took some pictures and done. It was almost winter but it was crowded enough for me not to make more effort to get a decent self photo in front of it lol. I can’t imagine if it were summer holiday. People were crazy enough to stand as closest as they could to this monument while it is actually surrounded by big roads. Always make sure to keep your bag safe from pickpockets!

Champs Elysée

8th arrondissement

Length: 1.91 km

Width: 70 m (230 ft)

I still remember I decided to make a sketch of this legendary boulevard for Arsitektur Kota class. Having been told that some famous artists once lived inside the building’s rooftop amazed me back then. Although when I was there I wasn’t that impressed (oh what did I expect lol) maybe just because it was too crowded, both the road and the shopping stores filling this boulevard line. From HnM to Louis Vuitton, Brioche Dorée to Ladurée. Just like its french song, you can find all what you want in Champs Elysée.

Centre Georges Pompidou

Place Georges-Pompidou, 19 Rue Beaubourg 75004 Paris

Opens every day, except Tuesdays and 1 May

11 am to 10 pm (exhibition areas close at 9 p.m.) Thursdays until 11 p.m. (only exhibitions on level 6)

Last Admission: 1 hour before closing time Full Rate: €14 // Concession: €11

Another well known architecture in Paris designed by a team consisting Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano. Its iconic style distinguish itself from other building in Paris or at least around the area. “The Centre Pompidou houses the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is Europe's largest museum for modern art. Also located in the vast open interior is the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a huge public library, and a center for music and acoustic research known as IRCAM.” as quoted from an @archdaily​ article.

It was almost sun set when we get there and was a bit shocked because the line is too long we did not sure if we would make it inside before its closing time -- ok it’s a bit exaggerated but I really need minimum 2 hours to enjoy museums/gallery to at least read a caption or two -- but thanks God apparently with our Paris Museum Pass we had different entrance which there were only a couple of people. The sad news is with Paris Museum Pass, you can only enter certain area but for us it was perfectly enough. Fyi, you can watch the sunset and Paris city from above on its 6th floor. 

The interior was simple yet you can get lost in it. I mean there were soooo many sections and endless artworks which for me are all attractive. There was this one temporary exhibition that was catching my curiosity. I considered my self lucky as I had the chance to at least witness one of her work, i mean it was magical, hideous, and depressing at the same time can you imagine?

Euro Fried Chicken

60 Boulevard de Sébastopol, 75003 Paris

Opens every day from 11 to 1.30 am (except on public holiday the time might be varied)

First of all, I’ve been craving for food that I’m familiar with. Fried chicken never sounds so tempting when my mother told us that there is a fried chicken resto near the Centre Georges Pompidou and it is HALAL. No doubt we directly stopped by and ended up buying a big bucket before going home for a take away dinner. This is the best fried chicken of my version in the entire world, even better than K*C original recipe fried chicken lol. I mean, the seller is an Indian and of course he puts other indian spices (or whatever it is) into the batter. It is absolutely better to eat is right after being served while you can still hear the crisp from the batter and taste the juiciness and tenderness from the meat --- heaven! At least we didn’t only eat kebab for the entire trip hahahaha.

DAY 03

Villa Savoye

82, rue de Villiers 78300 Poissy

Opens every day, except Mondays

Closed: 1 May, 1 & 11 November and from December the 25th to January the 1st

Last Admission: 1 hour before closing time

10 am to 5 pm (2 Jan to 30 Apr & 1 Sept to 31 Dec) // 10 am to 6 pm (2 May to 31 Aug)

Full Rate: €8 // Concession: €6.5

Maybe this one is not a typical destination to all of you but it is a special one for me and for those who studied architecture or just love finding out more about architecture. Yes this building is one of the iconic building I studied back in Uni designed by Le Corbusier, a famous french architect built between 1928 and 1931. It is used to be a rich family private villa and now is officially one of French historical monument as it remarks the origins of modern architecture and is one of the most easily recognizable examples of International style.

First of all, you need to know that this monument is not located in Paris but in Poissy. You need to take the RER A in zone 1-5. My husband and I woke up earlier so that we could catch the first train, but unfortunately there was an accident in the subway so we had to wait until there was further announcement. I admit it was quite chaos and I was a bit worried if we could make it to Poissy just in time before the fog disappeared and it got crowded. We finally got on the train, we took a bus near the station as soon as we got off to get to the actual location.

It was Tuesday and apparently they have a routine guided tour in English every Wednesday 10 am, I guess we weren’t lucky that day but it’s fine! At least finally I could see this one of Le Corbusier's masterpiece in person, observe and experience it in real life is such a dream comes true. As I looked around I slowly understand why this specific project is such a breakthrough in its era. Even after more than eight decades, his way of thinking in delivering a space to live is still relatable to this day.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris

The Basilica: opens every day from 6 am to 10.30 pm // Free entry

The Dome: opens every day from 8.30 am to 8 pm (May to September) and 9 am to 5 pm (October to April)

Since it is an active church area, please keep in mind to always be respectful while you are inside or even outside. They have night visit, thematic visit, panoramic virtual tour, and other religious activities. It is located not far from the metro station and you will find many souvenir shops as soon as you are outside the station. Well I got my Paris souvenir from here, some magnets for my mom and post cards for my siblings & friends.

On this area of souvenir shops, I found a group of people played a kind of ‘magic trick’ which attract visitors to join and include their money. Some of you might meet a group of people offering a souvenir-like bracelet near the Basilica, but be careful because it is 90% a scam. Not that I was deceived, but I heard my friend’s stories and my husband experience in such type of scam while in Paris. So be careful guys!

I wasn’t that interested to go inside and decided to enjoy the sun from the front park instead. There are some security men who ride horses. You will also find some musicians plays their romantic songs. Don’t be surprise that there will be even if it’s not holiday season. I took several photos and tried the cable car to go down. You can see one side of Paris city from above, or even watch the sun set with your travel friends.

Philharmonie de Paris

221 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris

Opens every day except Mondays Closed on December 25th, January 1st and May 1st

Tuesday to Friday – 12pm to 6pm Saturday and Sunday – 10am to 6pm

Museum: Free (up to 26 y/o), €6 (under 28 y/o)   

In fact, this building is standing on the east side of Parc de La Villette -- the third largest park in Paris -- with other music/art related facilities. You will find La Grande Halle de La Villette where Pitchfork Music Festival usually take place, close to Le Zénith Paris.

The building itself is designed by another famous french architect named Jean Nouvel, with some drama and critique behind its completion process and launching. All in all it is another mesmerizing work of art for me, one of those “monumental” architecture with its multi-tonal facade of interlocking bird-shaped tiles both on wall and ground surfaces.

I cannot provide you guys as many information about the building’s interior as we only strolled around Philharmonie’s exterior area. I intended to do the guided tour but unfortunately there wasn’t one since there was a temporary exhibition held that week. My husband was a bit unsure seeing the web, we decided to directly ask the information on the spot. So we were indeed not a well-prepared for this one. We definitely will revisit this destination next time we’re in Paris to look inside and share the experience. I hope we’ll have the chance to also watch a show inside :-)

DAY 04

Château de Versailles

Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles

I recommend you to check directly into their official web (click the title above) to see the complete practical infos.

As you might have guessed by its name that this chateau is not located in Paris. It is located in Versailles, in South-West Paris. This chateau stands on a 8.2 km² area filled with fascinating landscape you won’t forget. We took the Transilien for less than 1 hour. They have varied ticket prices since there are several events and separated buildings to be visited. With the Paris Museum Pass you can have the standard visit to The Main Palace. Visiting the garden is free. I forget about the self audio guide if it is included or not, but you have to ask on the spot to get one. They won’t give it to each visitor unless you ask for it. I recommend you guys to take it, if you have to pay I think it’s gonna be 5 euro max.

My husband and I spent the whole day to visit this very famous Palace and of course its majestic hall of mirrors. Well, we planned it that way because we had anticipated the long line and estimated the time to explore this vast building and landscape. Besides the fact that it takes time to go back and forth from Paris to Versailles, we’re sure we would need sufficient time to at least comprehend the overwhelming beauty and history of this principal royal residence of France -- from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the last King, Louis XVI in early 1789. As one of UNESCO World Heritage site, they have absolutely preserved most of its original properties pretty well.

Well, I do not know much about history because I remember of not liking it back in school days -- I was not even a fan of this style of architecture, but I think I do now thanks to this eye-opening trip lol I guess I start to understand now why traveling is important. I tried to catch up by listening to the self audio guide. For me it is way more convenient to listen rather than reading from a book. And this is even better, listening while witnessing the real deal. These past days of visiting Paris has been too much to bear for my brain I need to catch a breath haha.

DAY 05

La Tour Eiffel

Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris

Height: 300 m, 324 m to tip

Construction started: January 28, 1887 

Maybe this one is most of people’s number one destination. We can say that you have not gone to Paris if you didn’t visit this ‘Iron Lady’. Usually people will buy a ticket to go up inside the tower to be able to see the beautiful Paris from above. I honestly not that into this one just because it’s too mainstream people tend to brag it so much it’s annoying?? But then I just couldn’t let my friends and family down not taking the photos of them in front of it like this hahahaha. Love you guys!

Me and my husband chose to just strolling around the Jardin de Tulleries and Champ de Mars instead. Too bad it was nearly winter so we couldn’t enjoy that green grass carpet and do the picnic. Next time! We walked passing the Eiffel Tower until La Place du Trocadero. We took our time to eat our packed lunch there. This is the spot where most of the tourist take those typical shot because you can ‘fit’ the tower into your standard photo frame size so do not miss this spot if you intend to do the same.

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine

1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris, France

Opens 11 am - 7 pm Last entry and ticket counter closes at 6:15 pm Galleries close at 6:45 pm

Thursday evenings until 9 pm Last entry and ticket counter closes at 8:15 pm Galleries close at 8:45

Closed on Tuesdays, January 1, May 1 and December 25

Full price : €12 // Reduced rate : €8 (Collections & temporary exhibitions combined)

This one is included in the museum pass. As an achitecture graduate I felt like having this one on my list. Inside, you will find almost every famous building built in France in shape of maquettes, posters, or films. Oh and there are not just a usual maquette because some of them are made in bigger scales than a regular maquette it is amazing! Considering its location and what it got inside, this museum is not as crowded as I thought it would be.

With its double-height ceiling the interior felt so spacious just perfect for its various collections from small to a man-sized room duplicate of Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation replique! Those large repeating windows giving the maximum view to the Eiffel Tower for us to peek. There was also a temporary exhibition of some university students’ projects. I underestimated it but I have to admit it was worth my time.

Notre Dame de Paris

6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris   The Cathedral opens everyday Mon - Fri 08.00 - 18.45 Sat & Sun 08.00 - 19.15 Free entrance

Next is this popular catholic cathedral in France, Notre Dame de Paris. Sometimes people are mistaken that notre dame only exists in Paris but in fact it’s not. This specific cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture style. Another destination to grasp art and history. They provide artistic guide visit for different languages each in different schedule so be sure to check their website first if you’re interested to join one. We only took some pictures and enjoyed Paris’ windy afternoon sitting right across the building, observing people around.

Shakespeare & Co

37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, France

Main Shop -- Every day 10am to 10pm Antiquarian -- Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 7pm Café -- Mon to Fri 9:30am-7pm // Sat and Sun 9:30am-8pm

Not far from the cathedral, there is this English language bookshop founded in 1951. We crossed the Seine river and took some photos from the bridge. It was a lively neighborhood. Outside there were small stands for secondhand books and certainly cheaper price. Right next to its main entrance door there is a small intimate café. When you come in, you’ll be welcomed by book-packed walls, nice book paper smell, warm color lights, and friendly atmosphere. In the second floor, there is a small room where you can read books peacefully accompanied by some cute lazy cats. I mean, it is may be a paradise for you who love to spend the day indulging in your imagination. It is not allowed to take pictures inside, so I don’t have any but i can say that every corner in this building absolutely has its own beautiful story.

Musée d’Orsay

1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France

Full rate €14 // Concession €11 // Free on first Sundays of the month (and others eligibility on its official web)

Closed every Monday, 1 May and 25 December

Not much to say except stunning! Musée d’Orsay is one of the largest art museums in Europe. We could see that this museum was once a train station  with an iconic big big watch on the front and sides facades. In my opinion, the main hall express the ultimate style of a great french museum. I feel like I was in a romantic classical drama lol. Another museum building that is a true art itself.  It has not only painting but also sculpture, furniture, but also photography collections.

It has the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world by painters including Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh and others. I felt like I fell in love all over again with --- paintings. I was fascinated by the decoration details in this museum at first but then I found myself in a room filled with works of masterpiece. The wall’s color really help building up the mood for every section. Oh it was crowded but it was perfect anyway -- an incredible atmosphere where the art was appreciated, not just a mere objects to take a selfie with. Another rare experience where I was drowned deep into my curiosity and imagination.

There I learned why an art of those can be called a masterpiece or even an artist can be called a legendary one. A flashback to why in the first place I love to draw when I was in my childhood --- I was left speechless. I guess I need to revisit this one next time I am in Paris to finish all the sections left untouched.

DAY 06

Institut du monde arabe

1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France

Closed on Mondays, Tue Wed Fri 10am - 6pm, Thu Sat Sun 10am - 7pm

Ticket desks close 45 minutes before the closing times

Full rate €8

Reduced rate €6: job seekers and groups of friends (6 people or more)

Reduced rate €4: under 26s and non-European Union citizens

It is another architectural work by Jean Nouvel, specifically for the exceptional facade. I watched a documentary about this building in uni talking about the technology applied on the facade to adjust the intensity of sun rays. Fyi, it is important to be able to manage how much light can access an exhibition room since it may affects some collections. At first thought, I guessed it was going to be all about Islam but well you know I was wrong haha because it’s not.

Inside, after buying or confirming your tickets in front desk, you will have to start your visit from the upper level down to the lower ground exhibition space where you’ll find the souvenir and book shop at the end. It was another new experience, enjoying an exhibition with a different sequence like that. From what I observed, it is a way for visitors to be “on track“ to the timeline of its history and to the story line which they want to offer you. They want us to experience the exhibition as a whole as we are directed to go on in one same plot: going down -- there is no alternative ending. Interesting, isn’t it?

La  Grande Mosquée de Paris

Grande Mosquée de Paris, 2bis Place du Puits de l'Ermite, 75005 Paris, France

Opens everyday for praying and visits, except Friday for visiting

Like you can guess it is a mosque where Moslems usually do their prayer. This is the first mosque built in Paris thus one of the oldest mosque in France. It’s opened in 1926. We chose the last day of our trip to visit this mosque just so my husband and I could do the Friday prayer. It has a moorish architecture style with ornaments you can also find similar in Al Hambra or Alcazar, I instantly fell in love with it. There is a main entrance where you can start your touristic visit welcomed by the beautiful inner court. There is also a Moroccan Resto just in the corner of the street  that you can try.

Since it was Friday, the mosque was quite crowded. I saw many different faces and colors of skin, suddenly I felt a lil relieved. It was another kind of experience that we had, or at least for me. Living in a country where I am a minority made me realize how blessed I am growing up having all the privileges. Simple gestures -- like when a young woman smiled at me and helped me finding where to do this and that or when a woman praised my traveling mukena simply because maybe it was not easy finding one -- made me even more grateful.

After we finished, we went inside once again to really see this admirable building but also its history. In fact, we just knew that it is closed on Fridays for touristic visit but we were allowed to do a short sight seeing, alhamdulillah.

I honestly had not much expectation about my first ever trip abroad but I count my self as lucky as I had a chance to visit Paris in the first place with my beloved one. Let’s pray that I’ll have another chance to visit Paris with even more companies and memories to share :-)

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3 Couture Houses, 3 Strong Women

PARIS — Something unexpected has happened at the Paris couture — the tippy tippy top of the European fashion pyramid and the beating heart of its identity. Steadily, quietly, seemingly overnight (though obviously not) it has become defined by women: not those to whom it caters, but those in charge.

The three most famous French couture houses are now designed by women: at Chanel, Virginie Viard is artistic director; at Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri; and at Givenchy, Clare Waight Keller. Meanwhile, the most singular newgen brand on the schedule, Iris van Herpen, is (duh) run by its namesake. That may not sound like a lot, but in a contracting discipline it means the balance of the power of influence is in their hands. Like what they do or not — and the results were mixed — there is no question, as the shows got underway, that a troika dominated the conversation.

And that, in itself, is a step forward.

On Monday night, Marlène Schiappa, the French minister of state for gender equality, presented the Légion d’honneur to Ms. Chiuri. In front of a crowd that included Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bianca Jagger and a host of cheering LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton executives, Ms. Schiappa put it this way: “You proved to all women you could change things by doing it yourself.”

Then she applauded Ms. Chiuri’s work to recast Dior as a feminist brand (heavy-handed though the messaging can be). This happened a few hours after a Dior show in which Ms. Chiuri focused on clothes as the “first space in which you define yourself,” and couture as the ultimate in personalization.

That she did so with a collection that was almost entirely in black was both a declaration of self — “black is a very personal color to me,” she said backstage before the show, wearing a black kimono, a black shirt and pants highlighting the details in pieces straight from her Dior vernacular. But look closer at the Bar jackets, spaghetti-strap party gowns and small-shoulder tailored coats, and note the sheer point d’esprit undershirts beneath the corsetry, the feathered fishnet shoes climbing to the thighs under a puff skirt, the elegant drape of a coat secured on a hip. And remember: When clients order the clothes, they can choose the colors.

In this, the show was less overtly activist than some of Ms Chiuri’s other collections. Though she has made something of a specialty of the slogan tee, starting with her first “We Should All be Feminists” collection, the only writing this time around belonged to Bernard Rudofsky and a question he raised in 1944 in MoMA’s first fashion exhibition: “Are Clothes Modern?”

(To be fair, Ms. Chiuri did frame the show with an installation by the feminist artist Penny Slinger, which transformed the Dior headquarters on Avenue Montaigne into an eerie watery habitat through which goddesses blinked and an ancient tree twined, so she hadn’t entirely eschewed her theme.)

Ms. Chiuri didn’t answer the question, exactly, and her relentless procession of princess dresses, her iteration after iteration of nipped-in waists and molded hips, can seem stuck paying allegiance to another era (the silvery twists in an armor-like lamé column, on the other hand, had a resolutely contemporary cast). But in her insistence on a woman’s right to choose — what goes on her body as well as everything else — the designer is very much of her moment.

Just as Ms. Viard, the former right hand of Karl Lagerfeld who has been charged with carrying on his legacy at Chanel, seemed in her debut solo couture show to be edging the house ever so slightly into a new era: One a little more focused on who wears the pants.

Literally. Pants (cut loose and long in tweed bouclé, mousseline and silk satin, paired with neat jackets or cast as a jumpsuit) dominated the collection. Worn largely with patent loafers or white and black bow-bedecked spectator flats, sometimes generously pleated, sometimes palazzo, once even in the form of sheer skinny knickerbockers (ahem, maybe not) they made for easy walking, even into the most formal of events. See, for example, a lovely white tank feathered in chiffon, atop tiered plissé black trousers, or the shell-pink pajamas with a matching tucked and tufted kimono worn by her bride.

It was a subtle but insistent shift, shown in a set that recreated a library in the round, shelves lined with faux vintage volumes of Stendhal, Flaubert and Rousseau, the whole fully in line with the Lagerfeld tradition of elaborate stage craft (Mr. Lagerfeld’s famous scrawl itself was hidden amid the sequined embroidery on a minidress). And it was embedded in a collection otherwise largely familiar (and full of comfortable continuity): long bouclé coats lined by rows of diamanté and pearl buttons; miniskirts and sparkly cocktail dresses paired with cropped puff-shoulder bomber jackets; high-collar white shirts and tuxedo bib velvets; an evening section of simple silver screen-era silks and satin slithers. Still, it was notable.

Because if there were less creative fireworks in Ms. Viard’s work than Mr. Lagerfeld’s, and there were, there was also less fuss. These days, there is more than enough of that elsewhere.

As for Ms. van Herpen, she has carved her own sui generis path, one marked by a conceptual attitude that combines traditional handwork with technology, so that universal subject matter — nature, the body, power — and classic fabrics (duchess satin, organza, cotton, tulle) are treated with entirely forward-looking techniques: laser printing and cutting, heat bonding, and the occasional piece of metal. It makes for a mesmerizing result, and not just because this time she centered her show around a kinetic sculpture titled “Omniverse” by the artist Anthony Howe that gracefully twisted and torqued in its own natural ballet throughout her presentation — but because her clothes do the same thing.

They may be based on mathematical formulas and scientific precision, and explained in impenetrable language that lauds “the hypnotic manifolds within our ecologies.” But in practice they undulate around the body like sound waves given shape, or layers of geologic time; float from shoulders in wings of plissé; and shimmer with vague suggestions of the past — doesn’t that shape look a little Renaissance, that one a bit 19th-century? — and future.

We tend to get distracted, when discussing couture, by the cost of the clothes, and the petites mains and their time-honored skills, and whether we think it is good or bad or frivolous or historic.

But it’s worth taking a moment to consider what an enormous shift these women represent — and from what might have been seen as the most unlikely place. Couture, after all, is traditionally considered the most hidebound part of an industry latterly famous for being built on the practice of men dictating to women how they should look. Not any more. Not now.

Now it’s either an anomaly, or a harbinger.

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