Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The History Behind Paris Fashion Week and Some Facts

 Cameras flash as models walk down the runway wearing the latest from Christian Dior to Givenchy you are in the most beautiful citys in the world in one the most important fashion week in  the history of fashion Paris Fashion week.

   It all started in 1914 when a Pre Cursor to a fashion show took place. Vouge's American editor-in-chief Edna saw the show and because of the time saw that fashion could stand still because of war and if no fashion was coming out from designers to sell then nothing was filling the pages of Vouge. She convinced the best dress makers to make their own designs to show at a charity in the Ritz-Carlton ballroom. She even convinced high class women to come and taught models how to walk down the runway and work the camera. The first ever  Paris Fashion week happened in 1973 the delay was because of World War II which is when France was occupied by the Nazis.

   
             Facts about Paris Fashion week :

www.whatparis.com/paris-fashion-week.html
  • The Grand Palais and Escape Eiffel have both hosted Paris Fashion Week.
  •  Paris Fashion week has three categories : Men's Fashion, Haute Couture, and Prêt-à-porte ( which means ready to wear).
  • Haut Couture is protected clothes in france so that only the very few fashion houses meet the strict criteria.
  • COCO Chanel, Christian Dior, and Givenchy All have Exhibited the clothing lines in Paris Fashion week 
  • Paris Fashion Week happens twice a year 

Monday, January 4, 2016

New Year Post 2016








                               2016:





  •  Paris Fashion week  
  • Coco Chanel origin
  • Louis Vuitton origin
  • Christian Dior origin
  • French Revolution 
  •  Givenchy


Thank you for an amazing year my blog readers love all of you so much next week we will start with Paris fashion Week Origin 

        -Love Kayla                     

Monday, November 16, 2015

A trip to Paris France




             What Would I do In Paris,France for a day?


   First I would go to a cute little cafe called Cafe De La Paix
which serves the best croissants and watch all the painters and paint there. Then, I would go see Paris' most famous monument the Eiffel tower and shop till I drop at all the cute boutiques there. 
    
    Last I would go to the most magical place where dreams come true, DisneyLand. I would ride all the rides and spend whole  day with my family talk about our whole experience in Paris. We would then go back to our hotel Le Meurice and sleep the night away until tomorrow when our adventures begins again.



 

 

  

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Le Meurice

    The Le Meurice is one of Paris' most prized treasures with a rich history. Dating back to 1771 the genius behind the hotel, Mr. Charles-Augstin Meurice,  used his own coaching inn to fly them to Paris ( which back then was a 36 hour flight). He created the second inn in 1817 which was a huge success. Sadly Charles would die three years later at the age of 40 years old. Though the creator had died the hotel was a booming success. Many famous people came like in 1855 Queen Victoria stayed at the hotel.
   
    In 1905 Arthur Miller (the head of the hotel manegment company) and his director- Mr. Schwenter remodeled the hotel which cost about 8 million dollars. In 1914-1918 the hotel was shut down and turned into a hospital for wounded soilders during WWI. Picasso (the famous painter) and his wife , Olga Kolklova picked Le Meurice as the place for their wedding.
   With a beautiful history and rich design Le Meurice is an amazing hotel and amazing sight to see. (Sight I got the information http://www.hotelsite.com/France/Paris/Le-Meurice-Dorchester-Collection_1226556/history.html)

Monday, November 2, 2015

5 More French Words Used In The English Language




           5 More French Words Used In the English Language



       à gogo-In abundance.

            Beau geste- Literally “beautiful gesture”, a gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance.

            Cliché-Literally negative; trite through overuse; a stereotype.

          Couturier-Fashion designer (usually refers to high fashion, rather than everyday clothes design).
           
           Déjà vu-“Already seen”: an impression or illusion of having seen or experienced something before.
    

Five French Words used in the English language




              
5 French Words Used in the English Language



    Chic -It means stylish in the fashion industry. You have probably heard people reviewing dresses and outfits say this word.

  Ballet -A type of dance. Many Football players do ballet to help with their cordanation.

   
  Bouquet -A small or large arrangement of flowers. On an anniversary a man/women would give their significant other a bouquet of flowers.
  
  Genre -A group where books fall in. I love all the genres but my favorite is Historical Fiction.

  Role -A part an actor or actress gets after they adittion. My role in the play was to be Marilyn Monroe.

  Bon voyage -Means "Have a good trip." "Bon voyage mom!" I said as my mom went on her Cruise.
  

Friday, October 23, 2015

Informational French Greetings and Questions




           Informal french Greetings

             Informational French Greetings

                      . Salut (Saw-Loo)-Hi

                        . Ça va bien (saw-vaw-bee-en) - I'm fine
               
                        (Note: Salut and ça va are often used together as in, "Salut! Ça va?")




                         Question Words


             
  • Combien? (comb-bee-en) - How much?
  • Où? (oo) - Where?
  • Quand? (kond) - When?
  • Quelle/Quel/Quelles/Quels? (kell) - What?
  • Pourquoi? (por-kwah) - Why?
  • Comment? (co mo) - How?