Le Jour de la Sirène: A vintage fashion happening fit for film

Leading Role: The ageless, timeless Jacques Fivel, a man of many hats, including vintage fashion dealer, sculptor and gong therapist. Supporting Cast: His wife, the amazing tattoo artist Philippine Schaefer, their two young kids, a couple of cats, and whoever else shows up. Setting: Jacques Fivel’s vast, ground floor atelier in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, a remote neighborhood in the Northeast corner of the city. Décor: A cabinet of curiosities, Fivel’s place is packed to the rafters with gorgeous handcrafted aural sculptures, random artifacts, ancient hunting tools, Balinese totems, and racks and racks of fabulous frocks.

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Twentieth century architectural styles: a short introduction

Trying to pick a handful of design movements which typify twentieth century architecture isn’t the easiest of tasks. The century brought with it a pioneering style and movement for every possible creative expression. Ellen Godwin picks some of the boldest architectural movements and the buildings which went on to define the landscape of a century.

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Vintage mon amour: vintage shopping guide to Paris

Can you remember the first time you ever bought a vintage item? Or how you cut out the names of vintage shops from Vogue hoping that one day you’d make it there? Lucie Goulet looks back at the beginnings of her vintage addiction in provincial France and reveals all the best vintage shops in Paris.
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