La vie parisienne

All about our glorious city.

New Year’s Resolutions of a Parisian

New Year’s resolutions are a universal thing. People all over the world set out to change bad habits starting on January 1. The tradition is more than 4,000 years old and dates back to the Babylonians, who paid off debts and returned borrowed items at the end of the year to start the new year […]

10 Fun Facts About Paris

Here are ten completely useless but entertaining facts about your favorite city. Not everyone can be Parisian When Tom Cruise wanted to become an honorary citizen in 2005, the government said non merci. The problem was his affiliation with Scientology, which is considered a cult in France. Flopcorn Another Hollywood star who has learned that […]

13 signs that it’s Paris Fashion Week

Wait, is it Fashion Week again? Between several haute couture, menswear, ready-to-wear and off-season shows, it’s hard to keep track. Here are thirteen unmistakable signs that it is indeed Paris Fashion Week, also known as PFW. You have to start queuing the night before to get into Café de Flore. Uber prices have tripled […]

‘La rentrée’ explained

September is synonymous with la rentrée (‘the return’), a fixed point in the course of the year following the grandes vacances (‘big holidays’) when Parisians return from their summer vacations and the new school year begins. It’s also a time of social events, with special activities in politics, business and culture. Back and buzzing August […]