Since it was rather cold and drizzly much of the time, I saw more coats than anything else this trip. And my one observation is that probably 90% of the women's coats in Paris are black! Most of the others are navy, brown, or gray, so there was a remarkable lack of color.
But of course the stores were full of spring clothes, with plenty of color. I was curious to see whether there'd be a lot of "the color of the year"- emerald green, and I saw just about none at all! The colors that I did see a lot of were orange in all it's shades: lots of coral and sort of an orange sherbet color. Honestly, I didn't care for it much at all. There was a fair amount of blue, as well: navy, ink blue, royal blue and cobalt, which I liked much, much better. And there were quite a few mid-tone pastels, and some neons. Black and white looks weren't as big as I expected, but were represented, nonetheless. As far as prints, there were lots of stripes, and photo prints were everywhere.
Clothing shapes ran the gamut from body con to lots more oversized and boxy tops. Colorful leather moto jackets were everywhere, and I saw lots of slouchy, pleated, and harem pants. Light-colored leather booties were in abundance for spring.
Overall, I didn't find the clothes to be as inspirational as usual, though.
The only place that I did much shopping was COS, and I loved almost everything there. Their stuff is so reasonably priced, too. I'm so excited to hear that they're going to be opening in the US! I found several things there, but that's the subject for a separate post...
Below are just a few pictures from shop windows, a few looks seen on the street, and a couple of fun bonus pictures.
Questions and comments are always welcome!
1- window at Comptoir des Cotonniers
2- Pastel purses
3- Black & white stripes with neon
4- Leather motos
5- a girl on the metro: loved her hair, and her whole outfit, although it's hard to see it here.
6- a girl seen waiting for the bus: Interesting outfit with wool shorts, tights, knee socks, and Docs.
7- shopping for fruit at the outdoor market
8- a beautiful old doorway that caught our eye
9- cute little piggy meringues that were brought with our coffee one evening at the end of dinner
10- a glimpse of the cozy apartment that we rented, in the Marais.
But of course the stores were full of spring clothes, with plenty of color. I was curious to see whether there'd be a lot of "the color of the year"- emerald green, and I saw just about none at all! The colors that I did see a lot of were orange in all it's shades: lots of coral and sort of an orange sherbet color. Honestly, I didn't care for it much at all. There was a fair amount of blue, as well: navy, ink blue, royal blue and cobalt, which I liked much, much better. And there were quite a few mid-tone pastels, and some neons. Black and white looks weren't as big as I expected, but were represented, nonetheless. As far as prints, there were lots of stripes, and photo prints were everywhere.
Clothing shapes ran the gamut from body con to lots more oversized and boxy tops. Colorful leather moto jackets were everywhere, and I saw lots of slouchy, pleated, and harem pants. Light-colored leather booties were in abundance for spring.
Overall, I didn't find the clothes to be as inspirational as usual, though.
The only place that I did much shopping was COS, and I loved almost everything there. Their stuff is so reasonably priced, too. I'm so excited to hear that they're going to be opening in the US! I found several things there, but that's the subject for a separate post...
Below are just a few pictures from shop windows, a few looks seen on the street, and a couple of fun bonus pictures.
Questions and comments are always welcome!
1- window at Comptoir des Cotonniers
2- Pastel purses
3- Black & white stripes with neon
4- Leather motos
5- a girl on the metro: loved her hair, and her whole outfit, although it's hard to see it here.
6- a girl seen waiting for the bus: Interesting outfit with wool shorts, tights, knee socks, and Docs.
7- shopping for fruit at the outdoor market
8- a beautiful old doorway that caught our eye
9- cute little piggy meringues that were brought with our coffee one evening at the end of dinner
10- a glimpse of the cozy apartment that we rented, in the Marais.
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