For the fashionistas on this board, I traveled to Paris in October and took photos of some of the trends I saw %26quot;over and over%26quot; on the streets of Paris. If you%26#39;re curious, view the photos on my site at:
parisescapes.com/paris_wear_w06_photos.html
For tips on other trends what to wear on your trip by age - 20/30/40/50+, you may be interested in this page:
www.parisescapes.com/paris_wear_winter06.html
Personally, I dress for comfort, but always like to snazz up my wardrobe with an %26quot;in%26quot; element of the season. I hope that these pages my give you some ideas for your upcoming trips. - C
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Here is a quote that I found on an earlier thread :
%26lt;%26lt;In 2006 candid photography became illegal in France.There are also stiff fines.You cannot photograph anyone in public without their prior express consent.%26gt;%26gt;
Unless you have signed consent, the photos on your site are illegal.
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I hope the French Photo police are not watching!
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Wow. I guess every photo I%26#39;ve taken with crowds outside of monuments must have been illegal too....
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I%26#39;ve browsed your website again, and, to make it even better than it already is, would like to correct three things:
- I know it is not nice to laugh of a foreigner trying to speak your language, but if an American tourist asks for %26quot;un carafe de l%26#39;eau%26quot;, the waiter will look around to see where the candid camera is! The correct expression is : %26quot;une carafe d%26#39;eau%26quot; (s%26#39;il-vous-plaît, of course! ).
- I hope that when you say that a Coke is an %26quot;import%26quot; in France, I guess you mean it in the cultural sense (not any more, sadly, though). Because, as in any country in the world, millions of Coke bottles and cans are produced every day by Coca cola factories in France, with only the mysterious %26quot;syrup%26quot; being made in Atlanta.
- Monoprix stores, for some reason, seem to fascinate the American observers, maybe because said observers have a tendency to roam the central areas only, where there a few supermarkets in general, and Monoprix has a higher market share than in Paris as a whole. But it is not there that most Parisians shop for food. For one Monoprix, you get three Franprix, Intermarché or Ed, chains that are much more affordable. Their non food section definitely distinguishes Monoprixs from their competitors, that%26#39;s right.
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interesting Phread. Do you know if that%26#39;s for the purpose of discouraging paparazzi? Though it certainly didn%26#39;t seem to make a difference where Princess Diana was concerned. Or is it simply a matter of privacy?
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This is the first I%26#39;ve heard of a law against public photography in France. There is at least one other well-known travel site where the members have posted these types of photos. Sounds like all will all be in trouble with the law then.
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Grace, with regard to Princess Diana, I thought the EXACT SAME THING.
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Thank you for taking time to share your observations and opinions. I simply love your website.
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phread is right re the privacy / photography laws. And the Diana issue has nothing to do with it: the law doesn%26#39;t address where the pictures are TAKEN, but where they are PUBLISHED. The paparazzi know they stand a better chance to sell their pics to Italian or British magazines, whose laws are not as strict. Having said that, when you see the recent avalanche of trashy people magazine in France, you realize that it%26#39;s more of a cat and mouse game than anything, and that the law is more meant to protect the anonymous passer by who happened to be next to Kate Moss or some French real TV minor celeb and was then inadvertently photographed to end up in the pages of Voici. If you are in France and you leaf through the likes of Voici or Closer, you%26#39;ll see the usual %26quot;stolen%26quot; pictures, but with plenty of blurred faces around the so called celebrities. You%26#39;ll also see many compulsory judiciary advertisements stating that Voici had to pay Mr/Mrs so and so the sum of X thousand euros for having violated their privacy. The mags know that, they factor these fines into their accountancy, but they sell so many of these trashy things that at the end of the day it%26#39;s worth it for them to make the Grimaldis even richer (yes, the needy family back in Monaco racks in hundreds of thousands euros every year from suing the gutter press).
But I don%26#39;t think that any of those innocent ladies whose picture was taken in front of the Café de la Paix will ever sue! BTW, the Opéra area is probably one of the least fashion conscious areas in Paris. People there are either locals who work in the area, or tourists on their way from the duty free shops on the avenue de l%26#39;Opéra to the Grands magasins. There are not really there to %26quot;see and be seen%26quot;! If it is what you%26#39;re looking for, you%26#39;d better head towards trendier / more poseur areas, such as Pause Café in Bastille, Café Beaubourg, Hôtel Costes or Les Editeurs.
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Hi ParisEscapes,
I love your website and found it full of so many interesting tips that I%26#39;ll probably print parts of it off to take to Paris with me. Many thanks.
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