Jean-Christophe Napias

More than eighty of the loveliest, most tranquil, and sometimes hidden places in Paris are celebrated in this charming guidebook Quiet Corners of Paris is a beautifully illustrated peek into eighty-one often overlooked, always beautiful, locales: hidden villas, winding lanes, little-known 19th-century passages, serene gardens, and cobblestone courtyards. Some of the places have breathtaking views, others are filled with historic and architectural details, from stone archways, garden follies, boxwood mazes, ornamental statuary, stained glass, and Renaissance fountains. Follow a stone path under a trellis of blossoms or wander through a gate to discoverÉ

Cloisters, Courtyards, Gardens, Museums, Galleries, Passages, Shops, Historic Houses, Architectural Ruins, Churches, Arboretums, Islands, Hilltops . . .

Quiet Corners of Paris

Sandrine Gulbenkian

Karl Lagerfeld's legendary maxims in a fashionable gift format.

The Wit and Wisdom of Karl Lagerfeld

The World According to Karl

Patrick Mauries

"Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. His wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat newsflashes. This collection of quotations pays homage to the 'éminence grise' of the fashion world. His oracular pronouncements are regularly seized upon by fashionistas, acolytes and sages around the world. This is a cornucopia of Lagerfeld's maxims: cultivated, unpredictable, provocative, sometimes shocking, but always impossible to ignore"--Jacket.

Patrick Mauriès

The ultimate repertoire of wit and wisdom from fashions sharpest pin Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously outspoken: his wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat news flashes. This collection of quotations pays homage to the legendary éminence grise of the fashion world. Lagerfelds pronouncements on fashion, women, art, politics, love, and life high and low are famously oracular, seized upon by fashionistas, acolytes and sages around the world. Created with the full approval of the designer himself, this cornucopia of Lagerfelds maxims is required reading for us all today as we negotiate the trickiest curves of modern life. Cultivated, unpredictable, provocative, sometimes shocking, Lagerfelds bons mots are always impossible to ignore. Jean-Christophe Napias is an author, translator and editor of books on dandies, dance music and camp culture. Sandrine Gulbenkian is director of Parigramme, a Parisian publishing house. Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Jewelry by Chanel, also published by Thames & Hudson.

James Salter

A. J. Liebling

Bon vivant !

A compact, illustrated collection of quotations on fashion, women, love, and life by one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century, Coco Chanel.

The Wit and Wisdom of Coco Chanel

The World According to Coco

Collects photographs of the designer's cat, discussing Choupette's eating habits, caregivers, behaviors, and their relationship.

The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat

Choupette

Karl Lagerfeld in unvergesslichen Zitaten

Karl und wie er die Welt sah

There are almost 200 entries in the addictive Everything (or almost everything) About Paris, a witty and sophisticated treasure trove of facts, histories, lists, records, quotations, and miscellaneous oddities that go well beyond trivia to include significant cultural enlightenment and a below-the-surface glimpse of what it means to be Parisian. Among the thousands of facts that most certainly haven't been assembled in one place anywhere else- The number of brothels, massage parlors and "places of pleasure" listed in a 1922 guidebook; Famous poisonings that occurred in Paris; Addresses of the ten vineyards within the city limits; Ten vintage aperitifs to order in bistros; Imaginary Parisian streets that appear in novels; Fines charged for municipal infractions (from feeding pigeons 35E to appearing nude in a public place 35,000 E and imprisonment ); The history of the bikini, the cobblestones, the rooftops, and the trashcans of Paris; Exploits staged at the Eiffel Tower from 1891 through 2010; Innovative (unadopted) ideas proposed through the years to improve the quality of life in Paris- shut down museums and put the paintings in bars, turn churches into housing for the poor, and more. ...and that's just for starters.

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