POURQUOI GO NOW?
Although our stringer at French MC, Anne Raybaud, plans to be
partying at the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25), she'll be back in time for
other May must-dos. Lovers of Impressionism (anyone not?) will clamber in
their Chloe booties to take in "Watercolours: Studio and Open Air" at the
Musee d'Orsay (May 27–September 7) and then subway out to
Roland-Garros stadium for The French Open (May 25–June 8) to see the
cutest male tennistas in years: Federer, Nadal, Roddick, and Paris's
hometown hottie, Richard Gasquet. Wear your fave Lacoste polo.
RENDEZVOUS HERE
HOTEL AMOUR Your new French lover may suggest sharing a vodka in the
garden of Hotel Amour - formerly a house of ill repute - as it's one
of the few places left in Paris where he can still smoke.
STARCK CONTRAST Philippe Starck has reimagined the 19th-century Le
Meurice with surrealist dolphin chairs and mirrors of ice you can draw
on.
COUTURE TO COWBOYS
After a splurge at Galliano or Lanvin, look for steals (like
authentic French navy peacoats) at Au Petit Matelot and genuine Western
boots at El Paso Booty.
A LA MODE
SHOP LE MONDE
Colette boutique's sole criterion for its handpicked merch:
über-coolness - from world-music CDs and green patent Doc Martens to Fendi's
hot-pink tape measure.
PRETTY CITY
GET LE LOOK
Vive la difference. Experience French beauty couture-style at Maison
Guerlain, with state-of-the-art makeup and customized fragrances. Or go
the chemist route at Pharmacie Fouhety to stock up on affordable
breakthrough brands. Models covet their Embryolisse moisturizer.
THE OTHER ANGELINA
Cafe Angelina may be where Proust nibbled his famous madeleine cookies, but
today everyone goes for the hot chocolate "L'Africain." Load up on whipped
cream, cherie - it's unsweetened!
HAIR DU TEMPS
The celeb stylist behind Catherine Deneuve's blonde locks has just opened
his first eponymous salon: Autour de Christophe Robin (above). (His parents
obviously read him Winnie the Pooh.) Go for superb color, cut, and
calorie-rich croque-monsieur while you wait. By appointment only.
BEAUTÉ BIO-CHIC
L'Appartement 217, Paris's premier organic spa, feels like someone's private
residence - i.e., it's another beauty secret French women prefer to keep!
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