41 avenue Marceau, 75016 ParisHotel Elysees Regencia Paris
4 star design hotel located avenue Marceau between the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower.
44 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin - 75116 Paris Hotel Elysees Union Paris
3 star hotel at the Trocadero, located between the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower
68 rue de Longchamp, 75116 ParisHotel Longchamp Elysees Paris
3 star hotel at the Trocadero, enterly renewed and located between the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower.
Musée Galliera
NOTE: Closed until Spring 2011.
You love fashion and Paris loves you back, but if you can't face the schlep over to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, you don't probably have to; much closer is the Musée Galliera, the city's biggest fashion museum with 90,000 items housed in the 19th Century palace of the Duchess of Galliera. However, with no permanent collection on display, the place is only open for its temporary exhibitions which last between four and six months each.
The large and diverse collection includes essential pieces from all the major couturiers spanning three centuries, including not only dresses (obviously) but also jewellery, walking sticks, hats, shoes, bags, fans, umbrellas and more. There is also a specialised library for research purposes.
Half of being Parisian is *feeling* Parisian. It's an attitude, a look, a way of thinking... and if you're a woman it's all about looking stunning in designer clothes and high heels.
But how do you get the necessary sway in your step, the swagger that show self-assurance and understated class. You need... Talons Academy!
Talons Academy is a "High Heels School" that convenes approximately once a month (check www.talonsacademy.fr for the dates) for group lessons where a coach will put you through your teetering paces in a selection of situations based on real life.
Over a couple of hours, you'll learn how to approach situations in the daytime and at night, and for only 15€ (including nibbles) it's probably the cheapest good advice you'll have in a long time!
Photo by Flickr user Markusram used under cc licence.
