La Bastille

Hier (yesterday), my group and I finally started our tours of Paris.  Our tour guide is probably the sweetest Parisian I have ever met, and she dresses pretty cute too.  I was dumb and didn't get a picture of her unique European Style, but, needless to say there were tons of other great fashions all around to document, and I tried to get as many candid shots as I could.  I'll try my best to get a picture of her tomorrow.  I almost took a picture of some American tourists to show you how awful sweatpants look when worn in public, but then decided that since most of you reading already know that, it was not necessary to have that filth on my camera, computer, or blog. 

This is woman I saw at the café I wen to this morning for café au lait, and she could not have been sweeter.  She is très petite, as you can see, but her great style makes her very noticeable.  When I asked if I could take her picture for my fashion blog, she looked shocked and afterwords, she said my compliment made her day!

This next one is yet another adorable fur (maybe faux fur) vest!  I think I know what I need to buy while here other than shoes and leather pants.  I can't wait to go shopping!!

Ain't she cute?  This is an Italien foreign exchange student I met at my friends Foyer (french dorm, kind of) who studies la mode (fashion), and isn't that evident (obvious)?  Her style is FAB.

Lastly, I took this photo of these garçons (boys) dressed in vrai (true) European style.  Everyone here wears scarves, and the men pretty much all wear the greatest shoes.  It's too bad my brothers feet are too big for Europe, or I'd get him some fly fly fly dress shoes.  Oh well.

I start my internship on February 15, and hopefully, since it's at a PR company for fashion, I will be able to put even more awesome photos up here.  Until then, I'm just exploring the city, taking random candid pics of fly folks and loving it!!

bisous,

Halestorm 

Skating in Paris!

Mon Dieu! I went skating tonight outside, and boy was it fun!  I didn't even realize that I missed it until tonight.  I met some folks, one of whom goes to school at Macalester and knows my friend Lila!  small world huh?  anyway, other than that I have just been situating myself into living in Paris.  I start my program tomorrow, we have tours until February 10th, and classes and my internship start on the 11th.  Sam Applefield is coming on the 1st and that is so exciting!  we're gonna play in Pairs.  How many of you can say that?  very few I'd bet.  I got some pics of what i found to be very awesome french fashion.  Two are candid shots of people skating to they're a little blurry, but I got one (fine) man to pose for me, so that was fun.  The man was wearing leather pants!  only the very thing i wish i could have!  I need to find them here in Paris. YES the pics worked!!

the first is obviously the man in leather pants.  the second is woman whose fur vest I loved! I had to be kind of sneaky and I  tried like 10 times to get a pic!  The derniere (last) is a woman whose scarf (écharpe en français) I really liked and her coat too.  Not very common aux États Unis (in the US)

In other news, I think I should move here beacsue at least here the creepers who become obsessed with me are my age, not old men.  So far I've had to fend off far too many creepers.  It's a good thing i've met non creepers to help me get away, including the non creeper who gave me his free wireless password for my room!  Now I can have 2 hours of free internet which can upload pics chaque jour (everyday)!!  I wonder if skype will work too...

Love from Paris,

Halestorm

At the Airport

Hey y'all, I am right now sitting in the British Airways Lounge drinking a bloody Mary getting ready for a long flight to London then to Paris!  I can't wait!  This is definitely the craziest thing I have ever done on my own, and I am so ready!  My first flight from Minneapolis to Chicago went really well, the baby in front of me didnt even cry!  woo!  We taxi'd for about half the length of the flight once we landed, but it was still a very nice flight.  On the way to the airport, the speedometer stopped working, but so far that has not been a prediction of the rest of my travels.  I just wanted to drop a quick hello and goodbye and the next time you ear from me, I will be in PARIS!!!

p.s. fashion faux pas all over the airports!!!  Woah woman in the see through shirt whos love-handles are as big as her butt, I have a message for you: don't do that!!  Thank you from all of mankind.

Lots of love from up in the air

Halestorm

Packing

Oy so, packing is not fun!  I haven't even gotten my suitcases out yet, but i always give myself a week to pack for big trips.  None of my big trips have been this long yet though, so this is TOUGH!!  I mean come on! Two seasons in two suitcases! please.  You would have trouble too.  The picture is what i'm planning on bringing so far, the pile may grow and the pile may shrink, and there will definitely be some shoes and boots added.  I'll keep you filled in as I keep packing my life up!

Before I Go

So, packing is obviously a big deal, since I will be spending the next 4 and a half months in one of the fashion capitals of the world, living and learning.  I will also be having an internship at the PR company Via Vaneto http://www.via-veneto.com/gb/presentation.htm, so that's another great opportunity to deal with fashion!!  I can't pack more than two suitcases and two carry-ons with extra space for new awesomeness to come home with me.  I leave in a week and a half, so until then I will be very busy, but i intend to blog about all the great shoes I see pretty often, so keep reading up to catch the next trend!!