Dear Paris, Fashion Capital of the World!!!

Paris is the fashion capital of the world, rivaled only by New York City. Being the fashion forward group that we are my friends and I sought out this rumored street that was apparently lines with store from all the biggest designers. After about an hour of wondering around the Paris subway we stumbled upon perhaps the most couture street in the entire world. Fendi, Gucci, Chanel, Valentino, Nina Ricci, Jimmy Choo! We were in fashionista paradise but unfortunately paradise closed at 6 PM. We couldn’t venture into the stores but admiring from a far was not a problem. In the store windows were dresses that had been featured in this fall’s ads and editorial spreads in Vogue. I literally had pictures of these garments on my wall in my room and now they were only a panel of glass away from me. There is likely no way I will ever be able to afford these brands so being able to see the products through the windows, and in Paris of all places, was surely enough for me to feel as privileged as the people who can afford $1000+ purses. If it is possible to live vicariously through a mannequin than that is most certainly what I was doing. The absolute most exciting siting for me was the Paris headquarters for Elite Model Management. This is the same company the winners of America’s Next Top Model were signed to for several seasons. This is the company I had dreamed of being signed to until I realized I was not going to grow past 5 feet tall. This is the company that makes dreams come true! Well, that might be a bit dramatic but I was actually blown away to actually be standing in front of a building where so many amazing careers were launched.

When walking past the ornate Dolce & Gabbana display I noticed a sign in the window for Paris’ Fashion Night Out. I had heard of Fashion Night Out in New York and knew it was a huge event there (it even has an entire Gossip Girl episode dedicated to it) but I had no idea it occurred world wide. FNO was only two days away and we would still be in Paris. Clearly, I needed to attend this event and it obviously did not take much persuading to talk my friends into checking it out.