Grazia’s fashion editor-at-large Melanie Rickey on the city’s hottest hangouts
and what really happened at the shows
Hotel
The Plaza Paris Vendome. We stay here every season. Plaza Paris Vendome, 4 Rue du Mont Thabor, Paris, Île-de-France, 75001
Bar
It’s all about the top hotel bars in Paris even if you’re not staying at the actual hotel. If you have friends at The Ritz, Hôtel de Crillon or the Park Hyatt, then crash with them.
Hangouts
Carrs, an Irish bar that stays open until 2am
is where all the Brits go. You’ll find all the hair and
make-up artists, the models and designers. It’s is a long standing tradition among the fashion crowd to go to Carrs.
Carrs, 1 Rue du Mont-Thabor, 75 001
Shop
Colette is THE place and this season there’s
a Colette and Chanel pop-up shop that everyone’s been checking out.
336 - 340, Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris 1st, from March 1 to 10, 2011, between 11am and 7pm.
Restaurant
You can’t beat Café Ruc, a traditional French restaurant that’s become a fashion week institution. We had lunch yesterday flanked by supermodels on one table, a crew of designers on another table and alongside them was the cast of Premier Model Management - those of The Model Agency, the Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall show. Everyone eats here. Café Ruc, 159 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001
