While Paris has long been the idyllic destination for lovers, it is the Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge over the Seine River that has recently become the place to symbolically leave your heart in the city of romance.
During a recent trip to Paris, my husband and I discovered 'love locks' on the Pont Des Arts Bridge. Hundreds of padlocks in various shapes, etched with dates and couples' initials, have been affixed to the railings of the wooden slatted bridge. For the past few years couples have been attaching engraved padlocks to the bridge and throwing the keys into the Seine as a sign of never-ending love...
You can read my article in full on the
Huffington Post. Happy Valentine's Day.
Here's to vintage summers and the quiet call of autumn... Here's to pink cafes with patios growing bare and pastel colored Ferris wheels slowing into slumber. Here's to a palette so sweet it makes you want to disappear for a moment.... and run away to the world. "Come away with me... and I will write you a song" Nora Jones
While Paris has long been the idyllic destination for lovers, it is the Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge over the Seine River that has recently become the place to symbolically leave your heart in the city of romance.
I am in love with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone. Modeled after the ill-fated 1982 Hipstamatic camera, the app creates nostalgic, vintage looking photos. The photos have become so popular that a Hipstamatics exhibition is now on display at The Orange Dot Gallery in London until the end of January.
I will be on a blogging break for a few days. I am in Paris with SFERRA to scout seasonal trends and attend Maison&Objet. I will try and post photos over the next few days. Be sure to let me know if you are attending Maison&Objet as well.
