Vicente Wolf

I shopped Prada and Hermes, bought some underwear, went to see a great show at the Pompidou of Lucien Freud’s work and then had an amazing lunch at Georges, the restaurant at the top. If you ever go to Paris and plan to visit the Centre Pompidou, have lunch or dinner there. Great food and a lot of stylish people. A first for me was a visit to the Musee du Quai Branly where the whole exterior is all done in greenery. Amazing.

Went to the Musee Rodin where all the roses were in bloom and it was just such a wonderful experience to be there and enjoy the Eiffel Tower towering over those gorgeous sculptures.

Unfortunately, the flea markets had nothing to offer. I’ve been in Paris many times and I’ve always found things to buy for VW Home. On this trip there was just nothing to find and from what all the dealers say, business is still very slow there. Even in the Left Bank, there was just nothing that I had to have, whether I could afford it or not.

One of the definite highlights of the trip was a retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent’s work featuring approximately 300 dresses from his start to the last one he did. The craftsmanship and his vision…it was so amazing. What he was doing in the ’60s is so right now and absolutely extraordinary.

While standing in line to get into the show, I had somebody come up to me and ask me if I was Vicente Wolf.  When I confirmed that it was indeed me, they said ‘Oh I read your blog’! How cool is that?

I bought many pastries, got fatter and had a great time.

You just have to love Paris. (Oh, and I just got back home three hours ago, so this is fresh off the memory banks! I’ll share some photos with you all later.)