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PARIS BLOG 28 february - 2 march
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THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2008
 
It's Paris Time

On|Off's Lee Lapthorne and crew report from the fashion frontline in jolie Paris...

Never ones to miss a bit of the 'fashion action', the On|Off crew descended on Paris, with seven selected designers to show at Atmosphere, Paris's number one trade fair, and take in the fash week shenanigans.

To follow Lee's daily blog about the weekend, where he walks the streets, prepares with the On|Off London based designers to sell, hosts Paris’s largest party ‘Custard’ with secretsundaze and visits the odd catwalk show, scroll down.
   
Diana Findlay (On|Off production manager) and I arrive at St.Pancras at 7.30am
   
Di on Eurostar
   
Di makes a pose!
   
Di and I have fun and doodle - we also begin to brainstorm ideas for On|Off Sep08
   
Di is caught doodling!
   
I have time to catch up with editorial and work on new ideas for next seasons On|Off event
   
Deryck Walker and Louise Gray on Euro Star
   
Deryck Walker and Louise Gray in the carriage next door - and take a moment to catch up
   
Deryck Walker carries his collection of Eurostar at Gare de Nord - its all so glamourous - NON!

   
A huge line up of fashionista's at Gare de Nord waiting for a Cab...
   
Tata Naka wait in queue for a Cab at Gare de Nord
station
   
Designer Katarzyna takes a break from Setting up her stand within the On|Off space
   
This lady arrived with her LOVELY dog - she is 10 years old - and I think is going the be (the dog) my best friend for the week. The Security tried to ban the dog - but the ladies response - was - 'this is NO dog - this is my Model!'...
   
Steph Aman and Rizvi (Yasmin) Millinery - take a cool dark look at the On|Off stand at Atmosphere - looking like London Divas - Girls - i LOVE IT!
   
Hemyca - girls arrive at the On|Off stand and love its location at the entrance to the fair
   
Delphine Wilson plays it cool on the On|Off stand at Atmosphere
   
Vidler and Nixon arrive at Atmosphere - they are delighted with the On|Off presence... so bold
   
This is Muriel Piaser (right) who runs the Atmosphere fair and her VIP friends Maryline Bellievd Vigovroux - fashion consultant and Philippe Fort a business consultant for the creative industries on behalf of the Mayor of Paris.
   
This is Umit - He is a successful designer from Istanbul/Turkey - I met him last year in Istanbul - And I loved his collection - he is also showcasing at Atmosphere - it was great to see him.
   
These kids were kicking around the build at Atmosphere
   
It's not surprising that during Paris Fashion Week - you bump into London based designers walking the streets - Here we bump into Louise Amstrup - who reports a good day of selling... and points us in the right direction for good food...
   
Richard Sorger is staying at the same hotel and came to dinner with us...
We ended up at a Swiss style Parisian restaurant - so random - but good food... It was one of those places that as soon as you walked in the door the whole place turned and looked...
   
Walking/staggering Back from our meal at Jean Perrier et Fils, - I saw this amazing car - so cute - and it had its own bumper system attached to the front - this is because everyone here parks so close to each other! - Cute though non?
   
Here we are at the end of the night - Alison Lowe (PR for On|Off), Richard Sorger (Designer) and Diana Findlay (On|Off production manager and doll member) outside our Hotel - Hotel Kuntz in Paris... As I said to Caroline Shapiro (Marchpole) 'It's the only C**t I've ever been in!'.
 
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