April in Paris

I went back to Paris over Easter   - and sang April in Paris , one of my very favourite Ella Fitzgerald songs, in my head t…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LIPSTICK

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ANTONIO LOPEZ

London's Fashion Illustration Gallery has a selection of Puerto Rican fashion illustrator Antonia Lopez's work for …

RAYMOND DEPARDON

The Grand Palais in Paris is currently hosting the first exhibition of French photographer Raymond Depardon 's work, w…

NOVEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

I settled into Paris in November, enjoying all the city of lights has to offer, walked for hours, visited several exhibition…

GEORGES BRAQUE EXHIBITION

Georges Braque was one of the twentieth century's major artists and leading figures in the avant-garde, belonging to a g…

OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

I spent October exploring Paris and getting to know the city through its boulangeries, cafes, brasseries, filled concert hal…

ALAIA EXHIBITION

I recently spent a glorious afternoon taking in  Azzedine Alaïa 's designs at the newly-renovated  Palais Galliera , at…

SUZANNE SYZ

Last week I attended an event at a gallery in Paris held by luxury publisher Assouline to celebrate contemporary jewellery d…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: OLD PARIS MAP

1900 Paris map

GERHARD RICHTER

Have a spare £2.5m to spend on your abstract art collection? Why not head down to Phillips de Pury & Company in Londo…

ERWIN BLUMENFELD

This evening I visited Jeu de Paume in Paris for the first time, to attend the opening of Erwin Blumenfeld: Photographs, Dr…

NUIT BLANCHE

Last night was Nuit Blanche , an annual dawn 'til dusk arts and culture festival in Paris in its twelfth year.  The eve…

FRIDAY'S FFFOUND: LOUVRE

Things have been pretty quiet on emmalouiselayla.com these past few weeks as I'd been planning my move to Paris , but n…

BIRDS IN HATS

I came across these amusing card designs in Mercantile at Spitalfields market and couldn't help but smile.  Illustrator…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BUTTERFLIES

DIY BIRDS

Each month, Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi experiments with new materials to create different artworks.  Her latest project i…

LA CENTIÈME PRINTS

To celebrate 100 years of the Tour de France this July, Rapha has commissioned ten artists to create La Centième prints co…

MAY INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

May saw my birthday, celebrated at Cucina Asellina and Pollen Street Social, a few long bike rides to get some mileage in be…

VINTAGE FATHER'S DAY

I'm always drawn to the flat, colour-rich quality of mid-century printed advertisements and card designs (I've sha…