Avedon exhibition Paris

We are currently travelling back to London and will be stopping for an overnight stay in Chablis.

In the meantime details for a stunning exhibition I visited during my trip to Paris last December.

Susan of Unefemme and I took the RER to La biblioteque Nationale to see the Avedon Vieux Monde, New Look exhibition. It was absolutely stunning. I would highly recommend it if you are visiting Paris before 26th February 2017.

The colours were so vibrant and the use of light to highlight the compositions superb.

Audrey Hepburn at her best.

Mademoiselle Chanel – a portrait full of character.

Avedon’s wife

Richard Avedon was an American fashion photographer. Quote from the New York Times “his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America’s image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century”. He is best known for his stylish fashion photographs for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar during the late 50s and early 60s. He also photographed many of the high society figures of that era.

I love the 1950’s silhouettes. They seem to flatter my pear shaped figure. Maybe I was born outside my decade.

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I write a fashion and beauty blog for women over 50 with the aim of inspiring mature women to continue to enjoy and have fun with their fashion choices. I have spent most of my working life in some way connected to fashion. I started my career in Fashion PR and then trained as an Image Consultant when my children were young. I subsequently worked in the corporate world running seminars, doing private coaching and speaking at conferences. I started my blog in 2009 as I wanted to share my years of experience working in the world of fashion. I truly believe we can continue to have confidence in the way we present ourselves. Our style may evolve with time and changing lifestyles, yet with a little knowledge and inspiration, we can all continue to have fun with fashion. As women of a certain age we are a growing demographic let us prove that we can also be a chic one.