Hello, everyone! Writers have done it from time immemorial, and the French have made an art of it. And what is that? Flanerie, the noble art of walking the city. Any great city will do, but for me Paris and New York are the lodestars of my life, the sources of inspiration for my blog Desperately Seeking Paris. Come, walk with me!

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Posts tagged Rhonda Garelick

What's on Your Night Table?

What’s on your night table? At the side of my bed, atop a small table, is a stack of books waiting to be read. This week’s collection includes the latest issue of Writer’s Digest; Isabel Allende’s The Japanese Lover; and a heart-breaking debut novel, The Sweetness, by Sande Boritz Berger, published by She Writes Press who will be publishing my memoir, Veronica’s Grave, in May.

Barbara DonskyJanuary 17, 2016All the Light We cannot See, Coco Chanel, Gap Year Girl, Rhonda Garelick, The Only Street in Paris, The Paris Architect, The Paris Wife, The Sweetness Comments

Haute Hippie: Haute Couture Meets La Bohème

The outfits from the 2015 Resort Wear Collection in the windows at Haute Hippie on Madison Avenue make me do a double-take. Straightaway, the word ‘Haute’ triggers thoughts of haute couture and of Coco Chanel--especially since I'm reading Rhonda Garelick’s incredibly well-researched and engaging biography: Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History.

New York Walks, French FindsBarbara DonskyJanuary 11, 2015CHANEL, Haute Couture, Haute Hippie, La boheme, Mademoiselle; Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History oy, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom's, Rhonda Garelick, Saks Fifth Avenue Comments