Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Nick's First Fashion Show

We went to Versailles this morning. Nik snoozed through the hall of mirrors and la chambre de Marie Antoinette, but awoke in time to take in the Grand Hall of Military Victories. The Grand Hall of Military Victories runs about the length of a football field. The massive murals that line both sides of the hall extol 1400 years of French courage in battle.

1400 years and an entire football field- that's a lot of warring. And no small bit of courage. Does the size and abundance of these pro-war murals give the lie to the French reputation for retreat in the heat of battle?  I can't say, but the whole thing does recall a joke I once heard:

Q: What's the shortest book ever written?
A: French War Victories.

There's another funnyhaha having to do with a certain model of Citroen having four speeds, three of them being in reverse. But I digress...
Versailles was merely an amuse bouche to our noon-time main: Nik's first runway show. The fall 2009-10 collection of Anne Valerie Hash was held at the designer's atelier in the 10th arrondissement. It is reviewed here by Nicole. Nik's two cents --he dug it, for sure--  are offered below. Listen closely and you can hear several approving grunts:




1 comment:

Nance said...

Cher Andy,
Looks like Nikolas is feeling better, I hope so.
Tell me, how does sa mare get any work done with him nearby.
Donnez le petit choux un grand "hug" from me.
Bises, Grandmere