Long curious about the two fine-art museums at Yale, and having heard that a chic hotel, the Study at Yale, had opened in that same artsy part of the campus, I booked a room, printed out a calendar of events from the school's Web site, and boarded an Amtrak train in New York on a Friday morning; in two hours, I was checking into my Chapel Street digs.
During negotiations with the persnickety Parisian impresario Olivier Duplessis (François Berléand), Andrei grandly insists that the musicians dine at a chic restaurant that has changed hands and turns out to be a belly-dancing emporium.
Where to eat A modern crêperie and cider bar that offers a chic take on traditional dishes is Breizh Cafe, which has branches in Saint-Malo, Cancale, Paris and, less probably, Tokyo, and stocks 60 ciders in its cellars.
That involved a chic revamp of clothing ranges, an expensive image makeover with a little help from WPP and a drive to "keep down costs," according to Rose.
Walk over to Le Bar Depot (Beverhoutplein 14), an antiques showroom that doubles as a chic cafe serving champagne brunch whenever the market is on.
Well, Alitalia has its problems, but certainly Valentino is a name that resonates beyond a chic little suit scattered with seed pearls.
And for every odd look at Valentino – sheepskin corsets, heavy embroideries, an empire-line dress in haute couture hessian that looked like a chic penitent's haircloth shirt – there were half-a-dozen beauts.
Also, a Chlo?enim shirt that's simple but with gold buttons that give it a chic touch.
Sotheby's commissioned it, along with a monochrome poster that says GLAZED in a chic modern way.
From amid the welter of wild patterns and crazy plaids, of Chicago Bulls shirts and polyester stirrup pants, locals select the clothes that best create a chic and still distinctly Zambian silhouette.
The piece is smoothly directed by Lindsay Posner and designed by Lizzie Clachan with a chic austerity that seems peculiarly Parisian.
