Archive: October 2008
An American in Paris
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Marvin Traub, the former chairman of Bloomingdale's. But I freely admit that the driving force behind my race against the clock to get to his book party was the fact that it...
By Robin Givhan | October 3, 2008; 8:10 AM ET | Comments (0)
Plans Go Awry
Sometimes the best organized schedule goes awry. I had every intention of getting to the Sonia Rykiel 40th anniversary show this evening... even though it was on the outskirts of Paris and scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. Why? Because...
By Robin Givhan | October 2, 2008; 9:58 AM ET | Comments (1)
All Quiet in Paris
Oh how I wish I could tell you about the cocktail party for Derek Lam or the Bulgari store opening, all of which occured over the last couple of days. But no, I was shuttered in my room writing or...
By Robin Givhan | October 1, 2008; 6:35 PM ET | Comments (0)
