Planning a trip to France and would like to spend a day in Paris being introduced to special people who are plying their trade in fashion, arts and crafts or little shops full of big surprises, Paris By Appointment Only might be the thing for you.
Native New Yorker, Zeva Bellel, has been living and working in Paris for the last ten years as a journalist and trend spotter.
Paris By Appointment Only was born from her time scouting stories for publications like Dutch, Air France Madame, Monocle, Luxuryculture.com, and the New York Times T Magazine, working on travel guides which helped Zeva discover some of Paris’ best kept secrets.
What she calls aptly the city’s true crème de la crème.
Ready for a day of adventure, give her an idea of what you like but leave room for surprises or write her a 'blank check'.
Will you meet Maïa, the personal porcelain painter pictured above (photos by Fabrice Fortin and Nicholas Calcott for Paris By Appointment Only™ )? I don't know.
If by choice or because of circumstances you cannot make it there, you can always follow her by reading Paris By Appointment Only and let your mind wander.
A recent piece covers Atelier 7: A New Private Gallery in Picasso’s Old Pad (December 9)
Her approach reminds me a bit of Meeting the French which I covered a while back.
The two services actually complement each other as Paris BAO is more geared towards fashion and lifestyle while Meeting the French focuses quite a bit on food related activities.
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