Sandrine’s Paris

If you’re shopping for fashion in Paris, you can’t miss this place, it’s the grand-daddy of department stores. Packed with all the big names in fashion, you can spend spend spend until your credit cards melt in spasmodic overdrive. Always popular during the sales period, this is the French version of Selfridges. Or maybe it’s the other way round? Both started business during the early 1900s, and have become THE deparment store of reference for fashion afficcionados. Here’s a little tip, at Galeries Lafayette every Friday there’s a weekly fashion show on the 7th floor from 3pm. It’s a secretive affair but you can reseve a place by emailing in advance welcome@galerieslafayette.com. The Season is now over but sessions will recommence September 7th 

We are actually beginning this section drinking, it is Summer after all !
I came across this Belgian Beer recently, called Vedett, where people can send their photos to the company and have them printed in the beer bottles, which are then sold in selected bars and shops. Warhol-in-a-bottle, Belgian style!
They have a rather quirky online game, check it at http://www.vedett.com