Lent, artificial flowers, giving surprise dinners… 16 winter trends to try

Invite a queen to the table

After the triumphant revivals of leek mimosa and egg mayonnaise, here is another flagship of bourgeois cuisine making its triumphant return. Vol-au-vent (or Bites the Queen, the exegetes rave), its delicate puff pastry, ideally stuffed with chicken breast, chanterelles, sweetbreads, and its “financial” sauce is the new holy grail of gourmet “archaepaths.” The Parisian restaurants of Petit Sommelier and Bistrot XVI are already legendary. It’s also the ultimate luxury when we find caterers who are still doing their thing. Happy tracking!

Choose shock treatment

Choose fitness clinics through fasting and integrative medicine, for example the famous Büchinger of Lake Constance has long been a German specialty. Recently, Lanserhof on the North Sea island of Sylt is a holistic retreat “resort” that has won votes from Congress. healthy girls the most demanding. Majestic nature, stunning architecture, 5-star fasting, naturopathy cocktail and ultra-technological medicine… “Health is freedom,” promises the place.

Dare to use an artificial flower

Do you suddenly see the specter of dusty plastic bouquets in waiting rooms? There is no need to panic. The artificial flower of 2023 is no longer looking for cheap illusion, but sustainability to end the burden of imported flowers… Flora Magnifica’s Faux Fabric Flowers are poetic as hell. Paper made from Flowrette or painted by Chiaki Kokami are very delicate. We are starting to see more kitsch and pop, woven daisies or poppies brought back from Korea by travelers. To your fake bouquets.

floramagnifica.com; flowrette.com; les-intimes.com

Communicate with the class

Forget Krav Maga and its crude simulated plastic knife fights. Instead, adopt the self-defense method of Honor Blackman, the unforgettable interpreter of the fearless Puss Galore, the James Bond girl who sent Shaun to the carpet ( Goldfinger). His manual (below)*, written in the early 1960s, retains all its anti-macho power. The period photos are irresistible. the scotch spindle caste looks really cool.

Throw surprise dinners

We’re not talking about an impromptu date here. too easy. – but guests, some of whom will be complete strangers to you… Author and editor @sophieastrabie’s principle of “curious dinners” is irresistible for fostering friendly creativity. The principle is that each of the two friends find someone you don’t know. You do the same for them on your end. You order six at a restaurant without knowing anything about your fellow guests, otherwise it’s much less good. You’re making your dinner, you just met two new people. You think about the second, the third… and who knows, you might have met ten new, hand-picked faces by the end of the year. And I want to party with all the proms.

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Sew yourself with fibulas

The fibula, this ancient metal brooch adored by Romans and nomadic peoples to fasten their garments, is the latest piece of jewelry we’re falling in love with… We saw it on the catwalks with vibrant ribbons and evening gowns (Saint Laurent this winter, Ferragamo and Maxwell next summer). It can also be “casualized” to elegantly roll up the sleeve of a basic, slightly wide t-shirt (JEM).

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Change your perspective

Attacks with raidsglasses each sexier than the other. Is this a reaction to Miu Miu’s Fall/Winter 2023-2024 fashion show, where the models almost all wore tortoiseshell with cute little holes? Is it seeing some pretty glam celebrities flaunting their dainty metal frames (Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, Kim K.)? Glasses are growing and becoming a trendy accessory. How lucky to be short-sighted, right?

Put a tiger in your engine

Or a rat, a pig, a rooster, in short, one of the twelve animals that are the signs of Chinese astrology. Treated with delicacy and seriousness by Taoism enthusiasts, this tutelage sparks those most resistant to the genre. Its symbolism, relationships with the elements, and the promise of rekindled energy have a lot to do with it. Hi Daddy Star Hi Ba Zee! To practice in a spectacular dragon or tiger-embellished jumpsuit from a beautiful Chinese brand, of course…

To watch TV

Television? What next? Here we talk to you about the coolest TV that doesn’t exist anymore… Madelen, INA’s streaming platform, lets you go back in time by creating special retro programs. The bestTonight at the theaterOR? Discorama By Barbara in 1959. The Maid of Avignon, documentaries from the 1960s. This could recreate the bonds between generations… Even if it won’t be easy to convince Gen Z.

madelen.ina.fr:

Looking at Poland

THE: city ​​breaks spring is still far away, but a destination that is on the up and up is Gdansk. Historic and modern, prosperous Hanseatic capital, a city destroyed in the 20th century, a legendary actress during the fall of communism (Solidarnosk was born there), hedonistic and alternative today with its shipyards and barracks turned into artistic or festive places.. There are many. do as they say! Especially after the autumn elections, conservatives are no longer in power in the country.

Discover the classic northern design

Not to be confused with Scandinavian design…Danish fifties sideboards are nice, but we’re pretty legitimately close to full. On the other hand, the table, sofa, Guillerme and Chambron chairs, dating from the 1950s to the 1970s, are quite heavy, and we’re careful with our words, the furniture is huge. This duo, who created the legendary Vos Maison brand and have been operating near Lille since 1949, are the new absolute favorites of fans of 20th century antiques.

Great selection at selency.fr and Saint-Ouen flea market.

Practice “verbal flamboyance”

No questionable connotations for this new term, but the emergence of a new way of taking care of yourself. We are treating him now oral care at least as much as his skin careSelahattin Swedes’ twelve toothpaste flavors with evocative names (High on the beach, of course I still love you), their refined nomadic Oral Extract Waters (instead of the vulgar mentholated spray) and their mouthwashes. Bottled perfumes are thus the ultimate in ultra…

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Gardening the French way

It’s not just the English who enjoy the dainty caterpillar… French botanical dandyism is being pushed forward with Louis Albert de Broglie’s cult brand, Le Prince Jardinier. Remember his elegant waistcoats and turtleneck jackets that were so popular in the 1990s? Restyled by his nephew, we remain among the aristo-chic. Far edgier than the basic work jacket, as there are many, these iconic pieces return in denim or herringbone jute, tweed style. Give your man to send to plant local cabbage.

lepricejardinier.fr:

Play diplomatic

In these times of conflict and geopolitical tension, the Instagram account @instantdiplo is the “instant” read for anyone who finds understanding and learning encouraging. Or insights, theoretical topos, anecdotes told and told by international relations professionals that are totally engaging… Yes, there are more than just manuals. Russian lips On Insta, it will be an opportunity to shut up the social network’s systematic abusers, who are often full of fragments, over dinner. For those looking to change their minds, accounts dedicated to Brutalist architecture are also a huge must-have right now.

@instantdiplo; @cats_of_brutalism, @barbican_city_of_london and all accounts responding to #Brutalism.

Roll up the beige carpet

Berber rugs? Well, we liked them a lot, you can say kindly. But now there is much more exotic. Pyrenean wool carpet, handmade on site, with the help of exceptional sheep, Basco-Bearney and Black-headed Manech. remember these names. – otherwise perfectly fine attitude, as it should be. The subtle (and very quiet luxury) from the dedicated Ariège duo Laines Paysannes makes you shudder at these French-made wonders.

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Let it ferment…

You’ve no doubt noticed that after the green plants and dried flowers, there are now jars of pickles, a sign that we are in a trendy restaurant. The latter does not necessarily make his own fermented milk preserves, but he realized that it is important for food professionals… Other chefs are about this delicious and healthy ancestral process… Like Gautier Maubuchon, “artisan fermenter”, Atelier Flamel- to whom (and soon at La Petite Expérience), Eric Fontanini at Habile (with his bold spices) or the Israeli Ohad Amzalag at his Parisian haven at Gueffen…

atelierflamel.com; skillful.com, guefen.fr