Today we attended a fashion show at Galleries Lafayette, enjoying the architecture and style of one of the world’s first ‘department stores.’ The building, located in the 1st arrondissement behind the Opera Garnier, was built on one of Baron Haussmann’s newly designed boulevards, close to the Gare St. Lazare. Completed in 1912 it boasts a beautiful stained glass ceiling and balconies that overlook the central shopping space.
The Galleries Lafayette became a major center of commerce in Paris in the early 20th century; and the fashions of the time are reflected in some of the modern artists whose work we examined earlier at the Musee d'Orsay.
In the evening we explored the Bastille neighborhood, a lively area of Paris, and the group dined together on tapas.
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