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“Outside, the night was settling fast. I liked the peace and the silence of the countryside, with its fading alpenglow and darkling view of the river. … The mottled lights from across the other bank beamed on the water, reminding me of Van Gogh’s ‘Starlight Over the Rhone.’
“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen.”
WE’RE MORE THAN a bit obsessed with Copenhagen-based LVMH Prize finalist Cecilie Bahnsen. Evidence of the designer’s time spent working for Erdem and John Galliano can be seen in her own collections, which are works of art, blending couture craftsmanship and voluminous, sculptural silhouettes, as well as the minimalist aesthetic of her Danish heritage.
THIS WEEKEND was one of those lounging, hair up, no make-up and old films ones that are needed from time to time, when the to-do lists get too unruly and every email is a catastrophe to be solved. The city has been filling up again, mostly with tourists — French and German and other parts of Europe.