Printemps

Printemps

Dressed in its Christmas finery...

Perhaps I am hungry but it makes be think

of a delicious pastry, 

a religieuse perhaps.

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Printemps - une petite fille et son frère

Printemps

A Little Girl and her Brother

She held his hand tightly 

as they watched the animated 

Christmas window

at Printemps

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Joyeux anniversaire, Cherie!

Printemps - une vitrine de Noël

Printemps

Christmas Window

After several years of  edgy, often punk-styled, windows,

Printemps has returned to a more traditional, romantic theme

in the 2015 Christmas window displays

In over an hour spent photographing the windows of

Printemps and Galeries Lafayette, we saw only a handful of 

children at the viewing stands to see the windows.

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

CDP Theme Day - Store Windows

Printemps

The store windows in Paris are always creative. 

During the Christmas season the windows of the Grands Magasins 

are both animated and magnificent!

This smaller window displays one of the beautiful domes

of Printemps which is enjoying a year-long 

celebration of its 150th anniversary.

Check here to see the windows of our other City Daily Photobloggers

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Beacoup de jambes et dots

Printemps

A creative window display 

of mirrors, legs, chaussures,

and many "dots"

bon weekend

Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama

boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Printemps et une abeille

Spring blooms and a bee

The parks in Paris will be soon filled with 

the chartreuse green of new tendrils

and the vivid pastel blooms

Parc de Monceau

Rue de Courcelles

75008, Paris

Printemps - un grande table de fête!

Printemps

What a grand party that was!

Macarons, cristal, Champagne, et des chaussures!

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Printemps - 2006

Printemps 

Christmas Windows 2006

The artistry and animation of the Printemps windows

 in 2006 were remarkable, 

and there was no corporate name associated for promotion.  

There was no Chanel, Lagerfeld, etc.

The theme, I suppose, was dancing pots and pans, 

and each window had distinctive bright colors.

I thought you would like a vivid photo of the 2006 windows.

Printemps

Boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

l'émerveillement!

Awe!

The Christmas windows of Printemps are amazing

as can been seen in the face and reflection of this young girl.

bon weekend

Printemps

Boulevard Haussman

75009, Paris

Pensive? Nostalgique?

Printemps - premier étage

As this statue perched outside on the second floor 

peers in at the grand staircase, 

do you think that she must be a bit wistful 

to have spent the past 100 years 

only looking in at the fashions of Printemps?

must be a French girl

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris

Printemps - une vitrine

Printemps store window

Contemplation 

and reflection....

bon weekend

Printemps

Boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Joining James' Weekend Reflections
Look here for so many more.

Paris au printemps

Paris in spring

It is surely time for Paris to show her spring colors.

This small park on Rue de l'Ave Maria

is filled with color in March-April.

As the blooms mature and drop they will make a delicate carpet of pink .

Square Marie Trintignant

Rue de l'Ave Maria

75004, Paris

Métro Pont Marie

Printemps - des chaussures et des bonbons

Printemps

Christmas windows

Two of my favorite things:

shoes and macarons

Printemps
64, boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris

Printemps - Christmas windows 2013

Printemps

The windows are dazzling 

and the mirror reflections in this fashion window add to the look.  

I chose to cut off the name of the sponsor 

as the displays were much better before the grand magasins 

sold their window designs.  

Now the sponsor's name is splashed liberally 

throughout the windows and the store.

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Printemps - des chaussures rouges

Printemps

red shoes and polka dots

The use of mirrors and bold design 
with an abundance of rouge 
turn heads on Boulevard Haussmann

Printemps

Boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Les toits de Paris

From the rooftop of Printemps

...the view is spectacular

Do you see the boxes on the roof of Palais Garnier?

bee hives!

Can you get me a ticket to that roof?

I would be ever so grateful...

I love the bees!

The rooftops of Paris

from Printemps terrace

Boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Le Printemps, Palais Garnier, et les toits de Paris

Taken from the rooftop of Printemps, 

one can see the two towers of Printemps, 

the magnificence of Palais Garnier, 

and many familiar outlines of Paris buildings.  

Oh, you will always see many cranes obliterating the skyline.

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

The Egyptian Pyramid

Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s 

with a fanciful assortment of features:  

a Roman colonnade, antique statues, a tatar tent, 

a farmhouse, an enchanted grotto, an Egyptian pyramid, and more

It is one of my favorite parks in Paris, active with Parisians and their children.  

The change of seasons is particularly remarkable in the spring.

Parc de Monceau

Boulevard de Courcelles

75008, Paris

Métro Monceau

Square Marie Trintignant - en printemps

Square Marie Trintignant

This small garden was founded in 1933 as Ave Maria Square 

and has a well-appointed 790 m².

In May of 2007 Mayor Bertrand Delanoe renamed it 

after the actress Marie Trintignant.

He must have seen these trees in bloom.

Square Marie Trintignant

Rue de l'Ave Maria

75004, Paris

Métro Pont Marie

Printemps - un lapin énorme!

Printemps

The grands magasins of Paris are known for their window displays.

In 2011 each of the Printemps windows featured fashion and an animal.

 

The rose foncé (bright pink) rabbit of roses stole the scene

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris