{"id":21457,"date":"2021-05-03T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=192633"},"modified":"2021-05-03T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:14:18","slug":"grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAZIA&#8217;s At Home City Guide To Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The past year has seen many people across the world grapple with a very specific type of loss; the sadness of a trip not taken, the mourning of exploring new cultures, the yearning for experiences beyond the anomie of the supermarket. As that strong desire for, and impulse to, wander the world fell prey to the pandemic in a turbulent 2020, we seemed at one point to be surging toward an anticipatory dystopia. Who were we without travel? What do we have to look forward to when there is no international holiday booked for summer?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Over the course of the past 12 months, we\u2019ve been commissioning artists, painters, and illustrators from different cities all over the world to paint a picture of what they see out their windows \u2013 either real or imaginary. Most artists have been confined to these cities during the global lockdowns, and all have a close connection to the place they have illustrated. Each artist has a \u201cGRAZIA At Home City Guide\u201d perched on their windowsill, insider guides to the cities you need to visit and recollections of moments past in these nooks of the world,how they drank in the palaces, how they wandered through the parks and how they ate and ate and ate. There are recommendations too \u2013 local dishes, phrases, and lessons \u2013 so you can start imagining your own itinerary from the comfort of your own home. Today, we\u2019re headed to Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The clich\u00e9 of\u00a0Paris is its magnificence. Yes, it lives up to many of its burgeoning stereotypes \u2013 opulent, tr\u00e9s chic, grumpy (sometimes) \u2013 and the indubitable notion of elegance and luxury. Its opulence, its style, even its pomposity, render the city a destination almost everyone falls in love with.<\/p>\n<p>But take a local and the lens looks different. For illustrator and graphic artist Mez Clark, the magic of the French capital lays less in its luxury and more in its romance, whimsy and ability to spark creativity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind a corner in a caf\u00e9, order a coffee and sit down and take in the atmosphere. Watch the world go by for a while,\u201d she suggests of the \u201cpretty picture postcard\u201d she calls home. \u201cDuring \u2018le confinement\u2019 [read: lockdown] I worked on a couple of illustration projects. Art and creativity are a massive part of Paris\u2019s culture, so sketching and writing always brings me close to the feeling of living that \u2018Bohemian Parisian life\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For her window illustration, Clark has worked her usual \u201cplayful\u201d aesthetic in with some humor and love. \u201cI remember the business of Paris, the rushing around, the excitement. There were also so many things to see and even more places to be.\u201d She says.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking back to her younger years, Clark\u2019s fondest memory is running from one movie theatre to the Opera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne winter\u2019s evening, my sister, a friend, and I saw Harry Potter at the cin\u00e9 before going to the Op\u00e9ra to see Swan Lake,\u201d Clark says. \u201cIn between, we enjoyed a rather cheesy fondue. We were living the \u2018foyer de jeune fille\u2019 which was a property run by Spanish nuns. They would lock up at a certain time of night so had to run home so as not to be shut out. It was a super fun night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the world opens up and you do return to Paris, take the scene less traveled. \u201cHot cheese and egg cr\u00eapes are my favorite,\u201d Clark says. \u201cThey are cheap, warm and perfectly portable so you can continue walking around the city. Equally croissants or any French pastries are a must. Oh and don\u2019t forget the oreilletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a long day of walking, Clark suggests getting wine or beers and sitting along Canal Saint-Martin with friends. After a year inside, the mind truly boggles at such a thought.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"price-style\">Follow Mez Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mez.clark\/\" target=\"_blank\">@mez.clark <\/a>and add a little piece of Paris to your living room with the below items; a sketchbook, a french press and a screening of <em>swan lake.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-192637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smythson-black-portobello-sketchbook.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"856\" height=\"208\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"product-style\">Smythson Black Portobello Sketchbook, via Ssense.com, $335, <span class=\"price-style\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssense.com\/en-au\/everything-else\/product\/smythson\/black-portobello-sketchbook\/6507781?gclid=CjwKCAjwm7mEBhBsEiwA_of-TJRoCczgqJGxKjvaWM2laGHoZqZbyVBzavVP1VelnP3x2yw2a4PjrhoCU7MQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-192638 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tom-dixon-silver-brew-cafetiere-750-ml.jpeg?w=721\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"pdp-product-title__name s-text\"><span class=\"product-style\">Tom Dixon Silver Brew Cafetiere, 750 mL, via Ssense.com, $240, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssense.com\/en-us\/everything-else\/product\/tom-dixon\/silver-brew-cafetiere-750-ml\/6438551?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvr6EBhDOARIsAPpqUPFQRcPFnmkTH4S0UbiRtL4fHV9QlmmmuEgJ3MRl2ytesn3goI_Mut8aAgP8EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192639\" style=\"width: 772px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-192639 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1314411272.jpg?w=772\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Ballet Theatre dancers Cory Stearns (Prince) and Devon Teuscher (Odette) perform Act II Pas de Deux from &#8220;Swan Lake,&#8221; with choreography by Lev Ivanov, during a dress rehearsal for the American Ballet Theatre&#8221; 2019s production of &#8220;Uniting in Movement&#8221; at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz\/MediaNews Group\/Orange County Register via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"product-style\">stream &#8220;Swan Lake&#8221; now on Amazon Prime, performed by russia&#8217;s bolshoi ballet.<span class=\"price-style\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swan-Lake-Svetlana-Zakharova\/dp\/B01FV51TD0\" target=\"_blank\">stream here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>All products featured on GRAZIA are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Grazia may earn an affiliate commission. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":21458,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GRAZIA&#039;s At Home City Guide To Paris, France<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GRAZIA&#039;s At Home City Guide To Paris\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-03T14:14:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Mez_Paris_Main.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/\",\"name\":\"GRAZIA's At Home City Guide To Paris, France\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-03T06:14:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-03T14:14:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GRAZIA&#8217;s At Home City Guide To Paris\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/\",\"name\":\"Grazia USA\",\"description\":\"Driving tastemakers in Fashion, Beauty and Culture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GRAZIA's At Home City Guide To Paris, France","description":"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"GRAZIA's At Home City Guide To Paris","og_description":"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.","og_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/","og_site_name":"Grazia USA","article_modified_time":"2021-05-03T14:14:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Mez_Paris_Main.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/","name":"GRAZIA's At Home City Guide To Paris, France","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-05-03T06:14:25+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-03T14:14:18+00:00","description":"In a new series, GRAZIA commissions artists from all over the world to illustrate the cities they see outside their window \u2013 and reimagine them in their pre-pandemic glory. This week, guest editor and artist Mez Clark takes us to Paris in France.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-paris\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GRAZIA&#8217;s At Home City Guide To Paris"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/","name":"Grazia USA","description":"Driving tastemakers in Fashion, Beauty and Culture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Grazia USA","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/21457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}