La Eiffel et La Fleur

This is the story of a girl who walked into the Zara on Broadway in Soho, New York. She saw the most amazing flower dress and knew it was the dress she wanted to wear to the Eiffel Tower. Who am I kidding, that girl was me last month when I went on a "I'm going to Paris so I must look fabulous" shopping spree. This was one of the highlights of my trip to Paris so far. The Eiffel Tower is amazing. Check out my blog post recounting my first time visiting it a few days ago. Since then I've seen it 3 more times. What can I say...I'm an Eiffel addict.

Dress: Zara | Shoes: Zara | Lipstain: Stila Fiery

I've finally done the shoot I've always had in my mind and it was perfect. Sure I had to wake up extra early (just like my Brooklyn Bridge Birthday shoot) but it was soooooo worth it. This was one of the best days ever! I topped it off with a trip to Café de Flore and some thrifting afterward. I'm going to lay it down because I have a very early trip to Versailles in the morning. If you missed anything keep up with my Paris adventure on Instagram.

Photography by KSR  Photography



The Iron Lady

(The spot where I first spotted the Iron Lady)

I was definitely a little anxious on my way to the Eiffel Tower. I have literally seen thousands of photos of it and now I'd be standing in front of it. I was nervous and hoping it would be as magical as I thought it would be. I hadn't seen it on my way to my new apartment in the taxi. I searched the skyline whenever I was out and never saw it. Maybe its a lot smaller in real life than it is in photos I told myself (which bummed me out a little). I took the metro to Ecole Militaire, the closest stop for me to the tower. When I got out I desperately searched the skyline thinking surely I'd see it right away. But no I didn't. I started walking...in the wrong direction for about 10 minutes and passed the famous Rue Cler. I couldn't help myself so I went down that street looking at all the quaint shops.

 

These tiny back streets where full of charm and reminded me of the West Village. I was most certainly lost but refused to ask anyone for directions. I turned a corner and BOOM. There she was darting from the sky seemingly at the end of the road. Then it hit me...the place I stood was a place a million photographers have stood because I most certainly had seen this exact scene in many photos of the Eiffel Tower.

 I whipped out my camera...and it began pouring raining. I ran under a store sign for protection. There from that spot I could still admire the tower. Once the rain lightened a bit I took these series of photos (above). I then made my way down the street and right up to The Iron Lady. Bit by bit I took her in, in all her glory. She really is beautiful and it was aweing to be right in front of her.

 

Excuse me for the picture overload. I couldn't help myself. I took about 400 photos from all different angles. I did a little photo editing too just to bring more color into the pictures. It really is beautiful. Stay tuned for an outfit post later this week at this very spot!

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