Nov 8 The glitz and glamour of Moulin Rouge Paris!
I finally fulfilled a live-long dream last month – I visited Moulin Rouge Paris!
Paris itself is a pretty special to spend time if you like me are fashion mad, but there was something extra special about spending the night in one of the world’s most famous clubs.
If I’m honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect because tourist attractions tend to be overhyped.
Thankfully, though, the Moulin Rouge loved up to its billing – and then some!
It’s a riot of noise and colour. It’s hugely entertaining. It’s funny. It’s flamboyant. It’s fun. It’s amazingly choreographed. It’s gloriously camp. It’s a show like no other. And it provides plenty of fashion inspiration, although there’s no way I could step out in public some of the outfits! Not unless I put some serious hours in at the gym.
The outfits on show at the Moulin Rouge got my thinking about how influential it has been over the years in shaping what ordinary women wear.
Burlesque clothing and accessories has enjoyed a revival in recent times and vibrant reds, blues and eye-catching blacks are everywhere.
Sexy corsets with lace trims have also become more mainstream and ‘vintage chic’ is the buzzword in the world of fashion.
Over a hundred years after the Moulin Rouge first flung its doors open its legacy lives on and there’s something uniquely brilliant about that.
Go and see it if you can. It really is THAT good!
