My bestie moved to Paris for a year, which made it even easier to visit the city of love. Since she had to attend university during the day, I spent some time on my own — strolling around the city and visiting several exhibitions.

Every time I come to Paris, the MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS is non-negotiable for me. I absolutely loved the Elsa Schiaparelli exhibition in summer 2022. It was so breathtaking and inspiring that it actually made me cry in the museum. In 2024, Iris van Herpen had her solo exhibition there. The moment I found out, I booked a trip to Paris just a few days later — only to see it (and it was SO worth it).

This time, the exhibition was titled "Private Lives: From the Bedroom to Social Media." It explored intimacy and how its meaning shifts once it is exposed to the public eye. Nan Golding's photograph of an undone hotel bed, "Empty Beds, Boston, 1979," especially stayed with me. It carried so much raw emotion and offered a glimpse into another era — vulnerable, honest, almost intrusive in its quietness.

Another day, we went to the FOUNDATION LOUIS VUITTON, but we left slightly disappointed. They were showing a Pop Art exhibition that felt highly commercialized and somewhat superficial. Pop Art, in its origin, was meant to question consumer culture and mass production — yet seeing it displayed in such a polished, luxury setting somehow softened its critical edge.