As I turned the corner of rue Aboukir the other evening, I suddenly saw all these wonderful giant lampshades. They were part of a soft-furnishings exhibition during Paris Fashion Week. I thought they were a very clever idea and were certainly very effective.

Love these, Rosemary—nicely captured!
Thanks Alexa, they were quite magical.
ooooh, I love these – sort of Chinese-lantern-esque, very fun!
Neat, aren’t they? And such as surprise as we rounded the corner!
Lovely! They look a bit like what happens during the Chinese New Year here – but more European rather than Asian.
Do the Chinese lanterns look like giant lampshades too?