Life in Paris : Paris Fashion Weeks photographed by Meyabe Introduction by Loïc Prigent

Size : 335 x 224 x 15 mm    

softcover, 250 pages

color

published by 0fr.

This book features street snaps by Parisian photographer Meyabe and fashion journalist Loïc Prigent, covering six seasons of Parisian fashion from 2022-2023, as part of 0fr.'s "Life in Paris" series.

The first photo was taken on June 21, 2022, and the last on the final day of the 2023 Winter Women's Ready-to-Wear Show, in the first week of March 2023. Meyabe is always outside the show, but as if guided, he heads to the entrance of the venue. "I forgot my invitation, but I'm definitely on the list. Please check." He then slips into the show. He takes an average of 700 photos per hour, focusing on hair, shoes, and people standing still among the fashion crowd. You can hear sounds in each photo: the slam of a door, conversations and greetings in various languages. While swimming through crowds of street photographers and curious onlookers entering and exiting shows, Meyabe remains largely unnoticed during his shoots. "Because I'm an only child," he says. Attendees enter and exit the shows with cell phones in hand. At the exit, he often gets carried away by the flow and greets people with a big smile. "I quietly observe people, imagining as if I were a secret agent. Now it's time for the next fashion show."