Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Happy Friday, people! We have some wonderful finds for you this week, from a [Vintage Thrifter’s Village in Paris]( to [Alabama's wildest pit-stop](. And naturally, we also dive into the hidden and forgotten with a visit to [Paris’ Most Secret Library]( along with [London’s spectacular little-known ruins]( that are tucked away in the heart of the city. If you’re looking for something a little bit different to kick off your conversation this weekend, we also have [a bunch of nudes dancing around a pole in the forest]( celebrating the longest day of the year -- gotta love those Swedes. Have a great weekend, everyone! With love from Paris [Nessy]   [Paris’ Dusty Diary : A Peek Inside the City’s Most Secret Library](   [Processed with VSCO with a5 preset]( Guarded by a fortress of medieval walls cut from thick ominous sandstone, Les Archives Nationales means business. The former humble abode to a member of the French aristocracy, today this decadent sprawling chateau houses France’s most precious documents, each securely locked behind layers of mahogany-framed, etched-glass bookshelves. Formerly bequeathed the title “Hôtel de Soubise,” the…   [Continue Reading](   [Paris’ Mid-Century Vintage Village](   [village-popincourt-1]( In the heart of the 11th arrondissement, the Oberkampf district has its own mini Paris flea market, a petite shopping village of mid-century design, decorative arts and vintage lighting waiting behind weathered façades of the neighbourhood’s old ateliers. Shop owners set up coffee tables right outside in the square to chat with locals, leaving the…   [Continue Reading](   [Vintage Snapshots of Swedish Midsummer looking suspiciously like a Spooky Cult](   [midsummer-10]( While the annual holiday of Midsummer typically brings to mind flower crowns and smorgasbords of perfectly-arranged picnic food, we’ve dug up some archive photographs from the Midsummers of yore, where the grainy black & white filters and old fashioned 19th century dress suddenly bring a distinctly more ‘culty’ vibe to the whole affair…. The ancient holiday is deeply rooted…   [Continue Reading](   [Finding Peace in a Secret London Oasis, a Symbol of the City’s Struggle and Resilience](   [churchlondon]( A short walk from Monument tube station, in a side street of the City of London, lies St-Dunstan-in-the-East. This abandoned church has been converted into a garden open to the public, which remains largely undiscovered despite its location. Tucked away from skyscrapers like the Shard and Walkie Talkie, this unexpected gem is a surprisingly peaceful…   [Continue Reading](   [Vintage Angelina Jolie Doppelganger tries to sell you Bathroom Gadgets](   [5159a19bdd646454_large]( I‘ll be the first one to admit there isn’t much to this post besides a lovely but forgotten starlet I found buried in the LIFE archives with a striking resemblance to Angelina Jolie, peddling some pretty bizarre bathroom gadgets in the 1950s. But boy, what I wouldn’t give to know her name and track down her story……   [Continue Reading](   [The Spear Hunting Egomaniac responsible for Alabama’s Most WTF Museum](   [spearhunting]( Dedicating a museum to yourself is typically a bold move, but not so much for the self-proclaimed “Greatest Living Spear Hunter in the World.” America’s first and only Spear Hunting Museum, located in Summerdale, Alabama, houses a unique collection of taxidermy and weaponry from the exploits of retired US Air Force Colonel Gene Morris. Gene…   [Continue Reading](   [The Secret Chelsea Garden](   [secretchelseagarden]( Like most of Europe, London felt as if it had been shoved inside a pizza oven at the weekend and we were on a desperate hunt for a drinking spot in the shade. Trying our luck in Chelsea, where blonde and bronzed young things seemingly all called Hugo or Henrietta were spilling out onto every available shaded terrace in…   [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessyAmbassador? [Get Your Ambassador Link And Start Sharing!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To ready more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.