Weekend Conversation Starters

[Image]   What happened to our roaring twenties revival? Remember when we were sitting in our pandemic sweats and [dreaming about dressing up again](? If all the red carpet glamour at Cannes still isn’t enough to get you in the mood to dig out your glad rags, take a cue from some of my favourite [Parisian locals who dress to impress, even if it’s just to do their groceries](. There are a few key accessories that could help normalise dressing up again too. Hats, for example. [Why did people stop wearing them? (the answer may surprise you)](. And if fanny packs can made a comeback,[surely the parasol can too](! To boost our confidence, perhaps we could all use [a lesson in peacocking, from the likes of Lord Gaga to the King of Afrofuturism](. Forgotten how to party like it’s 1923? Tag along for some [legendary nights with the bright young things](. Or leg it to Paris when [Montmartre was “Harlem on the Seine](”. My challenge to you this weekend: even if you have no particular place to go, put on something fabulous, pick a good jazz bar and find out who serves the best martini in town. Bottoms up! Stay curious, [Nessy]   [How Does the “Most Beautiful Hotel in the World” Get Demolished?](  [7048495095_7cc98ca736_k]( When it was completed in 1929, it was advertised as the most beautiful hotel in the world, with some 500 bedrooms, some with their own swimming pools. But the Royal Picardy was only in operation for about 20 years, was abandoned for 20 more and finally destroyed in 1968. While the space inspired creatives from…  [Continue Reading](   [The Biggest Band to Come Out of Germany’s Sin City? The Original Beatles](  [Gerd-Mingram-1961-930x672]( You might think John, Paul, George and Ringo made a name for themselves gigging around Liverpool. Well think again, on both counts. In 1960, John, Paul, George, Pete and Stuart cut their teeth in Hamburg, before they ever made it big at home. Pete and Stuart?  [Continue Reading](   [Brushstrokes of Brilliance and Queerness: Unlocking the Leonardo Da Vinci Code](  [rapace_Leonardo_da_Vinci_the_man_and_artist_as_an_closeted_memb_cad06cad-921a-4e3d-916a-bf9fcde43846-1]( While you’re almost certainly familiar with his unrivalled genius as a painter, inventor, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor or architect, there is a little-known aspect of Leonard DaVinci’s life rarely taken into consideration in the context of art history; one that could potentially paint the great master as an unrealised icon of LGBTQ history. Behind…  [Continue Reading](   [Electric Jewellery and the Forgotten Genius who Lit Up Paris](  [rapace_a_surreal_society_party_in_Paris_during_the_Belle_Epoque_4a144442-7e88-4a0d-8ad1-c89081dcebba]( Known as ‘The City of Light’ for nearly two centuries, Paris led the way during the Age of Enlightenment, and yet history has forgotten one of the most bizarre and beautiful uses of light ever witnessed by Parisian society: electric jewellery. During the Belle Epoque, the chicest Parisian parties were lit up with electrified fashion accessories…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLIX)](  [90885723_549398625968290_618268085254857164_n]( [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read 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](.