flaner
French · Verb
/fla.ne/
No direct English translation.
Invented in Paris during the 19th century to describe the leisurely art of strolling through city streets without a goal or destination.
Springtime in Paris.
Cafe society roared in the left bank where beautiful and bright young artists, writers and designers mused for hours. Magnolias in bloom captured the elegance. Vive La Fleur is an everyday indulgence and represents the extravagance and playfulness in the era only Coco Chanel could describe when making out with Igor Stravinsky, “The only man I felt attracted to was Picasso, but he wasn’t available”.
