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LESS THAN THREE WEEKS TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION!

Living and Investing in France Real Estate Conference
March 21-22, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
There is nothing else you can do in less time and as inexpensively to learn all you need to learn to make your dream to live and invest in France come true.

For more information and to register, click here FrenchPropertyconference or email info@adrianleeds.com

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Dear Parler Paris Reader,

One never has to look at a calendar to know it's Fashion Week in Paris. You can tell by the number of tall waifish women there are slinking down the streets wearing no makeup and expensive clothing. Le Marais is awash with them. I never know whether to be jealous of their slim good looks or worried that they're not eating enough or taking advantage of everything Paris has to offer while they are here.

Fashion Week starts today and runs through March 12th with a full schedule of fashion shows promoting the designers' Fall-Winter 2009-2010 collections and Le Marais has become the Fashion Capital of the city. Since moving to the neighborhood more than 11 years ago, most of the wholesalers and little factories have turned into designer boutiques and art galleries. In some ways it's sad to see the old world of Le Marais change, but in other ways, it's a refreshing revitalization with creativity bursting at the seams.

Gaspard Yurkievich's boutique is just downstairs from vacation rental apartments "Le Provençal" and "Mon Petit Château." He was one of the first to invade the neighborhood and the boutique window is tough to miss with its "crouching long-haired blonde supposedly looking for its long-gone hair pin" as one blog described it.

Down the street at the corner of rue Normandie and rue de Saintonge, Isabel Marant, whose windows are more art exhibitions than fashion displays, will stop you dead in your tracks. Her first window at this location was a display of hundreds (maybe thousands) of enlarged sperm (yes, that's right -- sperm!) swimming in many directions, but arranged in one large floating ball. This month, there are four or five long playing records turning on spindles, with a tiny cut-out pin-up model standing on the disc, turning along with it as if on a merry-go-round with no end in sight. Go figure! What this has to do with fashion, I don't have a clue, nor do the designs, which I find less than appealing (but what do I know?).

In the other direction on rue de Saintonge, heading southward, Christophe Lemaire, the designer who revamped "Lacoste," is at the corner of rue de Poitou. The exterior of the shop is painted a steel gray, in perfect color coordination with his collection, also in all shades of Paris gray (that is inescapable -- like the "greige" of my stairwell about which I've bitterly complained).

If you do a search for fashion designers in the 3rd arrondissement alone at http://www.pagesjaunes.fr, you get 350 responses compared to 49 in the 4th. Looks like the "Haut Marais" is beating out the "Bas Marais" for "chicicity." That makes sense...tall women in the upper district...and that means I better get used to all those tall skinny women making us shorter, fatter varieties feel insecure about our less than stylish looks.

Editor's Note: Find the calendar of all the shows here.

P.S. Just a few weeks away...so be sure to book your places now at the Living and Investing in France Real Estate Conference, March 21-22 at Tujague's in New Orleans. We are sure to learn lots, eat well and have lots of fun! For more information and to register, click here /frenchproperty/conference/LIF_NOLA_2009/ or email info@adrianleeds.com

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HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL!...
NEW EPISODE, NEW DATES AND TIMES!
SEE ADRIAN LEEDS AND
FRENCH PROPERTY CONSULTATION
ON HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL!

***NEW: "Vacation Home in Paris" - Episode HHINT-1A05

AIR TIMES:
March 27, 2009, 10:00 PM ET/PT
March 27, 2009, 2:00 AM ET/PT

New Yorkers Jeff Ballinger and Mary Schiller recently began the first steps toward making their dream together a reality. After honeymooning in Paris, they knew they wanted their own vacation property in France. Now, they've moved out of their house and into a smaller condo in the Bronx, NY, and have begun their search for a pied-a-terre in Paris.
House Hunters International Episode HHINT-402

***"Settling Down in Paris" - Episode HHINT-1A05

Angela and Ben met in 2003 when they lived in Los Angeles working for the same clothing company. Now, the two are engaged to be married. When Ben started receiving frequent overseas work, the company believed he'd be more valuable in Paris, so they happily relocated. They immediately moved into a cozy rental in the 17th district near the Arc de Triomphe and started to explore the different neighborhoods of Paris. The pair is now ready to take the big leap and purchase an apartment to stay for good. Property consultant Adrian Leeds is enlisted to help.
House Hunters International Episode HHINT-402

AIR TIMES:
March 10, 2009 10:30 PM ET/PT
March 10, 2009 2:30 AM ET/PT

To learn more, visit AdrianLeeds.com or email Adrian Leeds, at adrian@adrianleeds.com

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LEARN FRENCH IN FRANCE IN A FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOL FOR ADULTS
OFFERING TRUE FRENCH IMMERSION
L'Institut de Français, Villefranche-sur-Mer

Learn French in the warmth of a stunning villa overlooking the lovely fishing village of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur in a full immersion program with like-minded adults...For more information, visit Institut de Francais or contact Fréderic Latty at info@institutdefrancais.com and be sure to tell him Adrian Leeds sent you.

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“THE NEW AUTO-ENTREPRENEUR” REGIME: SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE MADE SIMPLE?”

A Special Presentation and Discussion with Ann Cary Dana, Attorney
Sponsored by Parler Paris

Saturday, March 28, 2009
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Upstairs at La Pierre du Marais, On the corner of rue des Archives and rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris
Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers. See Map Here

The self-employed or small business owners in France, whether French or foreigners, will invariably complain of spending all their Sundays on paperwork and paying such high social charges and taxes that it takes all the satisfaction out of being successful.

The French government recently instituted a simplified self-employment regime in the hopes of encouraging all those who hesitate to take the plunge to set up their own individual business, as well as enabling those who have an informal “side” activity to “officialize” it with minimum complications.

Ms Dana will point out the pros and cons of the new regime which could be of particular interest to foreigners in France. She will also explain how it will fit in with the regulations on work permits and the different categories of “carte de séjour.”

Join us for this 2-hour workshop session sponsored by Adrian Leeds and Parler Paris. Only 30€ per person! Places are limited. Pay at the door. Please expect to order at least one beverage at the café.

To register, email: info@adrianleeds.com

Ann Cary Dana is an American-born French immigration lawyer specialized in foreigners working in France (work permits, temporary assignments, students working or applying for a change of status). To contact Ann Cary Dana for legal services, email anncary.dana@karlwaheed.fr

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DON'T MISS..."WRITING FOR THE INDEPENDENT FILM MARKET"

A Workshop Presented by Judith Merians
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Le Pierre du Marais

For more information visit /frenchproperty/conference/
To register email judithmerians@aol.com

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YES YOU CAN...BE AN OWNER IN THE BEST ADDRESS IN PARIS -- PLACE DES VOSGES

Now you can own a share in an AMAZING "maison" -- more of a house in the country than an apartment in Paris, right smack dab in the middle of Paris' most elegant square -- the Place des Vosges.

For more information visit frenchpropertyfractional.com or maryellen@adrianleeds.com

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MEET PARLER PARIS READERS TUESDAY "APRES MIDI."
Next Meeting March 10, 2009

The second Tuesday of every month, Parler Paris and French Property Insider readers gather at La Pierre du Marais for a drink and a "schmooze" -- it's an opportunity to meet and chat with other like-minded people and a great way to make friends! Costs nothing except whatever you drink, so don't miss the next gathering on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 from 3 to 5 p.m.

For more information, visit Parler Paris Après Midi

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PRACTICE YOUR FRENCH...OR ENGLISH!
Parler Parlor French-English Conversation Group

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GET AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT FRANCE
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