For two decades, from 1997 to 2017, the beau monde found it impossible to visit Paris without witnessing what on earth was happening at Colette. The Rue Saint-Honoré concept shop, founded by Sarah Andelman and her mother, Colette Roussaux, flung together fashion, art, beauty, and all sorts of aesthetically pleasing goodies with such panache that its name became shorthand for a certain sort of unstudied cool. Although Colette closed, Andelman’s creative energies remain as turbocharged as ever. Now the editor of the Just An Idea book collection, which specializes in the work of atypical artists, Andelman brings her sensibility to Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, in Paris, through April 21. Her curation of exhibitions and products that celebrate the art of reading and writing is sprinkled throughout the department store. (As if we needed another excuse to shop there.) Herewith, she shares her key components to the good life. —Ashley Baker
Alibi: “On my way.”
App: The Chefs’ Guide, by We Are Ona, to find the best restaurants around the world.
Bag: A tote from Cow Books, in Tokyo.
Bedtime: As late as possible.
Birthday: Visiting a James Turrell work somewhere around the world.
Bookshop: Book/Shop, in Oakland.
Boyfriend: My husband, Philip.
Breakfast, weekday: Granola from Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, in New York.
Breakfast, weekend: Philip’s pancakes.
Car: Marc Newson’s Ford 021C Concept Car.
Child: Mine. Woody.
Cocktail: The Bellini from Harry’s Bar in Venice.
Cocktail appetizer: Original Thins from William Poll, in New York.
Couple: Terry and Tricia Jones.
Date: On top of a mountain, after a long hike.
Diet: Cakes only.
Disguise: Halloween in Woodstock.
Dress: Comme des Garçons.
Drive: Along the Seine in Paris.
Enemy: Ignorance.
Excuse: “Just walking the dog.”
Family: The Simpsons.
Fit: Skirts.
Flaw: I’m always late.
Friend: Victoire de Taillac.
Garden:
Palais-Royal.
Hideaway: Georgia O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Hotel: Villa La Coste, in Provence.
Indulgence: Haribo candies.
Insult: “No, thanks.”
Jacket: Denim.
Last Meal: Galette des rois from the bakeries of Tapisserie and Cédric Grolet.
Match: Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Neighbor: A good coffee shop like Café Nuances, in Paris, or Arabica [worldwide].
Nonfiction book: Pharrell-isms, by Pharrell Williams.
Novel: Life: A User’s Manual, by Georges Perec.
Pet: Our dog, Oreo.
Piece of advice: “Trust yourself.”
Restaurant: Kunitoraya, in Paris.
Ride: By bike.
Saying: “Nothing is impossible.”
SHOES: Nike Air Force 1.
Singer: Boris Vian.
Television series: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Theme song to your life: “Groove Is in the Heart,” by Deee-Lite.
Toast: Kanpai!
Vacation: Reading.
View: From the Eiffel Tower.
Wake-up time: Dawn.
Weekend bag: Longchamp’s Le Pliage.
Work of art: Ryan Gander’s The End.
Writing implement: Bic 4 Color ballpoint pen.
Sarah’s Essentials
