Pikke Allen

Podcaster + Writer + Travel Curator | Kaleidoskope Media, LLC

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09.25.2014

Balmain Hair Couture: Launch of the Hair Care Products Direct from the Runway

Balmain Hair Launch: Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Styling Mist The House of Balmain with its unique history and refreshing revival; not to mention the Rhianna campaigns...

05.15.2014

LOUIS VUITTON and CASSINA Collaborate on a Modern Classic

ICONES COLLECTION 2014 Summer - The Launch of the Louis Vuitton LC4 Cassina, a worldwide perveyor of extraordinary designer furniture, showcased the launch of the collaboration with designer ...

05.07.2014

Wine Country Romance: Discover the Carleton Hotel

The Wine Country in California is no longer centered on the Napa Valley region. The region in and around San Luis Obisbo, Santa Ynez and the town of Atascadero, where the Carlton ...

04.30.2014

Philanthropy Through Fashion: Oscar De La Renta at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel - Fall Collection 2014

Special Guest: Her highness Princess Charlene of Monaco The Collegues provided their devoted audiences with a curated collection of Oscar De La Renta's Fall 2014 Collection and...

05.06.2014

The Art of Driving: The David Hockney Art Car at the Paris Photo Show 2014

The David Hockney “original” art car is a hand-painted BMW 850 CSi V-12: California Dreamin' Every year, I look forward to seeing this unique piece of BMW memorabilia at...

01.17.2014

New York State of Mind: How I survived the Arctic Freeze

What are the odds that I would be summoned to New York during a historic polar freeze? Hotels week in New York was the draw, and this typically quiet week in the travel season in New York means that ...

10.29.2013

Balmain Hair Couture: The Ultimate in Hair Styling

Paris Hair Report: Balmain Couture Hair By Pikke Allen I have worked with many Hollywood hairstylists on features, commercials and television shows a...

10.29.2013

Balmain Hair Couture: The Ultimate in Hair Styling

Paris Hair Report: Balmain Couture Hair By Pikke Allen I have worked with many Hollywood hairstylists on features, commercials and television shows a...

10.29.2013

Pre-Helsinki: Fashion from FinLand

When I have a chance to see young designers from somewhere other than Europe, I usually jump at the chance to see them. Free from the constraints of conventional fashion-speak, from stores or ...

10.29.2013

Paris Fashion Rave: Manish Arora - Spring 2014

Mannish Arora - Designer Collection for Spring 2014 PALAIS DE TOKYO September 26, 2013 by Pikke Allen This was a show that took me from Japanese Anime to the 19...

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About Pikke Allen

Pikke Allen is a Writer and Principal Consultant for her own Content & Branding Atelier. Her passion for all things French is a tribute to her dad, a French teacher and devoted Francophile. She grew up on the left bank in Paris during one of the most fruitful periods in art, fashion and culture in the 1970s. Pikke has been published on a variety of travel platforms including 'Girls Guide to Paris' 'VINGT PARIS' and Belle Inspiration Magazine exclusively for Paris Travelers. ARTIFICE began as an accidental blog in Paris and has grown into a portfolio of online magazines created and published by Ms. Allen from both Los Angeles and Paris. She publishes on SUBSTACK at THE PARIS ADVENTURESS.com Ms. Allen's writing is on Wordpress at: Theparisadventuress.com You can Follow Ms. Allen on Instagram: @Artificeworld For media inquiries please request at: e: justluxe.usa @gmail.com