Paris’s In-The-Know Nightlife Writers

Anna Madsen - Paris

This Parisian insider is an event organizer, blogger, journalist, and full time social maven whose exploits can often be found on her lifestyle blog at www.annastasja.com. If you’re looking for Anna while out in Paris, just find the biggest bouncers standing in front of the most exclusive clubs in Paris and wave to her as she winks at you from the inside. Her favorite venues are: Raspoutine Club, Le Bar du Plaza Athénée, le George at Centre Pompidou for a drink, and l'ARC nightclub.

In Anna’s words:

“Being sociable and with a flair for fashion, I made my debut on the nightlife scene as a young girl. I rapidly learned how to work the ropes and the who’s who of every nightlife scene: Paris, New York, Stockholm, London, etc. Going out, whether to a club, special event, or gala has always been exciting for me. There exists a hierarchy, a social code and a hidden etiquette out at night that not everyone will learn to master. The London scene is completely different from the Paris equivalent; in one city money talks, in the other looks gets you anywhere. Obviously it’s amazing if you have both. My art-form is writing, and expressing myself by depicting how I live through my work. I think I wrote my first chronicle when I was 15 about the “ill-functioning VIP system at nightclubs in Stockholm”. It caused quite a stir! All of a sudden I was listed as a “Nightclub Queen” by one Swedish site, and interviewed by another entertainment site. That’s how it started.”

Kim Laidlaw Adrey – Paris

Kim is the editor for Unlock Paris – www.unlockparis.com – as well as a freelance travel writer and copy editor for several fashion magazines. Because of her multiple hats, she can always be found at the latest openings for bars, clubs, restaurants, and events all over Paris. Her favorite venues are: Le Carmen, Club Silencio, Wanderlust, and L\Inconnu.

In Kim’s words:

“I began writing about culture in Paris because I had a constant barrage of people asking me for recommendations and thought it made sense to share that information with the wider public. Nightlife writing is an integral part of what’s going on in Paris. I’m interested in discovering, and writing about, contemporary culture in Paris and I’d rather share a great place to go out in the evening where you’ll see the real life and soul of the capital than write a staid review on some boring old tourist trap.”