Accessory aficionadoes can now master the art of jewelry-making thanks to an innovative move by iconic French brand Van Cleef & Arpels.

The Paris-based company will make history in February 2012 by opening its first jewelry school, where students from across the globe can gain unique insight into the world of creating world-class adornments.

Van Cleef & Arpels was founded in 1896 and the brand considers sharing its wealth of knowledge with connoisseurs and professionals alike to be a duty.

Paris’s Hotel Ritz, famed for generations as the city’s highest-profile luxury hotel will close for two years from next summer for an “unprecedented” renovation.

The move comes after the five-star hotel in central Paris failed earlier this year to win France’s coveted palace designation marking a top luxury destination.

Once the hotel of choice of Charlie Chaplin, Coco Chanel and Ernest Hemingway, the hotel has not had a major refit since 1979.

Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris has partnered with Taittinger Champagne to create the “Bubble in Paris” bar that resembles a life-size snow globe.

The translucent bar was conceived by artist Jean-Hugues de Chatillon, who drew inspiration from the mythical realm of Narnia to bottle a miniature winter wonderland.

The 16-foot tall dome will house an all-white, central, circular bar and small lounge that can accommodate 35 visitors at a time and will be open until New Year’s Eve.

The average price of a double room in Paris hotels has surged above 200 euros per night, making the city of light more expensive than London.

The return of business travellers has fuelled a 26 percent rise in the average price of a Paris hotel room over the past year to 204 euros per night.

According to hotel price comparison website Trivago, the average price of a double room in London is 200 euros.

Having a nice pair of eyewear, is like wearing your favorite pair of shoes. And if a pair of custom made sunglasses is high on your wishlist, then Cartier, Paris should be your first choice.

Exclusively adorned with an exquisite array of 188 collet diamonds, this pair of Cartier sunglasses is boasting in retro style and sheer glamor.

Christian Louboutin has been selling 25 pairs, costing hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars, in his first-ever men’s store in Paris that opened in August.

Apparently, the more lavish models are most popular, with Louboutin saying that his male customers “come in and they say, ‘What do you have with studs?’”

And that his studded high-top sneakers ($993) and a more elaborate version with crystals ($2,278) belong to his bestsellers.