Paris has been characterized as the capital of fashion. But what makes Paris so important for fashion, especially for the preservation of fashion's past? How do art and fashion meet in Paris and affect our perceptions of what counts as French fashion heritage? In the first part of this Parisian Fashion Law Dinner Party, we speak to Anya Firestone, the creator of premiere luxury cou-tours in Paris and the founder of Maison Firestone, to discover the rich interconnectivity between art, history, and culture in the French fashion capital.