Rarefabrics aka Rico is a multi-hyphenate creative working in the Paris fashion scene. A model, creative consultant and designer, he moved to Paris from the US in 2023, after several visits to the French capital. He has worked with Casablanca, Luar and has modelled in Europe, US and Asia. 

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Rico Sanches was born in Washington DC, and worked as a model in LA before moving  to Paris in 2023 after several visits to the French capital. He landed the Casablanca runway show on one of his trips over, and has collaborated with the

"My main art form is my clothing, my personal style, creative consulting, I style, model, design—pretty much anything related to fashion," he tells Trippin. 

This January, Paris is hosting the Menswear Fashion Week, which Rico says is less exclusive than its 

 which takes place in fall.  "The party aspect is more for the kids who aren't necessarily in the PR world, people just going to parties anyway. It's a great place to network, people high in the fashion world to people with no connection to the fashion world at all all under the same roof."  

. Opened in 2011, the famed Parisian club has disorientating, maze-like features, attesting to the late director's penchant for surrealism.  

Below he shares his tips to Parisian nightlife during fashion week. 

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Le Rouge is a big space. They usually do a bunch of rap, r&b, house. Pigalle in general is a very party area. There's a lot of clubs right around the corner from each other, so I definitely advise people to go to Pigalle if they're new here. You can always find a vibe there.

Silencio is always doing good parties, even when it's not Fashion Week. It's actually one of my favourite layouts when it comes to clubs. You walk in, go down a bunch of stairs, and it's kind of like a maze. Long hallways. The music is more alternative, house, techno, depending whose DJ-ing. It's upbeat, different demographic to Le Rouge, which is known for more rap and r&b. 

It's in Pigalle, I'm friends with the art director and have thrown a few parties there myself. It's smaller than Silencio, I believe it used to be a cabaret, and just for lesbians in the 90s. But as time passed they opened their doors to different demographics. 

It's a huge venue on the water, along the Sienne. It has a big outdoor part to it, smoking areas, which is nice when it's warmer outside. 

Downstairs from Wanderlust there's a club called FVTVR. A lot of big artists have done parties there after Fashion Week—the first time I went there I saw Playboi Carti performing there, which is how I got my introduction to the place. Really cool place to go, where you can always have fun during Fashion Week. 

One bar that I always love, I'm friends with the owners. One of the homies owns it; it's a good place to get drinks, they have a restaurant also. I love the steak frites. It's around Strasbourg–Saint-Denis which is one of the main areas for bars, my friends like to go round that area.

They opened a wine bar not too long ago next to La Chope des Artistes, owned by the same person. Have drinks, talk, pre-game before we go to clubs. 