{"id":356501,"date":"2021-12-24T17:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T17:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=356501"},"modified":"2021-12-24T17:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T17:54:35","slug":"inside-the-porno-chic-temple-of-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=356501","title":{"rendered":"Inside the &apos;porno chic temple of Paris&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The founder of Paris&#8217; most exclusive swingers&#8217; club has offered a glimpse at the &#8216;universe of pleasures&#8217; hidden within its velvet-lined rooms in a tantalising new memoir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Val\u00e9rie Hervo, 53, or &#8216;Madame Val\u00e9rie&#8217; as she is known to her patrons, opened the doors to\u00a0Les Chandelles (the candles) in the heart of Paris more than 30 years ago after discovering the joys of swinging in her early 20s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Described by one reviewer as the &#8216;porno chic temple of Paris&#8217;, Les Chandelles&#8217; underground labyrinth of softly lit rooms gives couples a safe space in which they are free to strip off, swap partners, experiment &#8211; or simply watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Although Madame\u00a0Val\u00e9rie remains tight-lipped on the identities of her patrons, politicians, rock stars and magistrates are said to be among their number-\u00a0and will no doubt be anxious to see what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/search\/projects\/?sort=appreciations&amp;time=week&amp;search=secrets\">secrets<\/a> she spills her book, Les Dessous des Chandelles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-cfb61a714e0afac9\" height=\"744\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Val\u00e9rie Hervo, pictured, or 'Madame Val\u00e9rie' as she is known to her patrons, opened the doors to Les Chandelles (the candles) in the heart of Paris more than 30 years ago\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Val\u00e9rie Hervo, pictured, or &#8216;Madame Val\u00e9rie&#8217; as she is known to her patrons, opened the doors to Les Chandelles (the candles) in the heart of Paris more than 30 years ago\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-8193839257436313\" height=\"925\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Described by one reviewer as the 'porno chic temple of Paris', Les Chandelles' underground labyrinth of softly lit rooms gives couples a safe space in which they are free to strip off, swap partners, experiment - or simply watch. Pictured, one of the rooms in Les Chandelles\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Described by one reviewer as the &#8216;porno chic temple of Paris&#8217;, Les Chandelles&#8217; underground labyrinth of softly lit rooms gives couples a safe space in which they are <a href=\"https:\/\/freewebcams.hamsterporn.eu\/qdZ3UO\">free black cock porno windows media player<\/a> to strip off, swap partners, experiment &#8211; or simply watch. Pictured, one of the rooms in Les Chandelles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-f7d68024b356ab60\" height=\"949\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Although Madame Val\u00e9rie does not name any names, politicians, rock stars and magistrates have all reportedly visited Les Chandelles - and will no doubt be anxious to see what secrets she spills her book, Les Dessous des Chandelles. Pictured, a room with a pole\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Although Madame Val\u00e9rie does not name any names, politicians, rock stars and magistrates have all reportedly visited Les Chandelles &#8211; and will no doubt be anxious to see what secrets she spills her book, Les Dessous des Chandelles. Pictured, a room with a pole<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The businesswoman is usually tight-lipped about her patrons and club but penned a memoir after growing bored during lockdown, according to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In one anecdote she reveals how a high profile British rocker was turned away at the door for wearing trainers and jeans &#8211; an outfit made for &#8216;chopping wood&#8217;, according to Val\u00e9rie, and in breach of the club&#8217;s strict dress code.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There are no trainers, jeans, flat shoes or short-sleeved shirts allowed, and women are not permitted to wear trousers of any kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-track-module=\"am-related_carousel^related_carousel\" data-track-selector=\".rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])\" data-dm-rotator-rotate=\"false\" data-track-pos=\"static\" data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=\"\" data-dm-rotator-auto-init=\"\" id=\"p-24\" class=\"related-carousel with-fb-or-tw femail half\" data-dm-rotator-active-class=\"active\" data-dm-rotator-page-count=\"1.0\" data-dm-social-article-auto-init=\"\" data-dm-rotator-page-size=\"1\">\n<div class=\"rotator bdrcc\">\n<div class=\"rotator-title\">\n<h2>RELATED ARTICLES<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rotator-pages link-xocc\">\n<li class=\"rotator-prev\"><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li class=\"rotator-next\"><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>   <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><b>                <\/p>\n<div class=\"fb\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><h2>Share this article<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"share\"><span class=\"wai\">Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Faced with this very old rule in France, even the singer of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/search?q=illustrious%20British\">illustrious British<\/a> rock group had to give in: sheepishly, he left to change. No satisfaction,&#8217; Madame Val\u00e9rie writes, hinting that Sir Mick Jagger might be the under-dressed musician in question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Entry is the equivalent of \u00a3260 per couple, including dinner. They must enter together and leave together, although\u00a0Madame Val\u00e9rie does on occasion allow for women to outstay their partners in the name of female empowerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Les Chandelles is a place where the woman decides, it&#8217;s the woman who is in command,&#8217; she writes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-126384ff91867558\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Sparks begin to fly as couples enjoy dinner and exchange loaded glances over glasses of Champagne. 'During these feasts [in the restaurant], an erotic tension spreads, soft and delicious,' writes Madame Val\u00e9rie. Pictured, one of the rooms as seen on the website\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sparks begin to fly as couples enjoy dinner and exchange loaded glances over glasses of Champagne. &#8216;During these feasts [in the restaurant], an erotic tension spreads, soft and delicious,&#8217; writes Madame Val\u00e9rie. Pictured, one of the rooms as seen on the website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;She should not be a trophy for exhibition or booty to be shared but a goddess to be honored, adored. She should dominate, imposing her desires and whims.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some guests arrive with their spouses, others arrive with their mistresses or lovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Madame Val\u00e9rie, an expert in discretion, reveals how she once helped a married patron slip out through the fire escape to avoid his wife, who had arrived with her lover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He had believed his wife was in bed at home sick and so had invited his mistress; she had thought her husband was away on a business trip.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The entrance to Les Chandelles is deliberately unassuming. There is no signage or neon light and the plain exterior could easily be mistaken for a shuttered shop front.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Once inside, guests descend the spiral staircase to the subterranean bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-56af87497596f138\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The entrance to Les Chandelles is deliberately unassuming. There is no signage or neon light and the plain exterior could easily be mistaken for a shuttered shop front. Once inside, guests descend the spiral staircase (pictured in an image on the website) to the subterranean bar\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The entrance to Les Chandelles is deliberately unassuming. There is no signage or neon light and the plain exterior could easily be mistaken for a shuttered shop front. 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