okay, so on holiday you're not. keep a hold of this second round of august picks to keep you busy thru septembre.

paris woodstock.
paris holds its own style woodstock, rock en seine, from 24 thru 26 august. rock your world with over 45 musical acts including bjork, amy winehouse, i love u.f.o, the horrors, just jack, and the jesus and the mary. tickets are 42 to 98 euros. www.rockenseine.com

velib it or not.
want to reduce your carbon footprint parisian style? velib, a new service to reduce car traffic and pollution, offers bicycle rentals for only 1 euro per hour. there are over 750 rental stations across the city. residents can get a one-year pass for only 29 euros and the first 30 minutes are free. www.velib.paris.fr

willy nilly.
photographer willy maywald was a fashion first, using paris as a background for his famed pics. drool over his black and whites from the 1947 dior revolutionary new look couture collection and see what paris bohemia was really like inside montparnasse’s artist studios. willy maywald. le pari(s) de la création - photographies, 1931-1955. musee carnavalet. 28 rue de sévigné. open daily 10am to 6pm, except monday. thru 30 septembre. 01.44.59.58.58. www.paris.fr

speak the bespoke.
marc lauwers is the exclusive tailor for men's lanvin bespoke and full measure shirts and is responsible for starting the tradition in 1926. upon first visit, he'll arrive at your home to take measurements. upon the second, he returns with a "dummy" shirt and makes your own pattern. select fabric from his swatch book of cottons, cotton voile and silks from italy and england. all is complete in less than two weeks. shirts start at 567 euros. no minimum. lanvin bespoke. 15 rue faubourg st. honore. 8th floor. www.lanvin.fr

still living doll.
go window-shopping with le barbie along the avenue montaigne. see over 200 dolled up in full gear and accessories, and witness her career moves as champion equestrian, schoolteacher, model and vet. she even walked on the moon (hopefully her heels didn't float away). barbie's thousand and one lives. musée de la poupée. impasse berthaud (near 22 rue beaubourg). tuesday to sunday. 10am to 6pm. 01.42.72.73.11 thru 30 septembre. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com