Author Archive
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French Impressions: Isabelle Burdel on the very complex and marvelous alchemy of perfumes
25 Jan 2012Isabelle Burdel, master perfumer and founder of Salon Privé in Cannes, France. To date, after more than twenty years of…
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Imperfect Perfection: The New French Woman
23 Jan 2012By Kristin Wood “Simplify, simplify, simplify.” It’s a phrase attributed to Henry David Thoreau, the famous American author and philosopher…
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French Impressions: Jack Edwards on wanting glamour from an early age
18 Jan 2012Jack Edwards is a career costume and fashion designer. Jack has worked in this art form since 1954. Jack began…
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Fashion trends from the street, Rule of Five
16 Jan 2012By Barbara Redmond Wellies. Gummies. Barn boots. For mucking about the roses or following the riders astride a horse, who trail…
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French Impressions: Dewey Markham Jr., from French cuisine to Bordeaux wine
10 Jan 2012Dewey Markham Jr., wine scholar and author living in Mérignac, France, was born and raised in New York City. He…
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French Onion Soup – a Paris meal to remember
09 Jan 2012By Michelle Hum Ten minutes into making dinner in my apartment, I was fighting to hold back tears. Admittedly, these…
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French Impressions: Kristin Wood and her passion for French history and culture
04 Jan 2012Kristin Wood, graduated from Duke University with a major in European History and a minor in English, then moved to…
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French Silhouette, a New Look
02 Jan 2012By Barbara Redmond Isabelle is French. I knew this immediately when we first met. Not because I was at her…
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Le Baisemain, a kiss of the hand
24 Dec 2011By Barbara Redmond Was it the Chanel No.5 perfume I was wearing? A dab touched to the underside of each…
