Archive for the ‘Style’ Category
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French Crown Jewels: Empress Eugénie
17 Sep 2010By Barbara Redmond In 1848, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte succeeded in getting the French to agree to a second Bonaparte empire…
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French Empress Eugénie and Her Diamonds
10 Sep 2010By Barbara Redmond Who, among us, like Audrey Hepburn, the woman in Givenchy’s little black dress in the American film,…
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French Décor: Mirrors and Versailles
23 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie When Coco Chanel was turning the building at 31 rue Cambon into her studio and fashion house,…
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Paris Sales: Chic. Chèque? Choc!
16 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie July is quite a month in Paris. In addition to the festivities of le quatorze juillet, there…
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Madeleine Vionnet: Cut on the Bias
28 May 2010By Philippa Campsie Three women dominated fashion in the 1920s and 1930s–Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Madeleine Vionnet. Yves St…
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What is a Frenchwoman? The eternal mystery.
29 Apr 2010By Philippa Campsie The other night at dinner, we were talking to our friend Dorothy about A Woman’s Paris and…
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The Colours of Paris: Powder greys, ecru and pale toast…
25 Apr 2010By Philippa Campsie There are colours you see in Paris that don’t seem to appear anywhere else. A whole range…
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French elements of fashion and style
21 Apr 2010By Philippa Campsie The volcano in Iceland with the unpronounceable, unspellable name grounded planes throughout much of Europe for the…
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The Empress, the Englishman, the Orphans and the Secondhand Sale
02 Apr 2010By Philippa Campsie Secondhand and consignment stores offer a way to enjoy Paris fashion in a more relaxed atmosphere than…
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The Basic Paris Survival Kit: What to Pack
19 Mar 2010By Philippa Campsie and Barbara Redmond In a few days’ time, Barbara will be leaving for the City of Light;…
