Posts Tagged with ‘France’
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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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Bastille Day in France: Tyrants and tigers and blood, oh my!
09 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie Americans look to see if their flag is still waving. Canadians stand on guard for their country…
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Marianne: National Emblem of France
02 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie July is a good month for national days. July 1 is Canada Day, July 4 is U.S.…
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Franglais: Modern French-English Words
25 Jun 2010By Philippa Campsie When one’s surroundings start to look dreary, the best therapy we know is to buy a French…
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Julia Child: French Cooking for North Americans
18 Jun 2010By Philippa Campsie The genius of Julia Child was to translate French cooking into a form that North Americans could…
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The First Time I Saw Paris (tips for the first few hours)
11 Jun 2010By Philippa Campsie and Barbara Redmond Marie Antoinette entered Paris in a royal carriage, dressed in white and glittering with…
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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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Place Vendôme: Countess de Castiglione
21 May 2010By Philippa Campsie The rue de Castiglione runs north from the Tuileries Gardens and opens into the Place Vendôme. This…
