In commemoration of Women’s History Month, a look at some of history’s most alluring Parisiennes … and where they left their marks in Paris. Catherine de Medici The Florentine heiress — brought up in a world that worshipped beauty — moved to Paris to marry the future King Henri II in 1533. Disdained by her […]
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The Paris Lovers’ Christmas Gift Guide
All you might want for Christmas is a trip to the City of (sparkling) Light … But if you can’t get to Paris just yet, there are at least many lovely ways to bring the city to you. And to the special Francophiles in your life. Read on for a Top Ten of perfect Paris […]
Celebrities in Paris: The Vintage Edition
Because nothing makes a glamorous star all the more glamour than a Parisian backdrop, n’est-ce pas? Sophia Loren at Hôtel Plaza Athenée, 1956 When this photo was taken, the Italian starlet was in town promoting her movie Scandal in Sorrento, and well on her way to mega-star status, about to shoot her first Hollywood movie, […]
A Paris Paper Trail: Ten Stationery Shops to Write Home About
It’s the week of La Rentrée in Paris, the return to the rhythm of city life, the start of a new school and work year. And one of Parisians’ favourite rituals in the time-honoured tradition that is La Rentrée is to stock up on beautiful stationery. Which is easy to do in Paris, where papeteries […]