So you’ve got your ticket to the world’s most beautiful city. Now the packing pressure is on so that you can dress the part! Read on for some spring suitcase advice … Despite the suggestion made in the beloved jazz song April in Paris, this month is not always as atmospherically charming as you might […]
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The Parisian History of Pink
In French, the word for pink is rose, a flower-inspired moniker that goes back to the Latin of Roman times (and those pleasure-loving Romans, with their decadent petal-laden parties). But, as a shade, pink wasn’t really a ‘thing’ in France until the 18th century. Before that, it was simply a lighter version of red — […]
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, […]
The Best Books of 2021 (so far) for Paris Lovers
The only silver lining about not being able to travel to Paris physically is that it is surely the easiest city to visit virtually. No other place has, arguably, been as covered and celebrated in art, on the big and small screens, and, perhaps most notably of all, in literature. Fortunately, while we’ve been waiting […]