A Comeback for Worth, the Paris Label That Invented Couture
In Paris the one fail-proof cure for summer heat and humidity is the July couture shows. These magical three days involve a marathon of taxis, exotic locations and elaborate settings—all cooled and...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton’s Luxury Odyssey: Time Travel à la Mode
No matter how seductive those airline or cruise ship ads, travel today is often more trying than glamorous. Hence the special appeal of Travel Capital: Louis Vuitton & Paris, on view at the Musée...
View ArticleArthur Rimbaud: The Poet as Pop Star
Paris, the capital of la vie de bohème! The city where artists love and starve together, shock the bourgeoisie, then die tragically young. These myths were set in motion in 1843 by a magazine series...
View ArticleNew in Paris: February Edition
Royal Garden Champs Elysées has recently undergone a makeover of its 72 rooms, suites and apartments. The hotel, which holds a prime location near the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe, has been...
View ArticleMissed the Show? Don’t Miss: Some of the Best Books on Paris!
Last year's exhibitions here were fabulous but, if you missed one, you can still buy the catalog—collecting these is a great way to amass the best books on Paris. The lavish volumes are seductive...
View ArticleNew in Paris: March Edition
The Radisson Blu Ambassador Hotel, located in the Opéra district, just went through a renovation. Located near the Opéra Garnier, the 297 rooms and suites of the Paris hotel are housed in a Haussmann...
View ArticleFrench Music: A Melody of Light
I’ve always been a sucker for a good mix CD. Music has the power to transport us to another time and place, of nostalgia or wanderlust, and to place us in the culture of the music chosen. The...
View ArticleBerthe Morisot: A Woman French Impressionist in a Man’s World
It is said of Ginger Rogers that she did everything Fred Astaire did, but backward and in high heels. Similarly, Berthe Morisot did everything her fellow More >> The post Berthe Morisot: A Woman...
View ArticleFrom Paris Cafés to the Art Museum: A Ricard or Nothing
Pastis rivals rosé as the unofficial French drink of summer. The refreshing anise liqueur is a staple of many Paris cafés as well as most good picnics because of its breezy flavor and the drinker’s...
View ArticleParis Fashion: A New Museum, a Stunning Show
Finally Paris fashion has a museum all its own! Under renovation for the last four years, Palais Galliera has now reopened with Alaïa. It’s the first French tribute ever for Azzedine Alaïa, who has...
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