Fine French Foods
If a six-deep battalion of bottles, pots, and packets already line your kitchen shelves, G. Detou is a dangerous place. Pronounced in faultless French, the store name sounds like “j’ai de tout”....
View ArticleLa Maison du Pastel in Paris
Standing inside La Maison du Pastel, it isn’t difficult to picture an aging Édouard Vuillard, his beard neatly trimmed, waiting for Henri Roché to pull Box 5731 containing the Vert Vif range from the...
View ArticleLe Grand Musée du Parfum
Days before Christmas, the City of Light received a breathtaking gift. Standing nose to nose with the prestigious Le Bristol Paris hotel, Le Grand Musée du Parfum opened its doors along one of Paris’s...
View ArticleEmpreintes Emporium, Paris
Following nearly a decade of popular enthusiasm for artisan-made objects and the authenticity they embody, shops around the world have begun to specialize in the handmade. Eschewing the exclusive,...
View ArticleHôtel de Crillon, Paris
When the building that now houses Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon was built in 1758, the French Revolution hadn’t happened and the Eiffel Tower wouldn’t be constructed for another 130 years. Indeed, to call...
View ArticleYves Saint Laurent Museums
Starting in October, two new museums celebrating Yves Saint Laurent will display some of the thousands of garments, accessories, and sketches generated over the couturier’s 40-year career. In Paris,...
View ArticleDavid Lebovitz
Few e-mails light up an inbox with as much sparkle as news of a fresh blog post from David Lebovitz. In a world filled with angst, natural disasters, and political strife, Lebovitz’s writing provides a...
View ArticleThe Giacometti Institute In Paris
Alberto Giacometti (1901–66) made history in 2010 when his iconic bronze Walking Man I became the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction; he broke that record again when his Pointing Man went...
View ArticleThe Precious and Poetic World of Sylvie Corbelin
Stepping inside Sylvie Corbelin’s Paris atelier feels like slipping down a rabbit hole. Her tiny jewel box in the Paul Bert Serpette flea market is a foreign world alive with gilded mermaids,...
View ArticleA Bookshop Haven in Paris Full of Treasured Tomes
On a quiet street in the heart of the antiques district of Paris’ Left Bank resides a bookshop full of treasured tomes. Librairie 7L, founded by Karl Lagerfeld, is a haven of creativity. Books...
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