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LA SAMARITAINE, AN ICONIC PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORE REBORN

The beautifully restored Art Nouveau interior of La Samaritaine.  La Samaritaine has finally re-emerged, like the phoenix rising, if not from the ashes, from a long hibernatio…

A PARISIAN LANDMARK REIMAGINED: LA BOURSE DE COMMERCE–PINAULT COLLECTION

La Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection.  Over the last two years, despite the severe COVID restrictions, Paris somehow managed to work on a number of extraordinary cultural…

LA GALERIE DIOR – A HOMAGE TO THE ARTISTRY OF THE ‘MASTER OF DREAMS’

Poster of the 1947 Bar Suit from the ‘Corolle’ collection by Christian Dior.  Near the top of our list of must-sees on our recent visit to Paris was the Christian Dior museum…

PARIS—AND THE REST OF FRANCE—ARE BACK IN BUSINESS!

A perfect spring day in the Upper Marais.  As some of you know, we have just returned from 5 weeks in France.  It was a truly wonderful trip, spending 3 weeks in Paris before…