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Macarons in Paris: Happy Birthday, Ladurée!

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Parisians love few things more than a birthday, but one of those things is the Ladurée macaron. This year they can celebrate these passions together, since 2012 marks Ladurée's sesquicentennial. It's also the year their famous biscuit reaches the age of 60. All types of macarons in Paris have their story. But that of the Ladurée macaron is especially...

Purely Paris: Claudie Pierlot

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Two adjectives typify the clothes Parisiennes love best: chic and select. Here, every woman pursues a personal vision, using individual fashion repères, or landmarks. One beloved of younger Parigotes is Claudie Pierlot, a label whose Paris fashion is girlie and...

Little Paris Luxuries to Warm Up Your Winter

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Winter in Paris is an underrated season, one that turns the city into a poem of blues and grays. Still, its chilly winds and darker days can sap your spirits. The cure lies in special Paris luxuries: vin chaud (warm spiced wine), colorful scarves—and scented...

On Champagne, Chanel No. 5 and Paris Luxury

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Author Tilar Mazzeo is a connoisseur of Paris luxury who has written best sellers about two of her favorites: champagne (The Widow Clicquot) and perfume (The Secret of Chanel No. 5). Currently, she is writing a wartime history of the Ritz to be called The Ritz at War: Luxury in Occupied Paris. She confesses that all her work results from an addiction to "the business of beautiful...

Parisian Style: As Goude as It Gets

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Most students of Parisian style will know Jean-Paul Goude. To the world, he is the man who made singer Grace Jones a star. But Goude has been molding the image of what is French for four decades. His first-ever retrospective, “Goudemalion,” follows the designer from illustration into magazines, then to a groundbreaking career in music, film and video. After this comes advertising for luxury brands—plus the most expensive spectacle ever seen on the Champs...

Purely Paris: All That Glitters

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As la grisaille (the grayness) settles in, winter Paris starts to become black and white. Yet this is also when the city's shopwindows work their magic: plenty of sparkle spiked with gorgeous colors. On gloomy days, they charm residents into many a Paris boutique such as Petit Pan....

Paris Christmas: One-Stop Shopping

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Paris Christmas shopping can be complicated. It's crowded, the shops are hot and everything takes a little longer. You've probably already struggled to see all the sights and now you have to get the loved ones something special. Except, before you know it, no time is...

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