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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...

Romantic Paris: Art’s New Rendezvous

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It cost 8 million euros, took two years and rearranged a landmark. But the Musée d'Orsay's makeover has produced one of the most romantic Paris destinations. Its art collection—one of the world's finest, with Impressionist classics like Van Gogh's bedroom and Manet's Luncheon on the Grass—is a tourist favorite. But the former train station, for all its grandeur, was always more a showplace than a real home for its...

Christmas: Your Perfect Paris Presents

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Noel warms the spirits with vin chaud, delights the eye with wonderful windows and brings dazzling lights. It's hard to resist a holiday prowl for perfect Paris presents. However, merchants export much of what you see. So is it impossible to find something unique? Absolutely not! Here are my only-in-Paris...

Purely Paris: Fantastic Cakes at a Paris Patisserie

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At Chez Bogato, the name says it all ("Bogato" is pronounced like beaux gâteaux, meaning "handsome cakes"). Everything in this charming Paris patisserie adds to its main draw—which is some of the most creative cakes in town. You'll see cooking tools, toys, recipe books and gifts, both for cooks and everyone in their families. The irresistible draw, however, is a range of treats that are miniversions of the shop's grandest...

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