by Sarah Nusz | Feb 13, 2020 | Style
Our Maracadabou custom silk scarf has been a favourite amongst our clients from our November Box. So we have decided to share with you a bit of backstory on the brand and how we came about creating this beautiful scarf! Maracadabou is created in a small shared...
by 0319mda | Mar 13, 2018 | Craftsmanship, French lifestyle, Style
Founded in Paris in 1827 by Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy, the Duvelleroy fan house sought to bring back the iconic feminine accessory. All it took was one ball, organized by the Duchess de Berry, and the fan victoriously made its comback in society, with a little push from...
by 0319mda | Jan 25, 2018 | French lifestyle, Paris, Style
If you come to Paris occasionally and just love 18th century decor, and styles that are inspired by Marie Antoinette, then you may like to know where to go to channel your inner queen. The best time to indulge is breakfast and tea time, when meals are more about...
by 0319mda | Dec 19, 2017 | French, Style, Tradition
Jeanne McKay Hartmann is an artist and woman after our own hearts. With a lifelong love for France, Jeanne is known for her gorgeous watercolors and ability to convey the sweetest luxuries of French life and culture via a brush on paper. After gracing our first four...
by 0319mda | Sep 27, 2017 | Craftsmanship, Paris, Style, Tradition
At the end of a little paved courtyard on a quiet street in the 11th arrondissement in Paris, lies an atelier where magic is made. Antoinette Poisson was created in 2012 by Julie Stordiau, Vincent Farelly & Jean-Baptiste Martin, each trained in the restoration of...
by Sharon Santoni | Jul 18, 2017 | Craftsmanship, Style
Anyone who has shopped for antiques in France is sure to have seen antique linens piled up on tables, in trunks and sometimes in the country fairs directly on the ground! The heavy linen sheets, the jumbled boxes of table linens, in more or less good condition are...