Beyond the Sea
In the polite, patriarchal society of the day, Aimée Crocker was synonymous with an abject lack of propriety and good manners for half a […]
Author: Jérôme Kagan
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When the very first season of Emily in Paris launched on Netflix in October 2020, the fictional Parisian fashion designer became an instant icon. […]
Beyond the Sea
Throughout the first three decades of the 20th century, Rita de Acosta embodied an ideal of elegance, sophistication, and extravagance. From New York City […]
Beyond the Sea
Having completed nine tours of the United States during her long career, actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was probably the most famous French woman in […]
Style
If you think that French-American architectural ties boil down to swapping a series of variously sized Statues of Liberty, then you should delve into […]
Beyond the Sea
Everyone knows Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Glamour magazines. However, very few remember that Condé Nast, the press group that has become synonymous with elegance […]
Beyond the Sea
Her name will forever be associated with the extravagance of the Roaring Twenties, with the French Riviera and the Juan-les-Pins beach resort she helped […]
Beyond the Sea
Affectionately nicknamed “the great-grandmother of San Francisco” and “Big Alma,” the six-foot philanthropist put her energy and her fortune into promoting art and enriching […]
Beyond the Sea
History sometimes suffers from terrible amnesia. Between 1896 and 1916, film-industry pioneer Alice Guy directed almost 700 movies, each one adored by increasingly large […]
Culture
Set under the elegant arches along the Rue de Rivoli, the Galignani bookstore – “the first English bookshop established on the continent,” as written […]
