Always 20 in Paris
Dear Lorena, Dear Universe, It’s always a challenge for me to stay in front of a blank Word document and try to find the right words when talking about Paris without sounding too pathetic. I lived the...
View ArticleOn Becoming Marie Antoinette
My Dear Marie, Dear Readers, On May 7th, 1770, on the Île aux Épis, an island on the Rhine, Marie Antoinette arrived at the border of France dressed in the Austrian fashion. The first thing, Comtesse...
View ArticleWe’ll Always Have Paris
Darling Lorena, Dear readers, I cannot rival with your common experiences with Marie Antoinette, but I have a short anecdote about a relative living in Paris, that fits me perfectly; recently, her...
View ArticleTime Still Has Patience
Coucou ma chérie, mes chers, I am so happy to hear that your latest Parisian voyage wide opened to you new facets of this city , settled new mysteries, gave you the opportunity to daydream and get...
View ArticleThe Secret Keeper
Dear Maria, Throughout my postcard stories about Lyon I have often evoked my French secret keepers. The ones who guided me towards widening the taste, craving the elegance, sublime the simplicity…...
View ArticleTop 10 things to try out in Paris. Part I.
My little doves, I must admit it. I am a very possessive person. I am possessive about everything, even of things I don’t like. But they’re mine, you know? Now, dear Lorena, you inspired me with your...
View ArticleThe Jeweller of Kings and King of Jewellers
Marie chérie, Mes chers, Our French dream-stories chapter, this fascinating, on-going narrative has almost reached its end. We can only say ‘A tantôt…’ and strive for other crumbs of chic and...
View ArticleThe Treasured Poetry Of Haute Couture
Fall is pure fruitful Nostalgia. It draws from the grief of sunny departures the most intimate missing, lost memories that nowadays paleness the blazing red sky. With the finest golden thread and the...
View ArticleWeekend Delights #1
It’s that time of the year again when Paris becomes the most beautiful capital the Fashion world would dream of, when we all feel like buying a new Petit Bateau striped top and put on a black beret,...
View ArticleSo Where Exactly Is This Christmas Spirit Hiding?
(Scroll for Romanian and French Versions) Maria, We are finally catching up a little… I agree with you, I became quite rare since I have announced my arrival in Lyon, the city of lights and quivering...
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