France

French women are always delighted with their elegance and charm. For any woman, the best compliment is to compare her dress style with the French one. What is so special about the style of these notorious young ladies from Paris? Why do they manage to be a model of femininity all over the world for ...

Not long ago I saw very rare antiques in one shop — real French dresses from the 19th century. These are truly museum specimens in a very good condition for their venerable age. But at the same time, anyone who wants to can buy them to feel like a Queen. Of course, the prices are high, about 1.5-2.5 ...

The city of La Rochelle on the Atlantic ocean attracts tourists not only from all over France, but also from other countries.  From Orleans, you can get to La Rochelle really quickly, it takes just 3 hours on the highway. Lately I've been there quite rarely due to much work. But ...

Every time I visit relatives in La Rochelle, I go to the centre, to the old port. This is a hallmark in La Rochelle, a favorite place for tourists to walk. If you turn from the old port in the direction of the beach, then you will definitely see a unique, and at the same time meaningful wall ...

This small selection is dedicated to the jewellery by Roman Tyrtov — a French artist of Russian origin, who is known as Erte. Roman Tyrtov chose this name not accidentally — so his initials were pronounced in the French manner. Since his childhood he had dreamed of France. It was there where the ...

Here is one more amazing and rare thing shared its secrets with me, but I think that not all. A small beautiful suitcase, made of cardboard and silk, with a beautiful picture in the center, on which children are skillfully painted on the deck of the ship, they all have beautiful outfits of the early ...

Recently I have visited the most beautiful region of France — Normandy. It was my first trip there, and I was delighted to discover beautiful cities of the region, their architecture and traditions. Deauville impressed me the most, it is a fabulous town, really well-groomed and green. ...

Designer and artist Chengyen Lee from the island of Taiwan was trained in Lessage Embroidery School. His workshop — Atelier Chengyen LEE — is now located in Nantes, France. He opened a new vision that breathed new life into his embroidery process. Chengyen Lee writes: "I believe that embroidery ...

Last week we all went to the Victoria Museum. This is a private Kiev Museum dedicated to style and costume. The occasion was special - the presentation of Victorian brooches collection catalog. Victoria Lysenko, the head of the Museum, has a clear reason to collect not only dresses but also ...

I would like to tell you about three very different, but very curious European brands of Bohemian clothing. Each of these brands focuses on something different, whether it's patterns and color combination, layering and ease or unusual details. In Europe Bohemian style is used much more than in ...

Ruby Silvious is an artist from New York. She draws amazing miniature paintings on used tea bags. Her work is a game changer in the secondary use of things. Day after day she captures moments from her everyday life or copies the works of famous masters.     It all started in 2015, when Ruby lost ...

Lace charms, surprises with its elegance. When and how did it appear? Bobbin lace originated in Italy (according to another version — in the Netherlands) and gradually spread over many countries. In the 17th century, lace appeared in Russia together with European dress fashion and in all social ...