HAPPINESS, A DISCIPLINE
In troubled and anxiety-ridden times, how can we access happiness?
The first step is, of course, to define what we mean by happiness.
What are we Continue reading “HAPPINESS, A DISCIPLINE”
EXHIBITION – WEAVING, EMBROIDERING, EMBELLISHING
The exhibition presented at the Palais Galliera until 18 October 2026 Continue reading “EXHIBITION – WEAVING, EMBROIDERING, EMBELLISHING”
AUTHENTICITY: JUST ANOTHER INDUSTRY
Are we witnessing the end of the first generation of influencers? It’s entirely possible, judging by the growing Continue reading “AUTHENTICITY: JUST ANOTHER INDUSTRY”
TAVOLARA – SARDINIA
Six kilometers long and one kilometer wide, the impressive island of Tavolara dominates the Gulf of Olbia in Sardinia.
Its steep limestone Continue reading “TAVOLARA – SARDINIA”
PERFORMANCE & PERFORMATIVITY
Here we are, it’s August, I’m on vacation and probably you are too – and yet I’m publishing my weekly Continue reading “PERFORMANCE & PERFORMATIVITY”
PORTO CERVO – SARDINIA
As already mentioned here, Porto Cervo is the jewel of the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia. This small village is built stone by stone in 1962 Continue reading “PORTO CERVO – SARDINIA”
GIANNI THE MAGNIFICENT
Since I’m in Italy, let’s talk about the excellent novel by Stéphanie des Horts, “Gianni le Magnifique”, which recounts the eventful life of Gianni Continue reading “GIANNI THE MAGNIFICENT”
COSTA SMERALDA – SARDINIA
The Costa Smeralda, stretching over some fifty-five kilometers of coastline in the Northeast of Sardinia Continue reading “COSTA SMERALDA – SARDINIA”
PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
“Pandora and the Flying Dutchman”, the fantasy film directed in 1951 by Albert Lewin, stars James Mason Continue reading “PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN”
EXHIBITION – MARILYN MONROE: A PORTRAIT
The title of the exhibition the National Portrait Gallery in London is devoting to Marilyn Monroe until Continue reading “EXHIBITION – MARILYN MONROE: A PORTRAIT”
THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX
Despite their national and even international fame, some French authors remain fundamentally regional, writing about the milieu Continue reading “THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX”
ARCACHON BAY
Just like Deauville, the town of Arcachon was born from a financial coup. On the edge of the vast bay with its mild climate, the area Continue reading “ARCACHON BAY”
THE NEW INTERNATIONAL DISORDER
Does public international law still exist?
In 2026, the answer is no longer entirely clear.
For that matter Continue reading “THE NEW INTERNATIONAL DISORDER”
LEE MILLER
The Parisian Museum of Modern Art presents until August 2, 2026, the most important retrospective devoted to Lee Miller in France Continue reading “LEE MILLER”
SO THEY SAY: 50 IS THE NEW 30
I’d quite like to track down the idiot who came up with the saying “50 is the new 30.” I have a few words Continue reading “SO THEY SAY: 50 IS THE NEW 30”
SCEAUX ESTATE
As visitors enter the main avenue of the Sceaux estate, they cannot help but notice an architectural dissonance between the main gate Continue reading “SCEAUX ESTATE”
MADAME STAVISKY
“Madame Stavisky”, Antoine Billot’s novel, retraces the fate of Arlette Stavisky, the wife of the shrewd financier but above all the notorious Continue reading “MADAME STAVISKY”
NOT ALL MEN (BUT ALWAYS A MAN)
In the grim wake of the Pelicot case, CNN has, after a months-long investigation, uncovered last March Continue reading “NOT ALL MEN (BUT ALWAYS A MAN)”
FOLCOCHE
Those who love literature and history generally enjoy books devoted to the history of literature. Published in 2025, Folcoche by Émilie Lanez Continue reading “FOLCOCHE”
SAN MARCO – FLORENCE
The Convent of San Marco in Florence contains the true pictorial treasures that are the frescoes of Fra Angelico.
Born between 1387 and Continue reading “SAN MARCO – FLORENCE”
FLORENCE
Florence is an open-air museum, and for good reason: the Renaissance was born there. The artistic patronage that the Medici exercised Continue reading “FLORENCE”
FLORENCE & THE MEDICI
To talk about Florence without mentioning the Medici family would be meaningless: the mark left by this dynasty on the city transcends space Continue reading “FLORENCE & THE MEDICI”
DIGITAL UTOPIA & DYSTOPIA
Social media is populated with people who gracefully wake up in front of a camera, people who always Continue reading “DIGITAL UTOPIA & DYSTOPIA”
EXHIBITION – FASHION IN THE 18TH CENTURY
The very beautiful exhibition “Fashion in the 18th Century. A Fantasized Legacy” presented by Continue reading “EXHIBITION – FASHION IN THE 18TH CENTURY”
DRESSES LIVING RENT FREE IN MY HEAD
My personal style has undeniably been shaped by the films I have seen over the past forty years Continue reading “DRESSES LIVING RENT FREE IN MY HEAD”
FONTAINEBLEAU CASTLE
A major place in the history of France, the Fontainebleau castle has been one of the residences of French sovereigns since King Francis Continue reading “FONTAINEBLEAU CASTLE”
ALAÏA & DIOR
Let’s speak not of one, but of two intertwined exhibitions devoted to two geniuses of haute couture: Alaïa and Dior Continue reading “ALAÏA & DIOR”
TIME FLIES
If you, too, feel that time is passing more quickly than it used to, that feeling is absolutely normal.
Several factors explain this sense of Continue reading “TIME FLIES”
MAILLOL MUSEUM – PARIS
A famous sculptor during his lifetime, Aristide Maillol nevertheless begins his career as a painter, engraver, ceramicist, and tapestry artist Continue reading “MAILLOL MUSEUM – PARIS”
LA GRANDE BELLEZZA
“The Great Beauty”, directed by Paolo Sorrentino in 2013, follows the Roman wanderings of an ageing journalist, Jep Gambardella Continue reading “LA GRANDE BELLEZZA”
PALAZZO COLONNA – ROME
Far from the crowds that haunt the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, the Colonna palace is defined by its Continue reading “PALAZZO COLONNA – ROME”
FRENCH LUXURY – PART 3
I already mentioned here the growing decorrelation that now exists between luxury and know-how, with the scandal that tarnished Continue reading “FRENCH LUXURY – PART 3”
MARIE-ANTOINETTE STYLE
The stunning exhibition “Marie-Antoinette Style” presented by the V&A Museum in London until March 22, 2026, offers a dazzling overview Continue reading “MARIE-ANTOINETTE STYLE”
PSYCHOANALYSIS ACCORDING TO HITCH
The great American master of suspense Sir Alfred Hitchcock tried his hand twice at solving not police Continue reading “PSYCHOANALYSIS ACCORDING TO HITCH”
ARTIFICIAL STUPIDITY
There’s nothing dumber than artificial intelligence.
And there’s probably nothing right now that makes you dumber than artificial Continue reading “ARTIFICIAL STUPIDITY”
THE PRIVILEGE OF AGE – PART 3
Unlike the male body, the female body is scrutinized throughout its life.
It is scrutinized by society Continue reading “THE PRIVILEGE OF AGE – PART 3”
THE HOUR OF THE PREDATORS
“The Hour of the Predators” by Giuliano da Empoli, published in 2025, is a politically incisive and sadly Continue reading “THE HOUR OF THE PREDATORS”
EXHIBITION – SARGENT
The exhibition “Sargent: the Paris Years” dedicated by the Orsay Museum to the painter John Singer Sargent and running until January 11 Continue reading “EXHIBITION – SARGENT”
FRANKENSTEIN
Victor Frankenstein and his creature are coming back into fashion in November 2025, thanks to Guillermo del Toro – which is hardly surprising Continue reading “FRANKENSTEIN”
EXHIBITION – THE CLEOPATRA MYSTERY
The exhibition presented by the Parisian Arab World Institute until January 11, 2026, titled Continue reading “EXHIBITION – THE CLEOPATRA MYSTERY”
I WANTED TO LIVE
The outstanding novel by Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, Je Voulais Vivre (I Wanted to Live), recounts the all-too-brief life of a fictional character Continue reading “I WANTED TO LIVE”
EXHIBITION – RICK OWENS
Taking advantage of a professional cocktail event at the Palais Galliera, I now find myself standing before the works of Rick Owens Continue reading “EXHIBITION – RICK OWENS”
ALBERT-KAHN GARDENS
The Albert Kahn Gardens are part of the museum of the same name, dedicated to the conservation and promotion of Continue reading “ALBERT-KAHN GARDENS”
LOUVRE PALACE – PARIS
Behind the largest museum in the world (whose security is notoriously lax, as we know from a certain infamous jewelry theft) lies a palace Continue reading “LOUVRE PALACE – PARIS”
MENOPAUSE
Menopause may be a physiological phenomenon, but it is also a cultural phenomenon, and its social perception greatly influences Continue reading “MENOPAUSE”
EXHIBITION – PAUL POIRET
The exhibition running until January 11, 2026, at the Parisian Musée des Arts Décoratifs, titled “Paul Poiret – Fashion is a Feast” recreates Continue reading “EXHIBITION – PAUL POIRET”
CRUELLA
In these horrific times (I’m talking about Halloween, not the current context – wait?), let’s talk about “Cruella”, a Disney studios Continue reading “CRUELLA”
SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM – LONDON
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is the former home of the neoclassical architect John Soane. Continue reading “SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM – LONDON”
PELICOT TRIAL – THE END
Media time does not always align with judicial time.
A year ago, under the full glare of the spotlight, the Pelicot trial began. France held its Continue reading “PELICOT TRIAL – THE END”
WARS AND PEACE
Not that I want to be alarmist, but I am not certain that everyone has fully grasped that the Third World War has already begun many months Continue reading “WARS AND PEACE”
EXHIBITION – GREUZE
The exhibition dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Greuze at the Parisian Petit Palais, running until January 25, 2026, restores to the spotlight a painter Continue reading “EXHIBITION – GREUZE”
THE PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORES
The Parisian department stores appear on the avenues newly opened by Baron Haussmann Continue reading “THE PARISIAN DEPARTMENT STORES”
HOMOGENIZATION
Social media – Instagram and TikTok in particular – are quietly reshaping female beauty standards, creating a uniform ideal that now spans Continue reading “HOMOGENIZATION”
THE PARISIAN COVERED PASSAGES
Built between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, the covered passages Continue reading “THE PARISIAN COVERED PASSAGES”
TEN YEARS
Just a few days short, it’s been ten years since Marquis Paris came into existence.
What began as a website devoted solely to Parisian style Continue reading “TEN YEARS”