Take me to Takara
Paris has a chequered reputation when it comes to other world cuisines. Certain imports, Indian for example, literally lose their spice when they settle in France, becoming bland imitators of the real...
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Out & About: Monoprix
101_0064 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 10 This new campaign appeared overnight last Friday morning. It’s for the new private label packaging for Monoprix, one of the biggest supermarket chains. It was...
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Beat the November chills by heading to the Carrousel du Louvre for Paris Photo. Now in its 15th year, this international photography fair has established itself as one of the key events in the Paris...
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Get the skinny on Coco Chanel
“Coco Chanel” is a well-written, beautifully presented book charting the eventful life of Gabrielle Chanel and her journey from orphan to the pinnacle of Parisian society. A remarkable story of a...
View ArticleDesign we love
We love beautiful design here at Boulevardier and this really took our fancy. It’s the design for the Rencontres Choregraphiques season in May, a series of dance events all around the city. Worth going...
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Five Best…Dressed Politicians
When British shopping guru Mary Portas recently appeared to lambast some of the women in David Cameron’s cabinet for their dress sense, our official response was to think she should stop taking aim at...
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Five Best…Dressed Politicians
Time for us to look at the men and there’s no shortage of candidates. As with our selection of the women, we’ve tried to exercise a bit of political balance, so we have three from the right and two...
View ArticleHow Perrier advertising keeps its fizz
Here are a few famous ads from Perrier, which has been producing much-loved advertising in France for years. Le lion et la lionne from the early 1990s. This won all sorts of top awards at the big ad...
View ArticleWhere to stay if you’re on a budget
Whenever any of our friends ask us where to stay in Paris on a budget, we always point them in the direction of Mama Shelter. This 172-room hotel opened in 2008 and is located in the 20th...
View ArticleThree exhibits to visit in January
These three exhibits are open right now and definitely worth visiting. 1. Gisèle Freund at the Yves Saint Laurent Foundation This beautiful and intimate space next to the Yves Saint Laurent...
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