French Travel Boutique

13/11/2020

The story behind the founding of French Travel Boutique. How French history inspired Deborah Anthony to transform her passion into a profession. Get a unique perspective on the lesser known people and places of French history.

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08/01/2017

https://www.facebook.com/HarpersBazaar/videos/10154520624157562/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

24/09/2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34340907

Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, was the first internationally celebrated woman artist. But only now, 173 years after her death, has France dedicated an exhibition to her.

27/04/2015

http://www.traveller.com.au/luxury-hotels-in-paris-the-new-seven-wonders-12y9xr

From an Asian giant's first property to the place where the bikini was invented, here are the hotels that define the world's No.1 tourist destination.

23/04/2015

Great exhibition on The Invention of Privacy at Musée Marmottan Monet. Definitely worth a look. http://www.frenchtravelboutique.com/ #!La-Toilette-–-The-Invention-of-Privacy/csxl/551b76420cf215f35a2f9d29

Great new exhibition at Musée Marmottan Monet on “La Toilette – The Invention of Privacy”. It is the history of “la toilette” which is everything involved ...

15/04/2015

Saw these boys on the train the other day - they were fantastic http://www.frenchtravelboutique.com/ #!Musiciens-du-Métro-Tales/csxl/551b72000cf215f35a2f92a2

I’ve done literally hundreds of trips on the metro in Paris and can say that today was without a doubt the most pleasant trip I’ve taken. I was on my way t...

09/04/2015

Great Exhibition on the Tudors at the Luxembourg Museum http://www.frenchtravelboutique.com/ #!The-Tudors/csxl/551aa3dc0cf21d84af68e8a0

I just got back from the new exhibition “The Tudors” at the Luxembourg Museum . It was very well done, in fact if people are planning on going to London they...

04/04/2015

Keep up to date with what's going on in France right now : http://www.frenchtravelboutique.com/ #!deborahs-diary/c156e

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03/04/2015

http://www.traveller.com.au/eiffel-tower-facts-worlds-most-popular-tourist-attraction--when-did-it-open-to-the-public-1mdzql

Did you know: During cold weather the tower shrinks by about six inches. Here are another 39 fascinating facts.

01/04/2015

Sidewalk to Catwalk : Jean Paul Gautier http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/event/jean-paul-gaultier …

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier. From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk is a phenomenon that has wowed over a million visitors on its international tour. In its tenth stop here in Paris, after Montréal, Dallas, San Francisco, Madrid, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Brooklyn, London and Australia, the show i…

31/03/2015

Checked out this exhibition the other day - “Déboutonner la mode” – literally, unbuttoning fashion.

It is all about buttons! It’s the first time the role of buttons in clothing has been explored and it is absolutely amazing.

It on at the Arts Decoratifs museum but in cooperation with Galliera (the fashion museum).

It is over two floors and traces the button as a fashion item from pre-Revolution (when it was an accessory mainly on men’s clothing) right through to now with all the top designers.

It’s hard to imagine buttons as an art object until you see this. I loved it! It’s also on until July 19.

For the first time, the “Déboutonner la mode” exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs is unveiling a collection of over 3,000 buttons unique in the world, and also featuring a selection of more than 100 female and male garments and accessories by emblematic couturiers such as Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparell…

28/03/2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/27/claude-monet-haystacks_n_6948590.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

You know what they say: Looks like a Monet, feels like a Monet, has Monet's authentic signature in the corner as determined by a hyperspectral camera with an XRF device... Then it probably definitely is a Monet! "A Haystack in the Evening ...