Followed by a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show of Brigitte Bardot in Jean Barthet Hats Brigitte Bardot in a Jean Barthet hat. Photo ©Jean Barthet. Courtesy Barthet Paris. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette […]
Made in France: Barthet Paris Is Back to the Hats
Starry, Starry Nights from Pierre Lannier
The French watchmaking house of Pierre Lannier has just brought out three new ladies jewelry collections drawing their inspirations from the night skies. The Astoria Collection is a nod to twinkling stars […]
We’ll Take Manhattan with Harry Winston’s Graffiti Gemstones
Graffiti and Harry Winston are among the hallmarks of New York, so what could be more fitting than the Fifth Avenue house’s gemstone renditions of graffiti art in its latest addition to […]
Moments in Time: Bremont’s Felix the Cat Time
There is the impossible to forget Felix the Cat theme song which kicks off like this, « Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat. » And now there is the Felix the Cat, wonderful wonderful […]
Moments in Time: Zenith’s Limited Edition Lapis Lazuli Time
It has been sought after since Antiquity, at least, for its deep, intense blue color. Typically it is used in jewellery making but it has been carved into myriad objects including game […]
Fabulous Figurines
Versailles, France — They have been with us since Antiquity and probably before. Figurines have been an integral part of cultures the world over. These small figures of a person, animal or […]
Gourmet Fare: The Creative Catering Competition
Paris, France — It looks too good to eat. And that is the essence of professional catering, one of the most exacting of the culinary professions. Caterers also have to adapt to […]
An Artful Auction at Artcurial of Musical Chairs
Paris, France —It is one of the most essential objects of our day, the humble chair for sitting, reading, writing, eating, lounging, the list is endless. And next March 4th, the Parisian […]
A Man of Minerals
Paris, France —An astonishing world of agates, quartz and crystals emerges displaying the poetic and colorful language of minerals, a world that was captured in a collection and words by the great […]
Made in France : Scintillating Sapphires
Deep blue and other colored sapphires evolve in faraway places they like Ceylon, today known as Sri Lanka, the island nation of Madagascar, the mysterious Kashmir. So it does come as somewhat […]
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