One of the World’s Greatest Shoppers Prepares to Share Her Treasures
Mouna Ayoub has a huge collection of haute couture, and now, 252 of her Chanel pieces designed by Karl Lagerfeld are going up for auction.
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Setting Off Embroidery Fireworks
Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades.
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In Paris, Notre-Dame’s Treasures Are on Display
Curators say examination of some pieces after the cathedral’s 2019 fire turned up notable surprises.
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Paris’s Newest Hotels Embrace Color and Quirk
From the Marais to the Champs-Élysées, the French capital is suddenly full of small, exuberantly designed places to stay.