The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation. Now over 100 relics are on display in Paris ...

A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France ...

Nostalgia is a killer. The term, originally coined in the late seventeenth century, described an illness that came in response to change and dislocation. Symptoms included fever, appetite loss, and ...

Fashion Revolution Week 2025, scheduled for 22-27 April, aims to unite individuals across more than 80 countries. This year’s theme, ‘Think Globally, Act Locally,’ focuses on engagement between local ...

French Revolution is a high-end patisserie that specialises in one offering: eclairs. It was founded in Bucharest 11 years ago and now has five outlets there. Florian Panaitescu is one of the five ...

French lawmakers are debating a ban on “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols in French sporting competitions. The proposal — backed by the conservative Les Républicains party and to ...

Religion and the French Revolution. Established in the 16th century by two saints, Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, the Order of Discalced Carmelites is a Catholic religious order.

The French Revolution opposed the Church, and those crowds were not faithful Catholics – they were people who supported closing chapels and ending the teachings of the Church.

In the U.S., French labels, such as Sézane (think oversized, cozy clothing and vintage-inspired bags) and Ba&sh ('50s high-fashion jackets and basics) are gaining a footprint.

The French revolutionaries, on the other hand, were trying to destroy French society as they knew it and start over with something else. Bloodshed was in the revolution’s DNA.

As our first project of second year, we made late 18 th century French Revolutionary peasant costumes, with different variations of bodice styles we could choose from. I decided to make a Caraco ...

An exhibition featuring more than 300 pieces of French fashion, jewellery and accessories from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries will open in June in Hong Kong to mark the 60th anniversary ...