Parisian couture designer Ana Quasoar discusses what defines the Parisian Woman, the myth vs the reality.
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Continuing our exploration of the historic towns in the Hauts-de-France, Anne and I visit the amazing ruins of the Château de Coucy in a village of just over 1000 inhabitants (and a herd of goats) called Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique.
On our second day in the Aisne département of the Hauts-de-France, we visit Soissons and Vic-sue-Aisne
Exploring the Franco-American Museum in the Château Blérancourt and Anne Morgan's legacy helping to rebuild northern France after WWI.
Heather and Anne escape Paris for a four-day road trip through the Hauts-de-France region visiting castles, museums, gardens, cathedrals, and WWI sites in Compiègne, Blérancourt, Soissons, Courcy, and Pierrefonds.
When some Parisian feminists find the social and political scene troublesome or oppressive, they take to the streets - to create art. Click to read about Feminist Streetart Tours of Paris...
Le Matrimoine Parisien is a student project that lists women's cultural creations in the city of Paris on an interactive map. I thought this was such a great project that I wanted to be able to share it with all of the Secrets of Paris readers!
It has recently come to our attention here at Secrets of Paris that some of our more buxom sisters feel slighted by the Paris bra industry. Lingerie stores are as ubiquitous as rats in the City of Light, but they usually only stock the most common sizes...
If you’re not a fashion tragic, you may be tempted to skip this exhibition of la mode in France during World War I. But even if you’re not ga-ga over gowns, don’t dismiss it – it goes well beyond its brief to provide an intriguingly fashion-skewed insight...
Like any large city, Paris has its fair share of scammers, pickpockets and purse-snatchers. Visitors don't need to be paranoid, but being aware of the most common tactics used by thieves will help you be prepared in case they decide to target you.
While Parisians prepare for the Firemen’s Ball, Bastille Day celebrations, and their mass exodus from the city for summer holidays, I’ve been preparing for something entirely different. Beginning tomorrow, the official “Naughty Guides” photographer Kirsten...
