Owning a Louis XV-era chateau means deciding whether to honor the past or completely upend it. But for Jean-Louis Tapiau, the solution was somewhere in the middle. JEAN-LOUIS TAPIAU stands in the vast entryway of his inherited chateau outside of Paris, dressed in a trim black corduroy suit, ready to give a tour. At first glance,
The Beginning of a Painstaking Restoration Contemporary art dealer Pierre-Alain Challier fell in love with a romantic castle as a boy and finally fulfilled his dream of one day ruling the roost. When asking children what they would like to be when they grow up, the answers are often about being a firefighter, a movie
The early-1700s north façade of —the recently restored Burgundy home of French collector and television producer Jean-Louis Remilleux—is framed by an English-style landscape. Resting beneath a mirror in the same room is a gilt-wood canapé that belonged to the 18th-century hostess Madame Geoffrin; the antique Sèvres statuettes depict literary figures. Show Jean-Louis Remilleux a fine
Flore de Brantes, who runs an art gallery in Brussels, holidays here, for it is her ancestral château. Completed by architect Anatole Amoudru in 1770, Château du Fresne today is filled with pale blue walls and marble fireplaces, 18th-century tapestries and even an antique lit à la polonaise done up in vintage D. Porthault bed linens. Click through for a magical tour .
HUBERT DE GIVENCHY left his home in Beauvais, just outside of Paris, at the age of 17 for the opportunities offered in the City of Light. There, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts and began his career as an apprentice. In 1952, he established his couture house, la Maison Givenchy, and two years later
I came across this delightful post on This is Glamorous – enjoy! Meredith x If you close your eyes and conjure up the most perfect chateau you can possibly imagine in the French countryside, it will probably have a long winding gravel driveway edged with lavender and clipped box hedging. As you draw nearer
It seemed like everyone on Instagram ate at the very chic new restaurant Loulou during Paris Fashion Week. The team behind Monsieur Bleu in the Palais de Tokyo is behind this new venture located in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs that also has a terrasse along the picturesque Jardins des Tuileries. Chic French designer Joseph
These photos will give you a taste of the home behind a man with such talent… Christian Dior Parfums recently invited 200 very chic fashionistas and celebrities for an even chicer dinner under the pergola of Christian Dior’s former residence, the Château de la Colle Noire, to celebrate the launch of their new scent La
A look at Chateau de Wideville, the stunning home of Valentino Garavani in France. The gardens are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. Taking a walk through them seems like the perfect thing to do on a Sunday but even just looking at the photos will do. Source: Habituallychic.luxury
The art world mourned when Yvon Lambert closed his gallery in 2014, a small bookshop remains open, but they have reason to smile again. The legendary art dealer has recently opened a 40,000-square-foot space in Avignon that will house his contemporary art collection that he generously donated to France. Of course, the house he bought