#Mademoiselle Gaby

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L'Art et la mode, no. 47, vol. 34, 22 novembre 1913, Paris. Mlle Pascal, dans. Raffles, à l'Ambigu. Mlle Gaby, au Théâtre-Impérial. Bibliothèque nationale de France

Mlle Pascal, dans Raffles, à l'Ambigu.

Robe en charmeuse rose pâle; tunique de tulle blanc avec guirlande de petites roses de soie. Corsage de charmeuse "vieux bleu", voilé de volants de tulle blanc. Nœud et pan "bleu Saxe" dans le dos. Bretelle de charmeuse rose ornée d’un petit galon d’or.

Pale pink charmeuse dress; white tulle tunic with garland of small silk roses. "Old blue" charmeuse bodice, veiled with white tulle ruffles. "Saxony blue" bow and panel on the back. Pink charmeuse strap decorated with a small gold braid.

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Mlle Gaby, au Théâtre-Impérial.

Robe en charmeuse noire. Corsage et tuniques en tulle blanc brodé de skungs et galon d’argent. Pavots jaunes et rouges. Sous-jupe plissée en voile noir.

Black charmeuse dress. Bodice and tunics in white tulle embroidered with skungs and silver braid. Yellow and red poppies. Pleated underskirt in black voile.

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Hello, I saw that you had awesome recs for bi4bi books! I rarely have found bi4bi books in genres other than contemporary so I was hoping you could help me with that? Could you please recommend bi4bi (sapphic) books in fantasy, horror, mystery and basically any genre other than contemporary

heads up, these lists will include poly pairings with at least two female characters, pansexual / queer / unlabled multi-gender-attracted identities, and F/NB pairings

bi4bi WLW Fantasy

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson: Cuban-American bisexual female x white bisexual female

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper: bisexual female x Russian-American bisexual female

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl: bisexual female x bisexual female

The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector: Norse bisexual female x pansexual genderfluid LI

Thornfruit by Felicia Davin: starts with lesbian female x bisexual female, but ends with an FFNB poly triad with a bisexual genderfluid MC

A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray: polyamorous bisexual female x queer non-binary MC x Asian bisexual female

Vicious Devotion by Aveda Vice: queer female x queer female x queer male x queer male in a polyamorous quartet

The Sea Witch by Katee Robert: half-Vietnamese polyamorous bisexual sub female x older fat black mga Domme female LI x (sub?) male LI in a polyamorous triad

bi4bi WLW Historical

The Companion by E. E. Ottoman: polyamorous bisexual transgender female x bisexual transgender female x transgender male

Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh: pregnant bisexual female x mga bigender LI

Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak: biracial Haitian bisexual female x French bisexual female (possible) LI; French male (possible) LI

Windfall by Shawna Barnett: bisexual female MC x bisexual female MC x asexual male LI x male LI (love square, but the bi!F MCs do also romance each other)

Scandalous Passions by Nicola Davidson: Domme bisexual female x sub questioning bisexual female x sub straight male with a stutter in a polyamorous triad

bi4bi WLW Horror

Wilder Girls by Rory Power: mga female x queer female

A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson: polyamorous bisexual female x bisexual female with mood swings and depression x bisexual male

bi4bi WLW Mystery

Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist: bisexual female x bisexual female

All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell: white pansexual female with PTSD x Korean-American queer mga female

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe: bisexual female x mga female

Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn: bisexual female x bisexual female, black lesbian female

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell: mga female x straight male (possible) LI; bisexual female (possible) LI

The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman: bisexual female x bisexual female

bi4bi WLW Sci-Fi

Curved Horizon by Taylor Brooke: bisexual female x demisexual panromantic female

City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn: chronically ill bisexual female x Japanese/ Portugese bisexual female

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders: white pansexual female x black Brazilian bisexual trans-nonbinary femme

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine: black bisexual female x Brazilian bisexual female x bisexual male in a polyamorous triad

full notes on representation and publishing info at qbdatabase.com

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Source:  L'Afrique du Nord illustrée, 15 July 1933 Image Source

We know with what cruelty the Thénardier woman martyrizes Cosette, the little girl abandoned by Fantine. Greed and jealousy animates this detestable shrew; The only sentiment she has to redeem her from infamy is the height of her maternal feelings. She loves her two girls, Eponine and Azelma to the point of madness; she supports their whims, she excuses the way the one bullies Cosette and excuses the cowardice of the other. The roles of child Eponine and child Azelma in the new version of Les Misérables by Raymond Bernard were played by mademoiselles Gilberte Samary and Jacqueline Fernez. Gilberte Samary debuted in the cinema at the age of 5 in “La Faute de Monique.” She also appeared in “Le Collier de la Reine,” “La Ronde des Heures,” “Le Vieux Garçon,” and “Le Reve.” She was also applauded in la Boite a Joujoux and the music halls of the countryside. Tall, blonde, with an expressive face and a penetrating gaze, Gilberte doesn’t give off the impression of a nervous and shy little debutante. She maneuvers very freely through the studio and is amused by a phrase or attitude. She often has funny, ironic, or picturesque quips. While Mademoiselle Marguerite Moreno [Mme. Thénardier] has only just arrived on Raymond Bernard’s plate, Gilberte is becoming a great actress and she asks: “To get here at 9 o’clock, what time do you have to wake up, Madame?” “At seven o’clock, my dear.” “Even so,” continues Gilberte with a funny head movement, “the things one has to do these days to get a scrap!” I'll add that Mademoiselle Samary played the role of Eponine, the eldest Thénardier daughter, with much accuracy. The role of Azelma was played by Mademoiselle Jacqueline Fernez. As a dancer, the little Fernez debuted at the Chatelet. Then she appeared in the Petit Monde theater and the Boite a Joujoux. At nine years old, she had not yet appeared in the cinema. She acted with an evident good drive under the amused gaze of Gaby Triquet who, younger than her by two and a half years, was witnessing the flutters of…a little debutant.

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Jean-Pierre Aumont.

Filmografía

Cine

1931 : Jean de la Lune, de Jean Choux, con Michel Simon y Madeleine Renaud

1931 : Échec et mat, de Roger Goupillières

1932 : Faut-il les marier ?, de Pierre Billon y Karel Lamač

1933 : Dans les rues, de Victor Trivas

1933 : Un jour viendra, de Gerhard Lamprecht y Serge Véber

1933 : La Merveilleuse Tragédie de Lourdes, de Henri Fabert

1933 : Ève cherche un père, de Mario Bonnard

1934 : Lac aux dames, de Marc Allégret, con Simone Simon y Michel Simon

1934 : Le Voleur, de Maurice Tourneur, con Victor Francen

1934 : Maria Chapdelaine, de Julien Duvivier, con Madeleine Renaud y Jean Gabin

1935 : Les Yeux noirs, de Victor Tourjansky, con Harry Baur, Viviane Romance y Simone Simon

1935 : L'Équipage, de Anatole Litvak, con Annabella y Charles Vanel

1935 : Les Beaux Jours, de Marc Allégret, con Simone Simon y Raymond Rouleau

1936 : Tarass Boulba, de Alexis Granowsky, con Harry Baur y Danielle Darrieux

1936 : La Porte du large, de Marcel L'Herbier, con Victor Francen

1937 : Le Chemin de Rio, de Robert Siodmak, con Jules Berry y Suzy Prim

1937 : Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure de Docteur Molyneux, de Marcel Carné, con Louis Jouvet y Michel Simon

1937 : Le Messager, de Raymond Rouleau, con Jean Gabin y Gaby Morlay

1937 : Maman Colibri, de Jean Dréville

1937 : La Femme du bout du monde, de Jean Epstein, con Charles Vanel

1938 : Chéri-Bibi, de Léon Mathot, con Pierre Fresnay

1938 : Hôtel du Nord, de Marcel Carné, con Annabella, Louis Jouvet y Arletty

1938 : Le Paradis de Satan, de Félix Gandéra, con Pierre Renoir

1938 : Belle Étoile, de Jacques de Baroncelli, con Michel Simon

1939 : Le Déserteur, de Léonide Moguy

1939 : S.O.S. Sahara, de Jacques de Baroncelli, con Charles Vanel

1943 : Assignment in Brittany, de Jack Conway

1943 : The Cross of Lorraine, de Tay Garnett, con Gene Kelly

1944 : Croix de Lorraine en Italie, corto de François Villiers

1946 : Heartbeat, de Sam Wood, con Ginger Rogers

1947 : Song of Scheherazade, de Walter Reisch

1948 : The first gentleman, de Alberto Cavalcanti

1948 : Siren of Atlantis, de Arthur Ripley y Gregg G. Tallas, con Maria Montez

1949 : Hans le marin, de François Villiers, con Maria Montez y Lilli Palmer.

1949 : Golden Arrow, de Gordon Parry

1950 : La vie commence demain, documental de Nicole Vedrès

1950 : L'Homme de joie, de Gilles Grangier

1951 : L'Amant de paille, de Gilles Grangier

1951 : La vendetta del corsaro, de Primo Zeglio, con Maria Montez

1951 : Ultimo incontro, de Gianni Franciolini, con Alida Valli y Amedeo Nazzari

1951 : Hollywood sur Seine, corto de François Villiers

1952 : Les loups chassent la nuit, de Bernard Borderie

1953 : Moineaux de Paris, de Maurice Cloche

1953 : Lili, de Charles Walters, con Leslie Caron y Mel Ferrer

1953 : Kœnigsmark, de Solange Térac

1953 : Vedettes en pantoufles, corto de Jacques Guillon

1954 : Charge of the lancers, de William Castle, con Paulette Goddard

1954 : Si Versailles m'était conté..., de Sacha Guitry

1955 : Dix-huit heures d'escale, de René Jolivet, con Maria Mauban y Georges Marchal

1955 : Napoléon, de Sacha Guitry

1955 : Mademoiselle de Paris, de Walter Kapps

1956 : Hilda Crane, de Philip Dunne, con Jean Simmons

1957 : The seventh sin, de Ronald Neame

1959 : La Verte Moisson, de François Villiers

1959 : John Paul Jones, de John Farrow, con Robert Stack y Bette Davis

1960 : The Enemy general, de George Sherman, con Van Johnson yt Dany Carrel

1961 : Una americana en Buenos Aires, de George Cahan

1961 : El diablo a las cuatro, de Mervyn LeRoy, con Spencer Tracy y Frank Sinatra

1961 : Le Puits aux trois vérités, de François Villiers

1961 : L'Art de vivre, corto de Edouard Berne

1962 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux, episodio "L'Orgueil", con Marina Vlady y Samy Frey

1962 : Five miles to midnight, de Anatole Litvak, con Sophia Loren y Anthony Perkins

1962 : Una domenica d'estate, de Giulio Petroni

1962 : The horse without a head, de Don Chaffey

1962 : Socia de alcoba, de George Cahan

1963 : Vacances portugaises, de Pierre Kast

1965 : Il était une fois un tracteur, de Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

1967 : Blind man's bluff, de Edward Mann, con Boris Karloff

1969 : Castle keep, de Sydney Pollack, con Burt Lancaster

1970 : El coleccionista de cadáveres, de Santos Alcocer

1971 : L'Homme au cerveau greffé, de Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

1971 : Biribi, de Daniel Moosmann

1973 : La noche americana de Franço.

Televisión

1951 : Robert Montgomery Presents, episodio A christmas gift

1951 : Celanese Theatre, episodio No Time for Comedy

1952 : Goodyear Television Playhouse, episodio A Softness in the Wind

1952 : Studio One, episodio Letter from an Unknown Woman

1953 : The Philco Television Playhouse, episodio The Way of the Eagle

1953 : Lux Video Theatre

1954 : Lady Warner a disparu, de François Chatel

1954 : Studio 57, de Paul Landres

1955 : The Martha Raye Show

1956 : Climax!

1957 : Errol Flynn Theater, de Lawrence Huntington

1957 : Kraft Television Theatre

1958 : Playhouse 90

1960 : Letter to Loretta

1960 : So Help Me, Aphrodite

1960 : The United States Steel Hour

1963 : The Patty Duke Show

1963 : L'Affaire du cheval sans tête

1965 : The Nurses

1967 : Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur, episodio "La troisième prophétie de l'ange de la mort"

1968 : Les Chevaliers du ciel, de François Villiers

1968 : The Name of the Game, episodio "The White Birch"

1969 : Au théâtre ce soir: Carlos et Marguerite de Jean Bernard-Luc, escenografía de Christian-Gérard, dirección de Pierre Sabbagh, Teatro Marigny

1970 : La Pomme de son œil, de François Villers

1972 : Comme il vous plaira, de Agnès Delarive

1972 : Joyeux Chagrins, de François Gir

1975 : Au théâtre ce soir: On croit rêver, de Jacques François, escenografía del auteur, dirección de Pierre Sabbagh, Teatro Edouard VII

1975 : N'oubliez pas que nous nous aimons, de Luc Godevais

1976 : Starsky y Hutch, de William Blinn, episodio "Murder at Sea"

1977 : Rendez-vous en noir, de Claude Grinberg

1978 : La Corde au cou, de Marcel Moussy

1979 : Paris-Vichy, de Anne Revel

1979 : Le Petit Théâtre d'Antenne 2: "La Belette", de Charles Vildrac

1979 : The Love Boat", 1 episodio

1979 : The French Atlantic Affair, de Douglas Heyes

1979 : Beggarman, voleur, de Lawrence Doheny

1980 : La Mémoire d'Eva Ryker, de Walter Grauman

1980 : Un temps pour les miracles, de Michael O'Herlihy

1981 : Carte Vermeil, de Alain Levent

1981 : Arcole ou la terre promise, de Marcel Moussy

1981 : Emmenez-moi au théâtre, "Le fleuve étincellant", de Charles Morgan

1982 : Hart to Hart, de Earl Bellamy

1983 : Quelques hommes de bonne volonté.

Teatro

Adaptación

1958 : Lucy Crown, de Irwin Shaw, escenografía de Pierre Dux, Théâtre de Paris

Autor

1959 : Ange le Bienheureux, escenografía de Jacques Charon, Théâtre des Célestins

Actor

1926 : Au grand large, de Sutton Vane, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

1926 : Le Carrosse du Saint Sacrement, de Prosper Mérimée, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

1930 : Le Prof d'anglais ou le système Puck, de Régis Gignoux, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

1932 : La Pâtissière du village ou Madeleine, de Alfred Savoir, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre Pigalle

1934 : Au grand large, de Sutton Vane, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

1934 : La Machine infernale, de Jean Cocteau, escenografía de Louis Jouvet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

1936 : Le Cœur, de Henry Bernstein, Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell

1937 : Famille, de Denys Amiel y Monique Amiel-Pétry, escenografía de Marcel André, Théâtre Saint-Georges

1939 : L'Amant de paille, de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon y André Bost, escenografía de Jean Wall, Théâtre Michel

1944 : Une grande fille toute simple, de André Roussin, escenografía de Louis Ducreux, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs

1947 : L'Empereur de Chine, de Jean-Pierre Aumont, escenografía de Marcel Herrand, Théâtre des Mathurins

1949 : My Name Is Aquilon, a partir de L'Empereur de Chine, de Jean-Pierre Aumont, adaptación de Philip Barry, escenografía de Robert B. Sinclair, Lyceum Theatre (Nueva York)

1950 : Le Voyage, de Henry Bataille, escenografía de Henri Bernstein, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs

1953 : Les Pavés du ciel, de Albert Husson, escenografía de Christian-Gérard, Théâtre des Célestins

1954 : Carlos et Marguerite, de Jean Bernard-Luc, escenografía de Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Madeleine

1954 : Les Pavés du ciel, de Albert Husson, escenografía de Christian-Gérard, Comédie Caumartin

1955 : Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, de Jacques Deval, escenografía de Jean Le Poulain, Teatro Edouard VII

1955 : The Heavenly Twins, a partir de Les Pavés du ciel, de Albert Husson, escenografía de Cyril Ritchard, Booth Theatre

1956 : Amphitryon 38, de Jean.

1958 : L'Impromptu de Barentin, de André Maurois, Festival de Barentin

1959 : Ange le Bienheureux, de Jean-Pierre Aumont, escenografía de Jacques Charon, Théâtre des Célestins

1959 : Mon père avait raison, de Sacha Guitry, escenografía de André Roussin, Théâtre de la Madeleine

1960 : A Second Sting, de Lucienne Hill a partir de Colette, escenografía de Raymond Gérôme, Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Nueva York)

1962 : Flora, de Fabio Mauri y Franco Brusati, escenografía de Jules Dassin, Théâtre des Variétés

1963 : Tovarich, de Anne Croswell y Lee Pockriss, escenografía de Peter Glenville, Broadway Theatre, Winter Garden Theatre

1970 : Camino Real, de Tennessee Williams, escenografía de Milton Katselas, Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Nueva York)

1971 : Les Anges meurtriers, de Conor Cruise O'Brien, escenografía de Joan Littlewood, Théâtre de Chaillot

1971 : Murderous Angels, de Conor Cruise O'Brien, escenografía de Gordon Davidson, Playhouse Theatre (Nueva York)

1972 : Nous irons à Valparaiso, de Marcel Achard, escenografía de Jacques-Henri Duval, Théâtre des Célestins, Giras Herbert-Karsenty

1975 : Des journées entières dans les arbres, de Marguerite Duras, escenografía de Jean-Louis Barrault, Théâtre d'Orsay

1976 : Des journées entières dans les arbres, de Marguerite Duras, escenografía de Jean-Louis Barrault, Ambassadors Theatre (Nueva York)

1981 : A Talent for Murder, de Jerome Chodorov y Norman Panama, escenografía de Paul Aaron, Teatro Biltmore (Nueva York)

1982 : Coup de soleil, de Marcel Mithois, escenografía de Jacques Rosny, Théâtre Antoine

1984 : Pense à l’Afrique, a partir de Think of Africa, de Gordon Dryland, escenografía de Jean-Pierre Granval, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault.

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Aumont

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Illya was skeptical of Gaby’s willingness to have herself photographed, but he was even more reluctant when it came to being photographed himself.

“Is not good for spy to have photograph taken. Is too many chances for enemy to find current picture and track with it.”

Gaby had only rolled her eyes and pushed him from behind into the third-floor photography studio in Paris. The photographer, a gentle-hearted man named Bernard--but please, call me Benny--smiled as they arrived and immediately began directing Gaby toward the set up in the spacious loft. 

Illya took a seat and allowed himself to relax as he watched Bernard and his female assistant posing Gaby; stretch this foot forward, a quarter turn of your head to the left, there’s a good girl. Illya’s hackles were still up about the pictures at all, but it was lovely to watch Gaby being posed and actually enjoying herself.

When it was Illya’s turn, he begrudgingly took a seat on the white wooden block as instructed, but Bernard decided that his long, lean frame needed something taller to perch upon.

“On the stool, s’il vous plait,” Bernard instructed, pointing to it. “Legs crossed, right over left. Now lean forward and drape your arms over your right thigh. Lift your right hand just a touch, Monsieur Kuryakin. Exactly that, oui. Magnifique! Now hold that pose. Look at me, oui, juste parfait.”

Numerous shots were taken of Illya staring straight ahead and Bernard adored the severity in Illya’s look, his hair so perfectly coiffed and his ribbed turtleneck so stylish. Bernard wanted Illya’s wedding band to be displayed prominently, and Gaby agreed.

“Now, turn your head to your right, Monsieur Kuryakin. Keep your eyes open and glance over at your wife. You have a lovely profile.”

Illya stared at Gaby as Bernard got a few shots of his head from the side, the perfect part in his hair so striking and clean, matching perfectly with the aristocratic shape of his nose and the flawless cut of his jaw.

“Parfait! You may now relax, Monsieur. Mademoiselle Kuryakin, you may confer with your husband now, as Yvette and I take a few candid shots for posterity.”

Gaby walked over and with both hands on Illya’s arms, she quietly praised him for sitting so perfectly for the photographer, a few light kisses given and absolutely captured by Bernard. The album came weeks later by express post to their permanent address in New York, and Gaby immediately began framing the photos and putting them up throughout the townhouse.

“Frivolous,” Illya complained lightheartedly, though he really loved the way Bernard had captured them both. “But beautiful.”

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Here at the shop, its no secret we love all things French and Parisian. We spend our days looking for new products made in France and over all just day dreaming about drinking a glass of rosé along a cute cafe. Most recently, the youngest member of the Peach team just got back from a school exchange trip to Paris, and we all started dreaming and reminiscing about our first trips to the city of lights…

KAREN’S FIRST TRIP TO PARIS:

For the great majority of my life I had dreamt of going to Paris, and I finally did when I was 42, to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.

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  Months of ogling different web sites and hotel suggestions; I couldn’t afford the the George V, but did find Hotel de Tourville in the 7th arrondissement, which turned out to be the perfect place for a week. (Yes, I WOULD stay there again!)

Its very hard to pick just one favorite thing we did, because frankly, I loved everything we did. Some of the highlights were:

A tour of Saint Chappell, followed by an evening concert in the chapel with the sun setting through the stained glass.

Eating in an outdoor cafe on the Isle St. Louis.

A FULL day trip to Versailles, and even thought the hall of mirrors was closed for restoration, Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet made up for it, followed by dinner in the town of Versailles.

The Rue St. Claire was close to our hotel, and everyday I found some new little shop, or fromagerie, or boulangerie. My favorite was an olive oil boutique.

People watching in the Jardin des Tuileries

Strolling on the quay along the Seine at night.

But if I must pick, it would be lunching at the Jules Verne in the Eiffel Tower with Peter. It was an expensive, but truly unforgettable exquisite moment in my life.

MILISSA’S FIRST TRIP TO PARIS:

My first trip to Paris coincided with my 18th birthday. Paris was at the height of political upheaval when my school group arrived and the losing side was releasing tear gas bombs in Metro stations. On my birthday morning, we walked right into a cloud of gas that sent us running, crying and gasping, to street level. Two asthma attacks later I returned to my hotel room and threw myself on the bed, sobbing. “Worst birthday ever” I thought to myself between sniffles. A quiet knock at the door revealed my French teacher, single red rose in hand, “Mademoiselle, may I escort you to the café?” Well, (sniffle) why not? We sat at a tiny table near the sidewalk, each with a glass of wine. And as a newly minted adult, we watched the lovely panorama of Paris unfold before us, while twilight fell. Best birthday ever!

  MICHELLE’S FIRST TRIP TO PARIS:

I went on my first (and only…so far!) trip to Paris on a month long backpacking trip through Europe just a few years ago when I was 23. I traveled with my best friend from high school, and while it took us months to plan the trip, we had talked about it for years! I stayed in a teeny tiny 7 floor walk up “studette” near the Louvre and later in a verrrrry cheap little hostel in the Latin Quarter. While normally I am against doing ‘Touristy’ things (I’ve still never been to the Sears tower!) I went HAM on it in Paris. I was so excited to see the Louvre, go to Versailles, shop along the Champs-Élysées, and put a lock on the love bridge (you can see me totally embarrassing my friend by putting a lock on the bridge in the bottom right photo).

  My favorite memory? One of days I was traveling was just flat out terrible. I got stuck in the rain sans umbrella and got puddled by a bus ala Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex & The City credits. Eventually I found an abandoned phone booth to dry off in (remember those?) I was freezing and everything just sucked. I wanted to cry, but didn’t want to waste an afternoon being a brat. So, once the rain stopped I bought a bottle of wine and a box of macarons and sat along the Seine. All of the sudden, everything went from terrible to magical. I felt like I was in the epicenter of this dreamland, and in that moment everything was beautiful and peaceful.

GABI’S FIRST TRIP TO PARIS:

I went to Paris for the first time a few months ago, just before my 18th birthday, on an exchange trip with OPRF.

It was just approaching dusk on my first night in Paris when my host brother, Luis, and I headed to Montmartre to meet up with friends. People covered every inch of the streets and sidewalks that they began to blur together until I couldn’t tell the difference. Luis walked behind me with his hands on my shoulders guiding me through the streets while making sure not to lose me. As we continued walking we came to the Sacre-Coeur, something I had only seen in pictures the French students sent me. It was, and still is, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Luis noticed me staring up in amazement and offered to take me to the top where I would get the “most amazing view of Paris”. I stared bewildered at the amount of stairs required to reach the church, but which really only made getting to the top that much more gratifying. He walked me over to the edge of the hill where, once more, people crowded every inch of the space. As I looked out at the view before me, it suddenly became very real that I was in Paris. I began to tear up at the sheer beauty of where I was and how lucky I felt in that moment. Just when I thought the night had gotten as perfect as it possibly could, Luis takes me down this quieter street around the church where a man sat playing “La Vie en Rose” on the accordion. At the time I did not know the name of the song, only that it sparked a heartwarming recognition of what little music I associated with Paris. By now, the tears were flowing down my cheeks and I twirled around Luis while he playfully teased me for crying. We came back to the Sacre-Coeur several times that week and though each time was breath-taking, nothing could ever compare to that very first night.

  Have you been to Paris? Tell us about your first trip!

Our First Trips To Paris… Here at the shop, its no secret we love all things French and Parisian. We spend our days looking for new products made in France and over all just day dreaming about drinking a glass of rosé along a cute cafe.

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Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 154, vol. 13, octobre 1913, Paris. Mlle Gaby Deslys. — Costume du théâtre. — Paquin. — Robe de taffetas aubergine avec un grand gilet de taffetas blanc. Photo Talbot. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 154, vol. 13, octobre 1913, Paris. Mlle Gaby Deslys. — Costume du théâtre. — Paquin. — Robe de velours bleu. Résille de perles. Manteau de drap d'argent et de velours bleu avec un col de paradis. Photo Talbot. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 154, vol. 13, octobre 1913, Paris. Mlle Gaby Deslys. — Costume du théâtre. — Paquin. — Robe de mousseline de soie grise. Casaque blanche brodée. Col de plumes. Photo Talbot. Bibliothèque nationale de France