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MADAME PICASSO by Anne Girard.
http://www.annegirardauthor.com/more-about-eva.htm“Although this book is a novel, and thus a work of fiction, I have taken the greatest care to recount events as they are known to have occurred....
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Paisley, Cashmere, Pashmina ...
The History of the Paisley Symbol and Paisley Patternhttp://www.paisleypower.com/#!history-of-paisley/c9arOrigins of the Paisley:It is generally agreed that the paisley symbol originated in...
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Le Café Militaire, par Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806)
Decoration of the Café Militaire (Military Café)Founded in 1762, the Café Militaire (Military Café), which was reserved for officers as was customary in all garrison towns, was located on the ground...
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The Return of La Mariniére / Pull Breton / Pull Marin.
http://wikifashion.com/wiki/Breton_stripesThe striped breton shirt as we know it today came into being shortly following the 27th March, 1858 Act of France which introduced the navy and white striped...
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Le Sabretache.
A sabretache is a flat bag or pouch, which was worn suspended from the belt of a hussar cavalry soldier together with the sabre.The sabretache is derived from a traditional Hungarian horseman's flat...
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La pelisse.
The style of uniform incorporating the pelisse originated with the Hussar mercenaries of Hungary in the 17th Century. As this type of light cavalry unit became popular in Western Europe, so too did...
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Nancy Cunard
Nancy Clara Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism....
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La Redingote.
Women's redingoteThe first form of the redingote was in the eighteenth century, when it was used for travel on horseback. This coat was a bulky, utilitarian garment. It would begin to evolve into a...
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VÍDEO/ Kate Summerscale: How she discovered the story of Isabella Robinson....
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale: reviewA fascinating personal diary opens up the world of the middle classes in 1850, says Philippa Gregory, reviewing Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate...
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The petit Théâtre of Marie-Antoinette
The Petit Théâtre de la Reine (English: The Queen's Theatre) is a small theatre at Versaillesnear the Petit Trianon. It was designed and built in 1780 on the orders of Marie Antoinette. Her favorite...
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Les Petits Appartements à Versailles, by Richard Mique. VÍDEO...
The fame of the petit appartement de la reine rests squarely in the hands of the last queen of France during the Ancien Régime. The restored state of the rooms that one sees today at Versailles closely...
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The Riot Club .
The Universal Pictures film The Riot Club set for release in September 2014 is a film adaptation of Laura Wade's play Posh Laura Wade: ‘It’s the last time they can let their hair down’Laura Wade’s play...
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Last Mitford sister, Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, dies at 94
Last Mitford sister, Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, dies at 94BBC NEWS / 24 September 2014http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29348946Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and the last surviving...
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Downton Abbey Series 5. ITV: Downton Abbey Series 5 Official trailer
Downton Abbey review – Down There Abbey, more like: they are all sex-madThe aristocratic Crawley clan are back – and it’s all going on upstairs, downstairs and in my lady’s chamber Sam Wollaston...
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Paraboot / "Michael" Model / Legendary "Chaussures".
http://en.paraboot.com/history-of-the-brandThe audacity and entrepreneurial spirit of Rémy RichardIt all began in the late nineteenth century in Izeaux, a small village at the foot of the Alps....
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The Mitford Sisters / VÍDEO bellow,The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire
The Mitford family is a minor aristocratic English family whose main family line had seats at Mitford, Northumberland. Several heads of the family served as High Sheriff of Northumberland. A junior...
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