From the start of explorations for the “New World” or South Pacific Islands, mariners brought many “souvenirs” from their trip. Europeans are passionate for this far away civilisations and the wealthier get their own cabinet of curiosities. That was how a first temporary ethnographic Museum gathering many private collections opened its doors in Paris in… Read more »
In 1899 Paris city has organised a World’s fair, a true showcase of the French expertise. It represented an opportunity for Gustave Eiffel to imagine and devise the famous tower which became a symbol for the capital. At the end of the 19th century the Eiffel Tower is an architectural and technological achievement and the… Read more »
Un premier magasin Abercrombie & Fitch ouvre ses portes en 1892 dans le quartier new-yorkais de Manhattan. À cette époque, l’enseigne était spécialisée dans les vêtements et accessoires de randonnée, les fusils de chasse et le matériel de pêche ou de camping. De nos jours, Abercrombie & Fitch est devenu le nom d’une chaîne de… Read more »