So youngly Guccio Gucci developed competences within the fashion field and came nearer the luxury world working into palaces. In 1921 Gucci’s brand was founded and a first shop opened in Florence offered saddlery products, luggage and riding accessories. This first shop was followed by many others and the brand branched out quickly.
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 »
Autumn is the busiest season for trade shows in Paris. From September to November, the main exhibition centres run back-to-back B2B events, from fashion to automotive and hospitality. These big shows fill hotels fast, so book early. The Helzear by Esteem group has three hotels in different neighbourhoods, so you can stay close to your… Read more »
On the Left Bank, Montparnasse still carries the scent of the Roaring Twenties, when painters, poets and lovers gathered on the terraces of its grand cafés. A century on, the district remains one of the most endearing in Paris for a getaway for two: legendary cafés, artists’ studios turned museums, and large gardens where time… Read more »