At the 17th century, Louis XIV king of France felt concerned about giving disabled soldier a roof, he ordered the building of a vast monument to receive them. Actually, he wished mostly clear the capital city’s pavements out, which were full of old soldier who became beggars and even thief. L’Hôtel des Invalides was inaugurated… Read more »
Passionné dès son plus jeune âge par la haute couture, Yves Saint-Laurent fonde sa propre maison en 1961. L’année suivante, la première collection Yves Saint-Laurent concrétise un succès qui ne va jamais s’éteindre. Il propose à la femme une nouvelle garde-robe souvent inspirée des vêtements masculins, du smoking à la saharienne en passant par le… Read more »
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 »