After a busier than normal (and very fun) week, I’m looking forward to a leisurely weekend at home hopefully filled with lots of cooking. Weekend Links Week 28 features a lot of articles to recap the Fall 2021 Couture shows in Paris, a few French-inspired recipes perfect for summer, plenty of France travel inspiration and more. I hope you enjoy!
Weekend Links: Week 28
Sale of Leonardo da Vinci Sketch Sparks Legal Battle in France
Galeries Lafayette Kicks Off Paris Tourism Campaign With Mayor Anne Hidalgo
Highly Contagious Delta Variant Could Ruin France’s Summer, Warns Government
Parisian Authorities Face Legal Action Over Lead Pollution from Notre-Dame Fire
A Behind-the-Scenes Look At the Making of Chanel’s Fall 2021 Couture Collection
The Surprising Bread Rule The French Follow
How Much Are You Willing to Pay for the Perfect Strawberry?
Stripping Away History’s Layers, and Revealing a New Museum
Paris To Impose 30km/h Speed Limit to Boost Safety, Cut Noise Pollution
Charity Lights up Paris Billboards at Night to Help Women Feel Safer on the Streets
Behind the Scenes at Paris Couture Week: One Reporter’s Visual Diary
Christo’s Sketches for Arc de Triomphe Wrapping to Sell at Sotheby’s
Shop the New Nigerian- and Parisian-Infused Capsule from Karl Lagerfeld and Kenneth Ize
The Best Street Style at the Fall 2021 Couture Shows in Paris
Why Chanel No. 5 Has Stood the Test of Time, 100 Years After Its Launch
Le Grand Aioli is Dip for Dinner, the French Way
35 of Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s Most Memorable Moments
Everything You Need to Know About Patou Market, the Pop-Up Hot-Spot in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris Fashion Week Returns, Making The Case For In-Person Haute Couture
Cannes Icon: Vintage Photos of Grace Kelly in the 1950s
The Most Relaxing Hotel in Paris: Le Roch Hotel and Spa, a Design Hotel
A Timber-Frame Manor in Normandy, France, Comes With a Grand Equestrian Complex
These Are The Dreamiest Dresses from Paris Couture Fashion Week
At Haute Couture Week In Paris, Fashion Is Very Much Back In Business
Julia Child’s Recipe Is the Tastiest Way to Use Up Extra Zucchini
Chanel and the Meaning of the Belly Button
The Secret To Elusive Heritage Brand Goyard’s Modern Celebrity Appeal
At 75, Charlotte Rampling Remains an Icon of Classic French Style
You Can Stay in a LumiPod Surrounded by 80 Volcanoes in France
9 Pioneering European Women Painters Making History in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Chanel’s Impressionist-Inspired Haute Couture Proves Romance isn’t Dead
French Vintners Pop Their Corks as Russia Downgrades Champagne to ‘Sparkling Wine’
The Best Trends from Fall 2021 Couture Week to Try Now
You Almost Certainly Own a Pair of These Iconic Sneakers Which are Having a Fashion Week Moment
How to Build the Ultimate Picnic Basket, According to Chefs Around the World
French Regions Are Fighting to Become the ‘World Capital’ of Wine
I hope you enjoyed week 28 of Weekend Links! I’d love to hear which articles about France were your favorites. Feel free to send me an email or leave a comment below. Bon week-end à tous et à toutes!