Passionné dès son plus jeune âge par la haute couture, Yves Saint-Laurent fonde sa propre maison en 1961 : le musée Yves Saint Laurent. 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… Read more »
The Rotonde opened its doors at the beginning of the 20th century at the corner of Montparnasse and Raspail Boulevards. From being a little bar full of blue-collared workers quickly it became a crucial address in Paris for writers and artists, then it was common to meet Picasso, Modigliani, Apollinaire or Jean Cocteau. The Rotonde… 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 »