THE PARIS ISSUE: Fashion is Obsolete. Hurray for the Clothes!
“I don’t like fashion,” declared designer Romain Brau, when asked about his work, for this special Paris Issue of BACO. How can he say such a thing? Everything…
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VIDEO SPECIAL: Romain Brau and Kevin Auger’s Bygone Beauties
At the foot of Montmartre, in his new studio, in the basement of a Haussmanien building, Romain Brau and his crew are working on his next fashion show. He…
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BACO STYLE: French Blogger Typhaine Augusto
PARIS-In the late 18th century, the Green Fairy, a very strong aromatic alcohol made with a bitter tasting herb, also known as Absinthe, was…
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Marian Eeckhout: Recycling With Style
PARIS–Marian Eeckhout’s studio resembles the clothes he designs: simple, perfectly cut, with an ethnic and hand sewn touch that gives each one of them a unique…
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BACO STYLE: Romain Brau’s Enchanting Vintage
PARIS– “Maybe I love vintage because most of the pieces come from a time when beautiful things took time to be made. Vintage clothes…
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Otzar: Parisienne Jewelry Couture
PARIS–At a hotel on the southern bank of the River Seine, fashion journalist-turned-jeweler, Delphine Hervieu, explained how 19 natural pearls were intertwined with six sapphires…
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RACIL: Smoking the French Way
PARIS–A blazer collection made with French savoir faire, Savile Row materials and Lebanese spirit, Racil smoking jackets are for a confident and globalized woman. BACO’s…
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Jacques Durand, A French Classic
PARIS–French eye wear designer Jacques Durand, who worked as an optician before breaking out into production in 1978, is a true believer in the classics….
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Eloi Derôme: Parisian Painter with Haute Couture
At a Parisian painter’s flat overlooking Place de la Bastille, BACO’s Paris correspondent Marianne Dorell explores the world of an artist who is inspiring fashion. PARIS–“You’ll find my studio…
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