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Things We Love About France

Unleash your inner Francophile with our editors' picks.
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photography: candlestick and vase by Dan Piassick; lip gloss by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendors; illustrations by Larry Oliver


Glamour Girl

Jamie Laubhan-Oliver
associate creative director

1. Barbotine vase
$16,800/Le Louvre

2. Maison Jansen chair
$2,500/Herringbone Home

3. Antique candlestick
Price upon request/The Mews

4. Jean de Merry console
To the trade/Cory Pope

5. Daniele Tete a Tete
To the trade/Jan Showers

6. Savon de Marseille hand soap
$17.50/Anthropologie

7. Chanel lip gloss
$28.50/Neiman Marcus

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photography: Champagne by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendors; illustrations by Larry Oliver

Tradition Keeper

Rhonda Reinhart
managing editor

1. Louis XVI end chair
$429/Wisteria

2. Louis Vuitton toiletry case
$4,800/louisvuitton.com

3. Moët & Chandon Rosé Imperial
$55/Spec’s

4. Baccarat Champagne saucer
$150/Madison

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photography: Julia Child and fabric by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendor; illustrations by Larry Oliver

Classy Lady

Peggy Levinson
editor-at-large

1. Pierre Frey fabric
To the trade/Culp Associates

2. Jean-Michel Frank
$67/amazon.com

3. Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child
$21/amazon.com


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photography: St. Germain and napkins by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendor; illustrations by Larry Oliver

The Gourmand

Todd Johnson
creative director

1. Kartell Mr. Impossible chair
$448/Nest

2. Le Creuset Dutch oven
$225-$370/Williams-Sonoma

3. Hand-carved eagle
$12,800/Le Louvre

4. Linen napkins
$80-$88 for set of 4/Vintage Living

5. Macarons
Rush Patisserie

6. St-Germain liqueur
$37/Spec’s

7. Claude Dozorme Laguiole steak knives
Price upon request/DUO

8. Chef Bruno Davaillon
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

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photography: Babar, madeline and Sophie Calle by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendor; illustrations by Larry Oliver

Woman of Whimsy

Laura Kostelny
executive editor

1. Hermès silk scarf
Price upon request/Hermès

2. Take Care of Yourself by Sophie Calle
$70/amazon.com

3. Madeline doll
$19/Barnes & Noble

4. The Story of Babar
$10/Barnes & Noble

5. Quince Preserve
$15/Rise No. 1

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photography: candle, Gainesbourg by Elizabeth Lavin; all others courtesy of vendor; illustrations by Larry Oliver

Trend Watcher

Joslyn Taylor
market editor

1. Jean Prouvé furniture
To the trade/Scott + Cooner

2. Diptyque Baies candle
$60/Forty Five Ten

3. Hermès ashtray
Price upon request/Hermès

4. Isabel Marant spring/summer 2012 collection
isabelmarant.tm.fr

5. Master Serie 3 by Serge Gainsbourg
$14/amazon.com

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