France
The Dark Side of Dior
WSJ: Raids Find Luxury Handbags Being Made by Exploited Workers in Italy
Dior paid a supplier €53 apiece, roughly $57, to assemble a handbag that it sells in stores for €2,600, or about $2,780, according to documents examined as part of the probe. Armani bags, meanwhile, were sold to a supplier for €93, then resold to Armani for €250, and ultimately priced at around €1,800 in stores, the probe found. The cost prices don’t include leather or other raw materials. The companies separately cover the costs of design, distribution and marketing.
See also, La Galerie Dior, Paris
I just added Stéphane Chung to my list of Paris Photographers worth getting to know.
Paris's Jeu de Paume is closing from May 12 to September 28
Due to the Olympics, which will bar access to place de la Concorde and part of the Tuileries gardens all summer, the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume has to close down from May 12 to September 28, 2024. Source: Paris Diary by Laure.
I just updated my recommended list of Paris photographers. I added Fabien Ecochard and Jean-luc Abelin. I love their work.
C'est la grève - Guide to Strikes in France
I just learned that there is a site for keeping track of strikes in France. I added it to my guide for visiting Paris. The site lists strikes throughout France and is only in French but is easy to translate within your web browser.
Le Monde: A Kiev, Anne Hidalgo dit « aux athlètes russes et biélorusses qu’ils ne sont pas les bienvenus » aux Jeux de Paris 2024
Mais une maire n’a pas le droit de décider qui peut participer aux JO.
Disparition de l’amiral Philippe de Gaulle (1921-2024)
L’amiral Philippe de Gaulle, ancien résistant et sénateur de Paris, nous a quittés à 102 ans.
Sa haute silhouette, son profil aquilin, paraissaient immédiatement familiers. Philippe de Gaulle ne pouvait nier sa ressemblance physique avec son père Charles de Gaulle, de même qu’il avait reçu en héritage son courage, son goût pour les affaires militaires et politiques, et sa passion pour la France.