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...arrives carrying a miniversion of the patent-leather Downtown bag and unravels herself from an Army green trench coat to reveal a black-and-white checked dirndl skirt and sky-high sandals. Hermann confesses that she often blends her YSL wardrobe with other labels, like Hermès and even Monoprix, France's version of Target...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Her Recipe For French Dressing? | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

...where do I fit in? For six weeks, I'm in many ways experiencing the life of a French student. I live in my own apartment, attend classes taught in French, and have to fend for myself with budget shopping at the Monoprix. With my daily baguette and block of brie, I could almost pass for French (until I open my mouth...

Author: By Rachel L. Pollack | Title: City of (Public) Love | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...rebel F.L.N.; the city's growing economy absorbed them without missing a beat. In the spending splurge, rents went up-400% in some parts of the city. Simca auto sales jumped from 3,000 in 1954 to 14,500 in 1959, will hit 20,000 in 1960. Monoprix. France's largest five-and-ten store, expanded from two to nine stores. The number of stores selling radios, refrigerators, household equipment has increased fivefold. They do so well that bank deposits doubled in one year. "Who are the new millionaires in Algiers?" says one government official "Broadly speaking, just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Boom Town Amidst Rebellion | 6/20/1960 | See Source »

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