Word: parise
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This is Paris--one of the remaining bastions of old-fashioned, aristocratic elitism, a city redolent of old world arrogance. Paris, after all, is the home of haute couture, of the most ornate and breath-taking architecture found anywhere, of the world's finest (and also most expensive) wines.
But recently Paris has also gained renown for something diametrically opposed to this aristocratic image--the resurgence of socialism in Western Europe. With the victory of Lionel Jospin in France's 1997 elections, the French socialists came back into power.
I cannot help but wonder if this apparent paradox is what makes Paris the city it is--the haunt of young lovers, professional dreamers and artists--those who treasure the beauty that luxury creates but still harbor unrealistic hopes that it can be achieved without what they would call the...
Paris and its inhabitants seem to spurn the traditional, anxious to show the world that they can find a new way to live, built on beauty, style, elegance--and ultimate equality. Have they succeeded? In the answer to that simple question lies the elixir of Paris that places some in...
Along the city's broad boulevards lined with exquisite edifices, waiters balancing silver trays of champagne and espresso cups bustle among outdoor tables set under tasseled awnings, tipped at just the right angle. One after the other appear countless fashionable boutiques selling Givenchy, Christian Dior or one of France's...