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5:21

Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.
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Caption 58 [fr]: Elle apprend donc la couture.
Caption 58 [en]: So she learns sewing.
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5:36

Pep's - Réparation de parapluies

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Thierry Millet is an umbrella repairer in Paris, and one of last remaining ones in France. He shares his wealth of knowledge and some interesting umbrella facts. Did you know that the first umbrella dates from 6500 B.C.?
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Caption 93 [fr]: Je peux pas vous montrer la couture ici.
Caption 93 [en]: I can't show you the sewing here.
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4:50

Maison Légeron - Boutique de fleurs artificielles

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Bruno Légeron tells us about his family business of making artificial flowers and feathers for fashion houses and the movie industry. The Maison Légeron dates all the way back to 1727.
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Caption 7 [fr]: principalement pour... pour les maisons de couture,
Caption 7 [en]: mostly for... for fashion houses,
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3:50

Voyage dans Paris - Cour de l'Industrie - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Paris's eleventh arrondissement, which has a strong artisan tradition. There, you'll meet Laurence Raverdeau, voted the "best craftsperson of France" in 2011, who explains the complex art of upholstering. She shows us some of her amazing creations, which include scented macaroon-shaped cushions.
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Caption 5 [fr]: Mon métier est tapissière d'ameublement en couture et décor,
Caption 5 [en]: My profession is furniture upholsterer in sewing and decor,
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3:51

Le Tapissier - L'artisan et son travail

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

René-Marc Cohen, a very fine artisan, will show us how to upholster a squat armchair, "un fauteuil crapaud" (literally a "toad armchair").
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Caption 27 [fr]: Je vais faire un talon... ce qu'on appelle un talon de couture.
Caption 27 [en]: I'm going to make a tack... what we call a sewing tack.
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4:19

Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - Tendances du printemps - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Learn how to always be “à la mode” from Fanny and Corrine. These lovely ladies take us on a tour of some NYC fashion hot spots to tell us all about what’s hot in the springtime.
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Caption 8 [fr]: Autant de grands magasins, de... de maisons de couture.
Caption 8 [en]: Many department stores, couture houses.

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