Bourgine blog

After a week of British holidays, I - Romane - am happily returning to our weekly rendezvous. As has now become tradition, you’ll find a few London recs at the end of this email. Dulion update: this is the last...

Going over the agenda: the shop will be open every day in August, Monday through Sunday. The Bourginettes are taking turns, in a crocodile row, faithfully holding down the fort. We do this as a public service to Paris' August visitors -...

Historic announcement this week: the launch of Souliers Dulion. Let's get introduced. The Dulion projet was born from a long-standing appreciation for 19th-century women’s shoes, starting with those of Marie-Antoinette and Joséphine de Beauharnais. At the Empress’s feet In the 1800s,...

  Today's agenda: a presentation on Sunday dress, a Pyrenean wedding and Barcelona recommendations.      These days, Sunday = sweatpants, but in the 19th century, people paid particular attention to their Sunday best. For one day, work clothes were set...

What went down this week at Bourgine: 1. Caroline received the latest prototypes of Souliers Dulion, our new shoe project. We looked at them with great fondness. Pre-orders start in July.  2. We held an important meeting on Tuesday night. We're...

We won't be talking about the Paris-melting heatwave. Instead we’ll present you with a photo of this cool baby:   This week was a special one as Diane, our pattern maker, gave birth to Aldo on Tuesday evening. Congrats to...