Bourgine blog

This week marked the end of Summer break at 15 rue Racine. The Bourginettes are thrilled to be back together at their HQ. Class photo of 2025 Who's who? There was a time when 'back to school' meant uniform. Let’s take a quick...

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...