II.4.4.a. A SETTING OF "GAULS"

MENU: 2.4.4.a : A setting of "Gauls"

"GO TO THAT HOTBED OF POVERTY, DRUGS AND CRIME? NEVER!" SOMEONE WHO COULD HAVE BEEN A CLIENT SAID

-- Told me by the couturier Fadel, more later

Such prejudice ignores the good humor and French traditions that flourish there.

Window of café L'Embuscade, 9 rue Léon

    "Here, even Gauls are received as emperors"*

*A reference to "Asterix," an amiably ironic series (graphic novels, movies, amusement park) set in the time of Gauls and Romans.

Photos of neighborhood artisans, mostly "Gauls," exhibited at the park.

The rooted culture

• Precious books

• Monotheisms as their founders intended

• A shoemaker transmits his craft 

• A school for knitwear design and techniques

• Odd socks' comeback

• Framing for neighbors and museums

• An immigrant nourishes the ultimate French tradition 

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Precious books