As the United States turns 250, Americans still cant get enough of French luxury
NEW YORK (AP) — At the pinnacle of the American cultural pyramid, one particular inspiration has echoed across the centuries through friendship and tension alike: France. The American love affair with French luxury goods and their cultural cachet and craftsmanship has spanned the younger country's history, and a new exhibit explores the story of how these treasures shaped a cultural exchange that marks 250 years of Franco-American relations. Among the standouts in the exhibit’s cabinet of...
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