La Belle Epoque

In Paris the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century is still called La Belle Epoque, the Beautiful Era, but in Vienna it is still called the Fin de Siècle, the End of the Century.

Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

In one of those scenes, courtesan Marion Cotillard beautiful and winsome, dreams of going back to La Belle Epoque, and by the magic of cinema we are transported to 1890 Paris.

Jay Weston: Paris: Life & Luxury Exhibit at Getty Museum Displays Wonderful World of Excess Jay Weston 2011

From the Goodwood revival (cars and clothes of the 1950s) to club nights like La Belle Epoque (19th-century Paris) and The Blitz Party (take a wild guess), vintage-themed events are most definitely all the rage.

Fashion Statement: How to get the best vintage looks 2010

The Edwardian period in England officially lasted from 1901-1910 but is often extended through the end of World War One in 1918; another term, more applicable to the rest of the Europe, is La Belle Epoque, which stretches slightly longer.

Edwardian/Belle Epoque Research Links Victoria Janssen 2009

The Edwardian period in England officially lasted from 1901-1910 but is often extended through the end of World War One in 1918; another term, more applicable to the rest of the Europe, is La Belle Epoque, which stretches slightly longer.

Archive 2009-11-01 Victoria Janssen 2009