Finally! The moment we’ve all been waiting for!
Despite my leanings toward a mostly bohemian existence, I have to admit, I love me my Victoria magazine. I scooped up all and any back issues I could find at antique shops and used bookstores and would pore over them several times a week, dreaming of exquisitely hand-sewn French linens, cozy British interiors, stomping through foggy moors in sturdy boots and trenches. My favorite issues were always the annual Paris/French ones, celebrating all things francais: food, fashion, beauty, flowers, the joys of country living.
After a way-too long hiatus, she’s been revived by a new publisher and sporting a new masthead. I guess it’s now a bi-monthly (she was monthly before), but s’okay. I’m just happy to see her, like a long-lost friend, and am looking forward to when I can sit down with a nice hot cuppa and some homemade scones (recipe forthcoming!) and read at leisure.
Some articles I eagerly anticipate: “Alexandra Stoddard’s A Room of One’s Own,” “Rebecca Rather: The Pastry Queen of Texas,” and “On Our Bookshelf,” featuring (among other new books) My French Life, by Vicki Archer, a volume I was already planning to get for Christmas.
I’m delighted to see that France is still a Victoria favorite and hope that they continue their annual tradition of releasing a French-inspired issue. The quality of photography has improved immeasurably, by the way. The Victoria of old had lovely professional photographs, but there were times when it was obvious that the magazine’s freelancers were still feeling their way around the new digital technology. This time the images are (mostly) unfailingly sharp, well-composed and bursting with color, with only a few not-quite-ready-for-primetime shots that perhaps could use a bit less saturation, and bit more subtlely. Overall, though, an excellent publication for any Francophile.
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Bonjour, Marjorie
Like you, MIFG, I am not a Victoriana style Francophile–I am much more of a minimalist.
I still like the magazine. I do wish there was a magazine for the bohemian/minimalist Francophile. Perhaps, you could start one
Merci,
LBR
LBR,
I’ve yet to actually read the issue, as I’m waiting for a lazy afternoon when I can break out the fancy-schmancy tea cups and fresh-baked scones and enjoy it at leisure.
I love the idea of a publication for the bohemian/minimalist Francophile. However, as I don’t have the minimum $5 million to start a mag at the moment, I guess we’ll just have to content ourselves with these various blogs that cater to our unique needs.
However, one of these days, we should think about it!
Salut,
Marjorie
Marjorie,
Now you go and get all practical and bring money into it….there has to be someone with $5 million who reads our blogs and sees our enormous talent and would love to start a magazine just to showcase us.
À bientôt,
LBR
LBR,
If you know of anyone with such largesse and would be willing to take a risk on two anonymous bloggers with nothing to show for themselves but writing talent and a quirky passion for all things French, then by all means, invite them over.
Seriously, I agree with you. I love Victoria but am definitely more hippie than its average reader. If we started a mag, perhaps we could call it Amelie?
Salut,
Marjorie
Marjorie,
As of yet, I know no one; however, hope springs eternal. I love your name for our magazine. C’est parfait!
À bientôt,
LBR
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