Visitors to the Army Museum in Paris are being treated to the rare sight of two taxidermists at work restoring a stuffed horse — the last one ridden by Napoleon Bonaparte. “Le Vizir” is a…
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Four things we’ve learned from Paris men’s fashion week
As the last of the Paris menswear collections go down runways Sunday, we survey the big themes of the week’s fashion shows. – Fashion (still) loves England – They may have plunged themselves and the…
Little England takes over Paris catwalks as Britain votes
It may already be too late… But as Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave the EU, the Little England look has suddenly become fashionable. Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men…
What to look out for at Paris men’s fashion week
With what seems like half of Europe’s male population in football shirts for the Euro 2016 championships, Paris designers will try to lift the tone Wednesday with the start of men’s fashion week. Nearly 50…
Macaron maestro Herme named world’s best pastry maker
They call him the “Picasso of patisserie,” the man who has made his melt-in-the-mouth macarons an international object of desire. Pierre Herme, who the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants” classification crowned best pastry chef Monday, has…
Top Paris chef takes reins at La Grande Maison
French culinary favourite Pierre Gagnaire is to take over from the world’s most Michelin starred chef Joel Robuchon at the luxury hotel and restaurant La Grande Maison in Bordeaux, wine magnate Bernard Magrez said on…
#Travel: Champs-Elysees to be pedestrianised once a month
Paris’ most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees, will be off-limits to cars on the first Sunday of every month starting in May, Paris city hall said Monday. The first pedestrian-only day will be May 8 instead…
Six memorable looks from Paris fashion week
Six memorable looks from Paris fashion week, which wound up Wednesday after nine days and more than 90 major autumn-winter shows: – Back to the 1980s – Time to get your Dallas wardrobe out of…
1980s glam makes a Paris comeback as Chanel stays classy
It was back to the future on the Paris catwalks Tuesday as Chanel cleverly tweaked its back catalogue only for Saint Laurent to revive a look that some thought best forgotten. In what could be…
#PFW2016: Paris fashion rediscovers its rebel heart
Paris fashion has rediscovered its taste for rebellion with designers playing fast and loose not just with the old rules of couture but also with France’s ban on the full-face veil. The mould-breaking French label…