Paris

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Culture

Christina Aguilera wears Chopard diamonds — and no top — in Paris

Christina Aguilera, 45, posted a series of photos from Paris on Wednesday to her Instagram account showing her in an eye-popping Chopard diamond necklace with nothing on top, paired with a voluminous black tulle skirt. Aguilera captioned the carousel “northern lights, parisian nights.” The look was styled by Chris Horan

World

Widow whose husband was killed in Paris in 1997 campaigns for victims abroad

Eve Henderson says her husband, Roderick, was fatally attacked on a Paris street in October 1997 while the couple were in the city celebrating his 54th birthday. Roderick was taken to a neurological ward and later died after life support was removed, Henderson says. Henderson says the three men had

Culture

Milan and Paris men’s shows spotlight tailoring, oversized scarves and bold color

At recent men’s wear shows in Milan and Paris, designers and street style alike emphasized traditional tailoring alongside exaggerated proportions. Ralph Lauren, at its first men’s-wear-only show in decades, presented refined three-piece suits worn by models and celebrity guests. Trench coats were plentiful on and off runways, though

Culture

Michael Rider’s first full men’s collection for Celine draws praise in Paris

Michael Rider’s first full men’s collection for Celine was shown in Paris and met with positive reaction, with observers calling the work “cunning, inviting, good.” At Celine headquarters the clothes were displayed on a wall; standout pieces included an ivory two-tone field jacket, a navy half-zip with a

Culture

Jonathan Anderson’s Dior couture debut praised as John Galliano returns

Jonathan Anderson presented his couture debut for Dior in Paris, delivering a collection described as great and attracting an unexpected guest: former Dior designer John Galliano. The front row was thick with celebrities: Lauren Sánchez Bezos was widely photographed in a light-blue Dior skirt suit trimmed with fur or fur-effect,

Culture

Artists recall dealer Marian Goodman, who died in Los Angeles at 97

Marian Goodman, the influential art dealer who ran galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Paris, died in Los Angeles on Thursday at the age of 97. Her New York spaces “always felt like museums,” known for subtle, often intellectually demanding presentations and an informal attention to the galleries’ physical

Culture

Valentino Garavani, Iconic Italian Designer, Dies at 93

Valentino Garavani, the Italian designer known as fashion’s “Last Emperor,” died on Monday at 93. He believed in the power of beauty and la dolce vita, designing what the piece calls paeans to the allure of red and the carefully placed ruffle. The essay says that through periods of

Culture

Halperin reframes Hamlet’s line as life for ‘troubled hearts’

The Guardian’s Poem of the Week highlights Richard W Halperin’s poem "Now, Mother, What’s the Matter?", from his collection All the Tattered Stars, published by Salmon Poetry in 2023. Halperin treats Hamlet’s line "Now, mother, what’s the matter?" as "life

Culture

Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore’s Tragic Magic blends harp, synth and voice

Los Angeles-based composers Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore have produced their first collaborative album, Tragic Magic, after years of touring together; Barwick has referred to their connection as a "musical telepathy". The album grew out of a short series of improvisation sessions in Paris and is presented as

Culture

Parisian Louise Carmen notebooks gain celebrity cachet amid mixed customer reviews

Louise Carmen, a Parisian stationery brand, has seen its leather notebooks become a social-media status symbol after appearances tied to celebrities including Kendall Jenner, who placed one in a recent gift guide, and singers and actors who have shown the notebooks in brand videos such as Lana Del Rey and

Culture

Eurovision to stage first-ever tour for its 70th anniversary

The Eurovision Song Contest will mount its first-ever tour in June and July to mark its 70th anniversary, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said, as the competition faces a boycott over Israel’s participation. The EBU said on its website the tour will bring together "iconic Eurovision song contest

Culture

Bridgerton season 4 cast attend Paris premiere in varied red‑carpet looks

Businessinsider reported the "Bridgerton" season four world premiere was held at the Palais Brongniart in Paris on Wednesday, where the cast arrived in red‑carpet looks to celebrate the new season. The season, which focuses on Benedict Bridgerton's love story with Sophie Baek, will debut on

Culture

Jodie Foster plays a Paris psychiatrist drawn into mystery in A Private Life

Jodie Foster stars as Lilian Steiner, an American psychiatrist in Paris who becomes embroiled in unexpected intrigue after the death of a patient in Rebecca Zlotowski’s film A Private Life, according to a review in The New York Times. The review notes that Foster speaks French in the film

Culture

Victor Alli and Hannah Dodd attend Bridgerton season 4 premiere in Paris

People reports Bridgerton stars Victor Alli and Hannah Dodd attended the season four world premiere in Paris on Jan. 14. The same roundup also notes Kevin Bacon supporting Amanda Seyfried at a The Testament of Ann Lee celebration dinner in New York City on Jan. 13, while Gabrielle Union was

Culture

Jodie Foster takes first solo French-language lead in 'A Private Life'

Jodie Foster was in Paris to promote 'A Private Life', the French film in which she takes her first solo lead and performs in fluent, near accent‑less French. The two‑time Oscar winner made the trip despite back pain: a collapsed disc needed surgery and a hip

Culture

Sean Scully’s Blue paintings channel childhood blues in Paris show

Sean Scully, whom the writer calls "the greatest living abstract painter", is showing a new group of Blue paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in Paris. The works pair long, textured blue notes with black, red and brown to create what the piece describes as a slow, sad music

Culture

Ali Rosen’s picks: romance novels that feel like a vacation

In a New York Times piece, Ali Rosen recommends swoony romance novels that can transport readers from winter doldrums to resorts, beaches, vineyards and the streets of Paris. Rosen argues that romance is often billed as a summer read but that winter is an ideal time to be carried away

Politics

Badenoch challenges Starmer over Commons debate on Paris troop agreement

Independent.co reports that at Prime Minister’s Questions Kemi Badenoch pressed Keir Starmer on why he was not giving MPs a chance to question or immediately debate an agreement signed in Paris that could see British troops deployed to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping operation if there is

Culture

Ten short tracks spotlight Dexter Gordon’s tenor sax artistry

The New York Times published a feature presenting 10 short selections that aim to showcase the playing of Dexter Gordon, the tall, debonair tenor saxophonist known as the “Sophisticated Giant.” The piece and its contributors describe Gordon’s sound as having a seemingly effortless power and a profound sincerity; on

Culture

Netflix renews Emily in Paris for Season 6, series set to return to Paris

Movieweb reports that Netflix has renewed Emily in Paris for a sixth season, announcing the return in a YouTube video featuring star Lily Collins. In the clip Collins appears in a selfie on a Paris balcony, leaning over a breakfast table with a croissant and blowing out a "6&

Culture

Jacqueline de Ribes, Parisian Countess and Fashion Tastemaker, Dies at 96

Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, the Parisian grande dame, tastemaker and fashion designer, died on Tuesday in Switzerland. She was 96. Her death in a hospital was confirmed by Françoise Dumas, a friend and events organizer; Ms. de Ribes lived primarily in Paris and near Lausanne. Known as an icon of

World

Severe winter weather disrupts travel hubs across Northern Europe

Winter weather across Northern Europe has disrupted flights, trains and roads, with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol cancelling nearly 2,000 flights this week and warning travellers of further disruptions on Wednesday. Airport authorities and the flight-tracking website FlightAware said the cancellations included at least 700 on Monday, 500 on Tuesday and

World

European leaders convene in Paris to discuss Ukraine cease-fire security guarantees

European leaders began meeting in Paris at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday for the latest round of talks on peace for Ukraine, focusing on security commitments in the event of a potential cease-fire. National leaders and representatives of 35 countries attended the meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing,

Health

Couple Says They Woke Up Covered in Bites at French Hotel; Management Denies Bedbugs

A couple staying at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, a country resort near Paris, says they woke up covered in bites and have been left with about $800 in medical and cleaning bills and an unpaid hotel charge of roughly $1,050 after the property refused to reimburse them. The guests