Eternal futurist of fashion Pierre Cardin opens new museum at 92 One of the last survivors of the great post-war French fashion houses, Cardin still heads a sprawling business empire. Updated 13 Nov, 2014 08:47am
High cost of Shakespeare costumes reflects Elizabethan vanity MOULINS: What would Lady Macbeth be without something extravagant in which to sweep on stage or Hamlet without a ... Published 21 Jun, 2014 05:40am
Cannes on alert after diamond heists PARIS: Movie stars like to sparkle on the red carpet but security is being tightened in Cannes this year after a... Published 14 May, 2014 06:01am
Step aboard Orient Express for journey back in time PARIS: The Orient Express lets out a whistle and a chug, just as it did 130 years ago when it pulled out of ... Published 22 Apr, 2014 05:57am
After ScandiNoir, French are new crime fiction stars PARIS: Police chief Camille Verhoeven is diminutive, pugnacious and brilliant. The shambolic Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg... Published 24 Feb, 2014 07:36am
Pakistan fashion casts off ‘dark cloud’ of extremism PARIS: Mention the Taliban to Pakistan fashion designer Kamiar Rokni and his irritation is clear. “One of the... Published 15 Dec, 2013 08:37am
