1950’s hourglass chic feted at Paris fashion museum
PARIS (Reuters) - When Christian Dior introduced his debut haute couture collection in February 1947, the meters of fabric spilling over the models' hips in swirls of fine wool, silk...
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Chanel recalls Le Corbusier in glittering, snow-white and red collection
PARIS (Reuters) - Fashion designers and architects are very different animals, but their eye for form and sculpture is the same, which may be why Karl Lagerfeld drew influence from...
U.S. soldiers rest in peace in France before old comrades’ last D-Day tribute
By Alexandria Sage COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER France (Reuters) - Little disturbs the peace at the Normandy American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, with just the sound of the waves of Omaha Beach, the chirp...
Tarantino tells Cannes digital screenings have killed cinema
By Alexandria Sage CANNES France (Reuters) - Screening films in digital is like forcing audiences to watch television in public, cult director Quentin Tarantino told the Cannes film festival on...
‘Foxcatcher’ wrestles with demons at Cannes film festival
By Alexandria Sage CANNES France (Reuters) - Inner demons are at the emotional core of "Foxcatcher", Bennett Miller's compelling film about the 1996 murder of a wrestling champion by the...
Ryan Gosling debuta como director en Cannes con duras crÃticas
Por Alexandria Sage CANNES Franciao (Reuters) - El actor de Hollywood Ryan Gosling calent ' el martes la pantalla del Festival de Cannes con su debut como director, pero la...
Artisans sweat for France’s “Best Worker” prize
By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - In a country known for a statutory 35-hour work week and a generous work-life balance, the "Best Worker of France" contest may seem an...
France on a plate with food writer Alec Lobrano
By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - When Alexander Lobrano looks at a map of France, menus and markets immediately spring to mind. It is a fitting Pavlovian response for this...
France on a plate with food writer Alec Lobrano
By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - When Alexander Lobrano looks at a map of France, menus and markets immediately spring to mind. It is a fitting Pavlovian response for this...
French lawmakers approve multi-year deficit reduction plan
PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers voted on Tuesday for a 50 billion euro ($69 billion) savings plan meant to let the euro zone's second-largest economy meet deficit-reduction targets, but a...