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Like ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Models walk on water at Paris fashion show

by Thomas Adamson - September 28, 2018 - 11:29am

With a powerful front row of stars, Saint Laurent headlined the second day of Paris Fashion Week in an eclectic French twist on American styles that featured models walking on water.

109 in custody in Paris over May Day violence

by Thomas Adamson - May 3, 2018 - 12:00am

Some 109 people were in custody in Paris yesterday suspected of offenses including carrying prohibited weapons and firing projectiles after May Day protests against reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron turned...

France's Le Pen gathers with Europe's populists for May Day

by Thomas Adamson - May 2, 2018 - 1:12am

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen joined other anti-immigration populist leaders from around Europe for a May Day gathering yesterday aimed at energizing their campaigns for next year's European Parliament ...

France charges 8 suspects after counterterrorism sweep

by Thomas Adamson - November 11, 2017 - 11:02pm

The Paris prosecutor's office says preliminary terrorism charges have been handed to eight suspects in a French-Swiss counterterrorism sweep earlier this week.

Paris mayor pans black feminist event over white exclusion

by Thomas Adamson - May 29, 2017 - 10:17pm

The mayor of Paris has strongly criticized and is threatening to cancel an upcoming festival for black feminists where four-fifths of the event space will be open exclusively to black women.

Gwyneth Paltrow hits Chanel's eco-couture show in Paris

by Thomas Adamson - January 26, 2016 - 10:28pm

A relaxed Gwyneth Paltrow looked very much the part as she arrived at Chanel's "atmosphere of calm" eco-show inside Paris' Grand Palais.

Will Poulter hits Lanvin at finale of Paris menswear season

by Thomas Adamson - January 24, 2016 - 9:26pm

Rising star Will Poulter, who stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the Oscar-nominated movie "The Revenant," led the list of front row celebrities Sunday at Lanvin as the Paris menswear shows...

Hollande, activists gear up for critical climate talks

by Thomas Adamson - November 28, 2015 - 4:16pm

French President Francois Hollande met with environmental groups yesterday, pushing for an ambitious global deal to reduce man-made emissions blamed for global warming — with emphasis on helping developing...

Breakfast with skulls: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs

by Thomas Adamson - November 1, 2015 - 6:21pm

Brazilian Pedro Arruda, 27, said he wasn't sure if he was lucky or unlucky when he found out he had won a contest sponsored by home-sharing company Airbnb to spend the night 20 meters (65 feet) underground.

Amal Clooney loses Armenian genocide human rights appeal

by Thomas Adamson - October 15, 2015 - 11:10am

A legal team including Amal Clooney has lost its appeal before Europe's top human rights court to uphold a conviction against a man for denying the 1915 Armenian genocide.

Models, not celebrity guests, turn heads in Paris

by Thomas Adamson - October 3, 2015 - 4:20pm

Forget the celebrity guests; it's all about the models at this season's Paris Fashion Week. Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid dominated the Elie Saab catwalk, while icy blonds Doutzen Kroes and Lily Donaldson —...

Nose for style: Paris launches major perfume museum

by Thomas Adamson - September 11, 2015 - 2:12pm

The floral scents wafted into the 19th-century Parisian courtyard Friday outside the launch of famed French perfumer Fragonard's first flagship perfume museum.

Jane Birkin asks Hermes to take her name off croc handbag

by Thomas Adamson - July 30, 2015 - 1:39am

Gastronomic diplomacy: 5 continents, 1,300 chefs cook French

by Thomas Adamson - March 21, 2015 - 12:19am

A symphony of popping Champagne corks echoed across the Versailles Palace, as chefs from around the world celebrated the delights of French gastronomy in the first worldwide "Good France" event.

Zellweger hides face at Miu Miu in Paris; Kimye hit Vuitton

by Thomas Adamson - March 12, 2015 - 11:11am

Here are the highlights from the final day of fall/winter shows in Paris:

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson hit Valentino for 'Zoolander 2'

by Thomas Adamson - March 11, 2015 - 9:48am

To deafening cheers and a stunned celebrity front row, Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller closed Valentino's Tuesday show by storming the catwalk in a headline-grabbing stunt to announce "Zoolander 2."

Gothic Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian rock Givenchy in Paris

by Thomas Adamson - March 9, 2015 - 12:32pm

Here are the highlights of fall-winter ready-to-wear 2015 shows:

Ciao Milan, it's Bonjour for Paris Fashion Week

by Thomas Adamson - March 4, 2015 - 10:19am

Bye, New York! Ciao, Milan! Bonjour, Paris!

Study proves high heels do have power over men

by Thomas Adamson - December 9, 2014 - 10:37am

The allure of high-heeled shoes is no secret among women, who have used them to entice men from the streets of Ancient Rome to the New York City sidewalks of Carrie Bradshaw. Heels have also been a controversial...

AP Interview: Bulgarian as 1st woman UN chief?

by Thomas Adamson - December 2, 2014 - 5:43am

She's already the first female and eastern European to head UNESCO. Now Irina Bokova is a contender become the first female and eastern European United Nations secretary-general.

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