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New York has long had a vintage fashion show, and now Paris has one as well. Women use vintage clothes to reinterpret current fashion and to express individuality. Top designers look to vintage for inspiration.
Le vintage, ou comment faire du neuf avec du vieux
MODE: Rétro, fripe ou vintage : la mode d’aujourd’hui puise dans les styles vestimentaires d’antan pour se réinventer. Gros plan à l’occasion du salon français du vintage.
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French artist Henri Matisse used Auguste Rodin, who was 30 year older, as a constant source of inspiration for his sculptures. The Matisse-Rodin exhibition at the Rodin Museum in Paris until the end of February, revisits the link between the two great masters.
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In 1859, Frenchman Jules Léotard presented the first ever flying trapeze show at Paris Cirque d’Hiver. 150 years later, the family-ran circus pays a special homage to the impressive act in a new show called “Festive”. The traditional lions, clowns and acrobats are also part of it.
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French celebrities have been turning old wine barrels into a work of art.
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France’s International Contemporary Art Fair opened on Wednesday with more than 200 exhibitors showing works from 4,200 artists all hoping to buck the downward economic trend.
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There are 91 working locks on the Canal du Midi along its 240-kilometre (150 mi) course from the Bassin du Thau on the Mediterranean coast to the junction with the Canal lateral a la Garonne in Toulouse. There are a further 13 locks on the 37-kilometre (23 mi) La Nouvelle branch which runs through Narbonne to the Mediterranean at Port-la-Nouvelle.[1] The locks are all under the management of the French navigation authority, Voies navigables de France.
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Hundreds of thousands of Parisians and tourists enjoy the annual White Nights festival as many national monuments stay open through the night.
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The French painter Pierre-August Renoir is often considered as one of the fathers of modern art. But in his later years he came to challenge the Impressionist style, which he had helped to conceptualize. A highlight of this season’s Paris arts calendar is the exhibition, “Renoir in the 20th Century,” which opens this week and focuses on the artist’s last works.
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It’s a French icon. The cabaret show, the Moulin Rouge has inspired painters. On Sunday for the first time the famous theatre opened its doors to the public for a backstage tour.
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Georges Perpes is a throwback to the past. The town crier has revived a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, and given it a contemporary following in southern France.
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The royal palace of Versailles secures its place as a major new exhibition space for modern art on Sunday with the official opening of a show by French artist Xavier Veilhan.
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More than 100 feature films are shot in Paris every year, making the French capital one of the world’s prime filming locations. With the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees and other world-famous landmarks, Paris need not fear going out of movie fashion, but the city is stepping up its efforts to bring even more profitable productions to Paris, especially from Hollywood.
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The group F presents an amazing show in the Versailles’ castle.
Le groupe F présente un spectacle pelin de lumières et de feux au château de Versailles. Extraits.
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Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann’s radical urban renovation changed the face of Paris 150 years ago, and photographer Charles Marville was there to capture it on camera. Now an exhibition of these rare photos provides a virtual visit to the capital in the throes of transformation.
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One of Paris’ landmarks remains in the shadows, hidden beneath the city: the catacombs. Out of the hundreds of kilometres of tunnels and caverns, only a small portion is open to the public. But some people skirt the law to explore the forbidden paths.
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