Parisian style star Jeanne Damas: ‘The perfect French girl thing is irritating’
When I ask Jeanne Damas for her tips on how to look sexy, there’s a baffled pause on the other end of the line. After a moment…
The history of Versailles in six remarkable events – and how to experience it today
How do you manage a site – and a sight – as vast as Versailles? The palace alone has 2,300 rooms. And there are two more châteaux…
The history of Versailles in six noteworthy events – and how to experience it today
How do you manage a site – and a sight – as vast as Versailles? The palace alone has 2,300 rooms. And there are two more châteaux…
The most ambitious travel projects that never happened
Imagine boarding a bullet train in China, zipping across eastern Siberia, and then completing a 13,000km high-speed journey two days later in Alaska via an undersea tunnel…
Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and more on Peter Lindbergh’s greatest shots
I worked with Peter on a story for Vogue Spain, in July 2019, a few months before he died. I was nervous – not simply because he…
The fabulous women stealing the spotlight of the Paris foodie scene
Paris’s culinary world has oozed machismo for decades. From condescension to bullying, women in hospitality have endured misogyny at every turn. “Patriarchy is ingrained throughout France’s food…
The Sisters Mao by Gavin McCrea review: from ballet in China to chaos in Sixties Paris
Atop a Paris car factory stands a conical wooden structure with stairs running around the outside. A spotlight picks out a woman dressed in brown sacking that…
Treasures of the Al Thani Collection, review: new Paris exhibition showcases 6,000 years of history
If you’ve ever wondered what a 212-carat emerald looks like (whopping), or how the Ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut played board games at court (with a piece of…
The new gift books and stocking-fillers to buy for Christmas 2021
“As you grow older you will find that good books can be some of your best friends,” wrote Charles Phillipson to his son, Michael, in 1947. Letters…