Second lines take centre stage ahead of haute couture shows
Vivienne Westwood, Anne Valerie Hash and AF Vandevorst fielded their most commercial lines in Paris yesterday.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromFrance
Paris: Dead famous
Paris' Pere Lachaise Cemetery is a surprisingly charming part of the City of Love, writes Liz Light.
French ministers resign after spending scandals
Two French junior government ministers resigned Sunday after scandals involving spending state money on a private jet and thousands of Euros worth of cigars - all while France is struggling to bring down its deficit.
Cycling: Armstrong wary of first week of tour
Lance Armstrong acknowledged this year's Tour is one of the toughest ones he'll tackle
FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found
An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.
FIFA World Cup: Brazil exit in shock loss
The Netherlands stormed into the semi finals by stunning five-time champions Brazil, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half.
Embarrassment for Sarkozy as L'Oreal feud comes to court
France is in thrall at a dispute which has all the incendiary plot-lines of a great TV melodrama.
Blame on Airbus victims saddens mother
A mother who lost a son in the Air NZ Airbus crash off France is saddened to see blame being meted out to the people involved.
Air NZ slams 'speculative' comments made over Airbus crash
Air NZ has hit out at an aviation safety specialist's interpretation of what went on before an Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean off France in 2008.
Air NZ crew encouraged test that led to crash - expert
Air New Zealand crew encouraged the pilots of an Airbus 320 to carry out tests minutes before the plane crashed off the coast of France, a specialist said.
Human error to blame for Air NZ crash - report
Experts for French prosecutors probing the crash of an Air NZ jet in 2008 agree with air safety investigations which blame human error.
Air NZ in France for Perpignan crash talks
All seven people aboard an Airbus A320 test flight died when it crashed in 2008. Air NZ said it could not confirm a report that an announcement would be made tonight regarding the crash.
Paris Fashion Week: Space travel and rock'n'roll
Paul Smith is music mad. Rock'n'roll is at the core of each one of his collections.
Paris Fashion Week: Smocks, shirts and summery shapes
Even the more outlandish pieces at Raf Simons only served to make the traditional seem even more covetable in the end.
Paris Fashion Week: It's all in the details
Despite a predominance of coats, the Dior Homme collection was practically weightless and no garment was without a quirk of design.
Paris Fashion Week SS2011: Kenzo
The latest menswear fashions, as seen on the runway in Paris.
Paris Fashion Week: Cooler than a polar bear's toenails
Isaac Hindin Miller writes from Paris Fashion Week where, despite the heat, the clothing is cooler than a polar bear's toenails.
Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup
Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.
Paris Fashion Week SS2011: Walter Van Beirendonck
The latest menswear fashions, as seen on the runway in Paris.
Paris Fashion Week: Anoraks and Chinese dragons
At Louis Vuitton today, the show notes suggested a virtual reality traveller.
Auction throws light on art collection riddle
After art connoisseur Ambroise Vollard died in a 1939 car crash, only a small part of his vast collection was ever accounted for.
French women don't coddle
Are French women superior at raising children? Dita De Boni delves into the debate started by feminist Elisabeth Badinter.